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title: John Byrne Quoted on Bank’s KYC Controls
description: John Byrne Quoted on Bank's KYC Controls
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# [John Byrne Quoted on Bank’s KYC Controls](https://www.amlrightsource.com/resources/press/john-byrne-quoted-on-banks-kyc-controls)

 Written by [AML RightSource](https://www.amlrightsource.com/resources/author/aml-rightsource) | February 22, 2018

 John J. Byrne

On February 20, 2018, *American Banker* published "[Did bank's KYC controls fail in Russian efforts to sing election](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/did-banks-kyc-controls-fail-in-russian-efforts-to-swing-election)" by Rachel Witkowski and Ian McKendry. The article discusses Know Your Customer (KYC) efforts and how process improvements could prevent future Russian efforts to influence elections.

John Byrne, Vice Chairman and Board Member of AML RightSource, was interviewed by *American Banker* on several matters in the article. Bryne commented on banks requirements to review customer information and if there is more they should be doing.

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](https://www.americanbanker.com/news/did-banks-kyc-controls-fail-in-russian-efforts-to-swing-election)

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