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How Ria Keeps Your Money Safe in Sweden

How Ria Keeps Your Money Safe in Sweden

May 20, 2024 — 4 min read

At Ria, we know our customers depend on us to provide for their families back home, and we don’t take that responsibility lightly. We strive to continue delivering the best service possible, never compromising the safety of our customers’ hard-earned money. 

Since we started operating in Sweden over 15 years ago, we’ve had an open line of communication and constant collaboration with Swedish authorities. Part of our day-to-day work includes complying with law enforcement and national FIU requests and reporting every suspicious activity we detect.

How Ria Money Transfer complies with regulatory obligations 

Our agents are a key part of our network as they allow us to be part of our customers’ communities around the world. When illicit activity is detected, we immediately start a formal internal investigation and proceed to inform all relevant law enforcement authorities.

Ria is fully committed to preventing money laundering, terrorism financing, and any illegitimate use of our services. We utilize various resources and tools to collect information for the suitability assessment of our agents and to monitor their activities. 

Monitoring and analysis

Ria complies fully with all regulatory obligations and goes beyond such requirements. Compliance is embedded in our culture, and our compliance controls are among the most advanced in the industry. We perform thorough assessments of prospective agents and conduct ongoing evaluations throughout the business relationship. We also ensure that all agents undergo periodic training, monitor their transactions in real time, and perform annual audits of our entire network.

This way, we’re protecting our customers, their beneficiaries, and our network of partners and agents.

How Ria Sweden works with the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority

Our suitability assessment procedures are based on applicable legal regulations and are supported by official sources provided by the authorities. Applicants with prior convictions of serious crimes are rejected without hesitation.

Given that the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority and law enforcement agencies have access to additional information and tools, we collaborate with them to shed light on cases that we may not be able to assess independently. This includes determining if a potential or onboarded agent is part of a criminal network or has connections to terrorist activities that are not disclosed in available resources and tools. 

At Ria, we will continue to provide reliable, easy, and fast services to our customers sending money from Sweden to their loved ones around the world.

For any press queries please contact: comms@riamoneytransfer.com


SÄ hÄller Ria dina pengar sÀkra i Sverige 

PÄ Ria vet vi att vÄra kunder Àr beroende av oss för att kunna försörja sina familjer i sina hemlÀnder och det ansvaret tar vi inte lÀtt pÄ. Vi strÀvar efter att leverera bÀsta möjliga service, utan att Àventyra sÀkerheten av vÄra kunders surt förvÀrvade pengar.  

Sedan vi började bedriva verksamhet i Sverige, för över 15 Är sedan, har vi haft en öppen kommunikation och ett kontinuerligt samarbete med svenska myndigheter. En del av vÄrt dagliga arbete bestÄr av att efterkomma förfrÄgningar frÄn brottsbekÀmpande myndigheter och nationella FIU. Vi flaggar ocksÄ för och rapporterar alla misstÀnkta aktiviteter som vi upptÀcker. 

Hur Ria Money Transfer uppfyller lagstadgade skyldigheter  

VÄra agenter Àr en viktig del av vÄrt nÀtverk eftersom de gör det möjligt för oss att ansluta oss till vÄra kunders samhÀllen runt om i vÀrlden. NÀr olaglig verksamhet upptÀcks startar vi omedelbart en formell intern utredning och fortsÀtter att informera alla relevanta brottsbekÀmpande myndigheter. 

Ria Àr fast beslutet att förhindra penningtvÀtt, finansiering av terrorism och all annan olaglig anvÀndning av vÄra tjÀnster. Vi anvÀnder olika resurser och verktyg för att samla in information för lÀmplighetsbedömning av vÄra agenter och för att övervaka deras aktiviteter. 

Övervakning och analys 

Ria uppfyller alla lagstadgade skyldigheter och gÄr lÀngre Àn vad som krÀvs. Efterlevnad Àr en del av vÄr kultur och vÄra efterlevnadskontroller Àr bland de mest avancerade i branschen. Vi gör noggranna bedömningar av potentiella agenter och genomför löpande utvÀrderingar under hela affÀrsrelationen. Vi ser ocksÄ till att alla agenter genomgÄr regelbunden utbildning, övervakar sina transaktioner i realtid och genomför Ärliga revisioner av hela vÄrt nÀtverk av agenter. 

PÄ sÄ sÀtt skyddar vi vÄra kunder, deras förmÄnstagare och vÄrt nÀtverk av partners och ombud. 

Hur Ria Sweden arbetar med Finansinspektionen 

VÄra rutiner för lÀmplighetsbedömning baseras pÄ tillÀmpliga lagbestÀmmelser och stöds av officiella kÀllor av myndigheterna. Sökande som tidigare dömts för allvarliga brott avvisas direkt.  

Med tanke pÄ att Finansinspektionen och brottsbekÀmpande myndigheter har tillgÄng till ytterligare information och verktyg, samarbetar vi med dem för att belysa fall som vi kanske inte kan bedöma pÄ egen hand. Detta inkluderar att avgöra om ett potentiellt eller inarbetat ombud Àr en del av ett kriminellt nÀtverk eller har kopplingar till terroristaktiviteter som inte framgÄr av tillgÀngliga resurser och verktyg.  

Vi pÄ Ria kommer att fortsÀtta att erbjuda pÄlitliga, enkla och snabba tjÀnster till vÄra kunder som skickar pengar frÄn Sverige till sina nÀra och kÀra runt om i vÀrlden. 

För frÄgor till pressen, vÀnligen kontakta: comms@riamoneytransfer.com 

About the author

Gabrielle van Welie

Gabrielle van Welie is Ria's Global Content Manager. Originally from Dominican Republic, she specializes in the cultural impact of remittances and migration across the globe.

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