Thank you for contacting the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC). FINTRAC’s mandate is to facilitate the detection, prevention and deterrence of money laundering, terrorist activity financing, sanctions evasion and threats to the security of Canada, while ensuring the protection of personal information under its control. FINTRAC is an administrative financial intelligence unit and has no investigative authority.
FINTRAC ensures the compliance of certain businesses with the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (the Act). Money services businesses operating in Canada have legal obligations under the Act and associated Regulations. These obligations include registering their business with FINTRAC, reporting certain types of financial transactions to FINTRAC, keeping records, verifying their clients’ identity, and implementing a compliance regime.
Niko Technologies Ou Inc., also known as Elegro, is registered with FINTRAC as a money services business. You will find more information on registered money services businesses through FINTRAC’s Money Services Business Registry.
A registration with FINTRAC does not indicate an endorsement or licensing of the business. It indicates only that the business has fulfilled its legal requirement under the Act to register with the federal government. FINTRAC cannot regulate money services businesses beyond the framework of this specific legislation and, therefore, cannot offer any assessment of their overall business practices. Consumers are encouraged to conduct their own due diligence when considering the services of a money services business and should also ensure they fully understand the terms and conditions that are associated with it. For more information, consult: Conducting transactions with a money services business.
Please note, FINTRAC does not have the power or the right to approve financial transactions. The action of withholding funds or blocking accounts would fall under an entity’s own internal policies and procedures. Furthermore, FINTRAC does not have the authority to freeze or seize funds, ask any entity to freeze or seize funds, cancel or delay transactions, nor does it access bank accounts.
Protect yourself from potential fraud:
If you believe that you are a victim of fraud, you may wish to contact your local police of jurisdiction for information and guidance. If you reside in Canada, you may also wish to report it to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, Canada's central repository for data, intelligence and resource material as it relates to fraud.
We hope this information has been helpful.
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Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada