The role of bank and financial institutions in Preventing Money Laundering, between dedication and efficacy: Trust bank Algeria as a model

Abstract

The 21st centry telecommunications technology revolution has positively affected social, industrial and political life by faciliting the access of information and service to the citizen and this to achieve a high level for both public private service.Thus, it has an other downside that has emerged through the exploitation of the perpetrators in faciliting the commission of criminal acts or obliterate its effects.And perhaps the crime of money landering is one of the biggest benefits from this aspect.So, money launderers mnaged to exploit modern internet based banking channels to provide services, and wich is the interval in keepin the crime hidden by not discovering the impacts of the perpetrator and the beneficiary.Therefore, banks had to develop their monitoring devices and train employees in order to reach a high level in preventing the acces of illicit money into their banking operation.