Statement on the fine issued to N26 Bank AG by the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) on May 9th, 2024
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) today published details of a proceeding against N26 Bank AG relating to shortcomings in reporting suspicious activity in 2022. A fine amounting to 9.2 million EUR will be imposed.
From 2022 onwards, N26 implemented numerous measures to further improve reporting processes, while investing over 80 million EUR in personnel and technical infrastructure to maintain the highest industry standards in combating financial crime and money laundering.
The company already set aside provisions for a potential fine in its 2022 annual financial statements, and the current fine is less than the provision set aside. N26 will continue its close and trusted collaboration with its regulators on all related topics.
About N26
N26 is Europe’s leading digital bank with a full German banking license. It offers simple, secure and customer-friendly mobile banking to millions of customers in 24 markets across Europe. N26 processes over 140bn EUR in transactions a year and currently has a 1,500-strong team of more than 80 nationalities. The company is headquartered in Berlin, with offices in multiple cities across Europe, including Vienna, Paris, Milan and Barcelona. Founded by Valentin Stalf and Maximilian Tayenthal in 2013, N26 has raised close to US$ 1.8 billion from some of the world’s most renowned investors.
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