CAMS · Question #973
A bank has joined a public-private partnership (PPP) to work with law enforcement and regulators on combating financial crime. However, the bank's data protection officer is concerned about sharing se
The correct answer is D. PPPs maximize the efficiency of the bank's compliance program by providing real-time. Public-private partnerships are designed to bridge the information gap between financial institutions and law enforcement, with the core benefit being enhanced, real-time intelligence sharing that improves the quality and efficiency of financial crime detection.
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A bank has joined a public-private partnership (PPP) to work with law enforcement and regulators on combating financial crime. However, the bank's data protection officer is concerned about sharing sensitive customer data, and the compliance officer is worried about potential delays in receiving useful information from the government. Which of the following best describes a benefit of PPPs in fighting financial crime?
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- APPPs improve financial crime detection and prevention by sharing intelligence between banks
- BPPPs help banks reduce compliance costs by automating information sharing.
- CPPPs allow banks to manage their own suspicious activity report (SAR) filing process without the
- DPPPs maximize the efficiency of the bank's compliance program by providing real-time
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(23 responses)- A9% (2)
- B13% (3)
- C4% (1)
- D74% (17)
Why each option
Public-private partnerships are designed to bridge the information gap between financial institutions and law enforcement, with the core benefit being enhanced, real-time intelligence sharing that improves the quality and efficiency of financial crime detection.
Intelligence sharing exclusively between banks describes a private sector information-sharing arrangement such as a Financial Intelligence Sharing Partnership (FISP), not a PPP, which by definition includes government and law enforcement as active participants.
Reducing compliance costs through automation is a benefit associated with RegTech and AI-driven compliance tools, not with PPPs, whose primary function is collaborative intelligence exchange rather than process automation.
PPPs increase, not decrease, bank engagement with government on SAR-related activity; allowing banks to manage SAR filing without government involvement contradicts the collaborative design principle of a PPP.
PPPs maximize compliance program efficiency by enabling financial institutions to receive actionable, real-time or near-real-time financial intelligence - including emerging typologies, threat actor indicators, and feedback on SAR filings - from law enforcement and regulators, allowing banks to direct their compliance resources toward the highest-priority risks they could not identify on their own.
Concept tested: Public-private partnership benefits for financial crime intelligence
Source: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/en/publications/Methodsandtrends/Private-sector-information-sharing.html
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