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Article 28

No: 000044093096 Date(g): 13/6/2023 | Date(h): 24/11/1444 Status: In-Force

Effective from Jun 13 2023 - Jun 12 2023
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 1.A Licensee must have risk management, compliance policies and business continuity, procedures, systems and controls that are comprehensive and proportionate to the nature, scale and complexity of the provided activities and services by the Licensee, and the policies, procedures, systems and controls must take into account the types of activities performed by the Licensee, the nature, scale and complexity of its business model, any operational challenges and the degree of risk associated with its operations.
 2.A Licensee must ensure that its risk management and compliance policies, and business continuity, procedures, systems and controls are kept up-to-date and must review them at least once per year, submitting copies when there are any material updates to SAMA. SAMA may request additional information or changes to be made
 3.

A licensee’s risk management and compliance systems and controls must include the following:

 

(a)Effective procedures for identifying, managing, monitoring and reporting any risks to which the entity may be exposed;
(b)Adequate internal control mechanisms, including sound administrative, risk management and accounting procedures;
(c)Appropriate mechanisms for the verification of compliance with all relevant requirements under the Law and the Implementing Regulation, as well as all other relevant applicable laws, regulations, instructions and circulars and decisions
(d)Policies and procedures to detect and respond to fraud incidents; and 
(e)Policies and procedures to inform SAMA and the competent authorities of fraud incidents.
 4.

Subject to Paragraph (3) above, a Licensee’s risk management and compliance systems and controls must include the following: 

(a)The establishment of a risk management function, internal audit function and compliance function, with the heads of such functions being provided with sufficient independence and resources to carry out their duties; and
(b)The establishment of an integrated control framework between the internal audit, risk management, and compliance functions, and external audits.