Procedures for Financial Penalties
SIO-14.6.18
A written financial penalty notice will be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer or General Manager of the stablecoin issuer or persons referred to in Paragraph (b) of Article (68 bis 1) of the CBB Law concerned. This written notification will describe the contravention concerned, the CBB’s evidence supporting a financial penalty, and the factors justifying the level of penalty proposed. Only a Director or more senior member of the CBB’s management may sign the notification.
Added: July 2025SIO-14.6.19
The stablecoin issuer or persons referred to in Paragraph (b) of Article (68 bis 1) of the CBB Law has 30 days from the notification’s date of issuance to submit any objections it wishes to make to the CBB, in writing and addressed to the issuer of the original notification. If the licensee or persons referred to in Paragraph (b) of Article (68 bis 1) of the CBB Law decides not to submit objections, it has 30 calendar days from the notification’s date of issuance in which to pay the penalty.
Added: July 2025SIO-14.6.20
Should the stablecoin issuer or persons referred to in Paragraph (b) of Article (68 bis 1) of the CBB Law make representations challenging the proposed penalty, the CBB has 30 days from the issuance of those representations in which to re-examine the facts of the case and its conclusions. If the CBB confirms application of a penalty, payment is required within 30 calendar days of a final notice being issued.
Added: July 2025SIO-14.6.21
Failure to pay penalties within the required deadlines will be considered a breach of the CBB’s regulatory requirements, and will also result in other measures being considered, as described elsewhere in this Chapter.
Added: July 2025SIO-14.6.22
In instances where a stablecoin issuer anticipates that it will be unable to meet any date sensitive requirements prescribed by the Rulebook, it must provide a written notification to the CBB at least one week prior to the prescribed due date outlining the date sensitive requirements which it will be unable to comply with, along with a well justified reason for the non-compliance.
Added: July 2025
