Palestine Monetary Authority

PALESTINE MONETARY AUTHORITY

Circular No. (2020/120) To all payment service companies operating in Palestine Date: Sunday, June 07, 2020

Subject: Reporting Suspicious Cases and Using the GoAML Program

Based on the provisions of Article (14) of Law No. (20) of 2015 and its amendments regarding the combating of money laundering and terrorist financing, and Items (1) and (3) of Article Third of the decision issued by the National Committee for Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing No. (7/J/3/2019), and aiming to ensure confidentiality and speed in the reporting process of suspected money laundering, terrorist financing, or any predicate crimes, all payment service companies are required to strictly comply with the following:

1. Connect and register with the Financial Intelligence Unit via the "GoAML" program according to the mechanism outlined in the attached guide. In case assistance is requested regarding this matter, contact the Financial Intelligence Unit at phones (022967401) or (022967402).

2. Report to the Financial Intelligence Unit in writing and electronically via the "GoAML" program immediately upon suspicion of money laundering, terrorist financing, or any predicate crimes, according to the attached reporting methodologies, and cooperate with the Unit's requests for information and records.

Supervision Group Palestine Monetary Authority

Attachments:

• GoAML Program Guide
• Reporting forms for suspected money laundering, terrorist financing, or any predicate crimes.

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www.pma.ps

Ramallah & Al-Bireh Governorate - Palestine P.O. Box 452
Ramallah & Al-Bireh Governorate - Palestine P.O. Box 452
info@pma.ps | Fax: +970 2 2415310 | Phone: +970 2 2415251

Gaza - Palestine P.O. Box 4026
Gaza - Palestine P.O. Box 4026
Fax: +970 8 2844487 | Phone: +970 8 282713

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GoAML User Guide

Registration

Before reporting on the Financial Intelligence Unit's reporting system, you must access the page for registering reporting organization data by visiting the following link:

https://goaml.ffu.ps

Then click on the subject on the red rectangle above, and then select Register as organization as shown in the figure below:

After registering on the system, you will automatically be redirected to the reporting entity data registration page as shown in the figure below. Regarding the Entity Type field, the registered company is categorized by its type, such as money changers and banks. For security agencies, ministries, and other institutions, select Reporting Entity, and for stakeholder, select accordingly.

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GoAML

Registration Type

Please select the type of organization you are registering as, and then enter your organization details

Entity Type:

• Reporting Entity (Registration Type ID: Member)
• Stakeholder
• Supervisory Body

Registering Organization

Organization Business Type: Foreign Exchange Dealer
Is Financial: Yes [x] No [ ]

Name: Reporting Entity Name
Incorp. Num: Registration Number
Commercial Name: Commercial Institution Name
Incorp. City: City
Incorp. Country: Country - Palestine
Contact Person: Person Responsible for the Institution
Email: Email - Is the Manager
URL: Website Link

Phones

Contact Type*	Business	Device as is
Country Prefix	Landline or Mobile Number	Landline or Mobile Number
Number*	Landline or Mobile Number	Landline or Mobile Number
Extension	Extension Number	Extension Number
Comments	Comments	Comments

Addresses

Type*	Business	Address Type
Town	Ramallah District	City
Zip	Ramallah Number	Ramallah Number
State	West Bank / Gaza Strip	Region
Country*	STATE OF PALESTINE	Country
Comments	Comments	Comments

Registering Person

User Name*	Main System Username	Ali_sami
Email*	Private Email	dsds@ff.ps
Password*	Password	******
Confirm Password*	Confirm Password	******
Gender*	Gender	Male
Title	Title - Mr. or Ms.
First Name*	First Name	name
Last Name*	Last Name	last name
Birth Date	Date of Birth	07/05/2018
SSN	ID Number	ID Number
Nationality*	Nationality	STATE OF PALESTINE
Occupation	Occupation	Money changer shop owner, for example
ID Number	ID Number	12345678
Passport?	Passport	No [x] Yes [ ]

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Phones

Contact Type*	Business	Device as is
Country Prefix	Landline or Mobile Number	Landline or Mobile Number
Number*	Landline or Mobile Number	Landline or Mobile Number
Extension	Extension Number	Extension Number
Comments	Comments	Comments

Addresses

Type*	Business	Address Type
Town	Ramallah District	City
Zip	Ramallah Number	Ramallah Number
State	West Bank / Gaza Strip	Region
Country*	STATE OF PALESTINE	Country
Comments	Comments	Comments

Enter the text shown in the image in the box below

248386

248386

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Login: To log in to the goaml system, go to the following link:

https://goaml.ffu.ps/goAMLPRD/Account/LogOn

The username and password were previously defined during the financial institution registration process under the name Registering person

Registering Person

User Name*	Main System Username	Ali_sami
Email*	Private Email	dsds@ff.ps
Password*	Password	******
Confirm Password*	Confirm Password	******

Alternatively, the registration and login to the reporting system may be conducted within the permissions granted to each institution.

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Reporting Suspicious Activity

In the main menu, there is a menu named New Reports. Select Web Reports.

The following screen appears:

(goaml) Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)

Report Type: SAR ID: ---

Entity ID	Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)
Type*	Suspicious Activity Report
Submission Date*
Reason
Action
Reporting Person *
First Name	goaml
Last Name	goaml
Birth Date
SSN
Passport Number
Location
Address	Erst st
City	RAMALLAH
State
Zip
Country	STATE OF PALESTINE
Indicators *
Indicator
Activity *
Submit Report	Save Report

Each field is filled according to the instructions next to it, and then click on Activity, which displays the following screen:

Activity

Report Parties *
Goods and Services
Save	Cancel

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Select Report Parties, which displays the following screen:

Report Party

Significance	1
Reason*	Reason for Suspicion
Comments	Description of the suspicious process
Party Type	Person [x] Account [ ] Entity [ ]
Save	Cancel

Next, select the nature of the suspected party: whether it is a company (Entity), person (Person), or account (Account). Of course, in the case of a money changer company, the available options are the company or the individual executing the transaction.

If a Person is selected, the following screen appears:

Person

Title	Mr.
First Name*	Client Name
Middle Name	Middle Name
Birth Date	07/04/2018
Mothers Name	Mother's Name
SSN	ID Number
Nationality 1	STATE OF PALESTINE
Nationality 3
Occupation	Occupation
Tax Number	Tax Number
Source of Wealth	Source of Income
Passport?	No [x] Yes [ ]
Passport Number*	Passport Number
Passport Country	JORDAN
Deceased?	No [x] Yes [ ]
Phones	+
Addresses	+
Identification	+
Emails	+
Employer Address	+

Then, fill in the fields for phone, address, and ID number, all of which are optional – not mandatory.

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Phones

Contact Type*	Business	Device as is
Country Prefix	Landline or Mobile Number	Landline or Mobile Number
Number*	Landline or Mobile Number	Landline or Mobile Number
Extension	Extension Number	Extension Number
Comments	Comments	Comments

Addresses

Type*	Business	Address Type
Town	Ramallah District	City
Zip	Ramallah Number	Ramallah Number
State	West Bank / Gaza Strip	Region
Country*	STATE OF PALESTINE	Country
Comments	Comments	Comments

Identification

Type*	National Identity Card	ID Number
Issue Date	07/01/2018
Expiry Date
Issued by
Issue Country*	STATE OF PALESTINE
Comments

[Save] [Cancel]

After completing the entry of all available fields, click Save.

If the suspected party is a company, click on Entity

Report Party

Significance	1
Reason*	Reason for Suspicion
Comments	Description of the suspicious process
Party Type	Person [ ] Account [ ] Entity [x]
Save	Cancel