PEP

Politically Exposed Person.

An aspect of 'know your customer' principles, requiring financial intermediaries and others engaged in financial transactions to rigorously check their customers’ identities.

An example of a 'politically exposed person' would be a government official or other official, particularly one from a more corrupt jurisdiction.

See also

• Money laundering
• FATCA
• Dodd-Frank
• EMIR
• MiFID
• Know-your-customer
• KY3P

Other resources

Squeaky Clean, The Treasurer, 2015 student article on anti money laundering implications for corporate treasurers.