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cajas y ventanilla

English translation: tellers and over-the-counter [transactions]


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Spanish term or phrase:cajas y ventanilla
English translation:tellers and over-the-counter [transactions]
Entered by: Nelida Kreer
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00:47 Jan 6, 2008
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Bus/Financial - Finance (general) / Mexico
Spanish term or phrase: cajas y ventanilla
Política de operación en ***cajas y ventanilla***, operaciones menores a $10,000 USD

Con el fin de que las operaciones menores a $10,000 dólares que son capturadas en los sistemas genéricos de ***cajas y ventanilla*** sean monitoreadas por los sistemas de detección de operaciones inusuales, es necesario identificar a las personas que realizan operaciones con instrumentos monetarios de los relativos a las operaciones relevantes, por montos mayores o iguales a el equivalente en cualquier divisa a $3,000 dólares de los Estados Unidos de América.

This is to do with a brokerage firm's anti-money laundering policy.

All help gratefully received!
Lesley Clarke
Mexico
Local time: 13:45
tellers and over-the-counter [transactions]
Explanation:
tellers and cashiers are practically synonyms, so I would make a distinction.
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Nelida Kreer
Uruguay
Local time: 15:45
Grading comment
Thanks everyone, this is actually the translation that fits best with the job I was doing.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +10teller and cashier's window
Claudia Hoepelman
4tellers and over-the-counter [transactions]
Nelida Kreer
4offices and branches/counters
AllegroTrans


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
offices and branches/counters


Explanation:
usuallly, caja = bank, but as it is a brokerage firm, office would seem more a propos
ventanilla = small window (Collins), which I interpret as a branch office or maybe just a counter - all depends on how big this firm is I suppose

AllegroTrans
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +10
teller and cashier's window


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Claudia Hoepelman
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tellers and over-the-counter [transactions]


Explanation:
tellers and cashiers are practically synonyms, so I would make a distinction.

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