CLOSURE OF BANK ACCOUNTS OF REMITTANCE SERVICE PROVIDERS: GLOBAL CHALLENGES AND COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES IN AUSTRALIA.

The article examines increase in large-scale bank account closures of remittance service providers called de-risking in Australia, as of July 2017. Topics discussed include ways in which money laundering and terrorist financing laws shifted national security-related financial risk control to banks; and importance of recognizing a right to a payment account.