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"to meet our anti-money laundering ("AML"), know your customer ("KYC"), background checking (see further below) and other compliance requirements.Excerpt from Square's Privacy Notice
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The clause states: “to meet our anti-money laundering ("AML"), know your customer ("KYC"), background checking (see further below) and other compliance requirements.”
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