Paxful, Inc. and Paxful USA, Inc. fined $5K by FinCEN
- Amount
- $5,000
- Regulator
- FinCEN
- Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
- Date
- Country
- United States
- Crypto
What happened
FinCEN civil money penalty for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (money services businesses).
Violations
AML program failures Suspicious activity reporting KYC and onboarding Unlicensed business Breach of a regulator restriction
Controls that catch this
- Transaction Monitoring: scenario coverage, alert review and SAR workflow
- KYB and beneficial ownership, including ownership chains
- Customer risk assessment that blocks or escalates high-risk onboarding
- Case management with an audit trail for every decision
Sources
- Regulator's notice Official
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Run a sanctions checkRelated fines
| 13 Oct 2026 | Bank of America | FinCEN | $1,200,000,000 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | UBS Financial Services Inc. | FinCEN | $14,500,000 |
| 6 Mar 2026 | Canaccord Genuity LLC | FinCEN | $200,000 |
Figures and summaries come from the regulator's published notice or, where noted, press reports. Penalties can be reduced, appealed or combined with other agencies' actions. Last reviewed by our compliance team: 27 Oct 2026.