Xin Lang Cai Jing·2025-12-19 23:41Core Viewpoint - Three banks in China received significant fines totaling over 1 billion yuan due to various regulatory violations, highlighting ongoing compliance issues within the banking sector [1][6]. Group 1: Traffic Bank Penalties - Traffic Bank was fined 67.8343 million yuan for 11 violations, including breaches of account management and clearing regulations, and had illegal gains of 239,821.16 yuan confiscated [1][8]. - The penalties were based on a comprehensive enforcement inspection conducted by the People's Bank of China from November 2022 to April 2023, with all violations occurring before 2023 [2][8]. - Traffic Bank acknowledged the penalties, stating that it has completed corrective actions and is committed to enhancing internal compliance management [2][8]. Group 2: Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Penalties - The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) faced fines of 39.615 million yuan for 10 violations, including breaches of account management, clearing regulations, and customer identity verification [3][9]. - ICBC had illegal gains of 4.34570857 million yuan confiscated, and 17 related personnel were penalized, with fines ranging from 20,000 to 150,000 yuan [4][11]. - The bank emphasized that the issues leading to the penalties were identified during enforcement inspections in 2021 and 2023, and corrective measures have been implemented [4][11]. Group 3: Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Penalties - Shanghai Pudong Development Bank was fined 15.6 million yuan due to imprudent management of wealth management and agency sales, along with inadequate employee management [5][12]. - Multiple personnel were penalized, with six receiving warnings and fines totaling 300,000 yuan, and seven individuals facing industry bans ranging from 5 to 15 years [5][12].