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    PracticeACCAACCA BT — Business & Technology Practice Exam 6Question 15
    Medium2 marksMultiple Choice
    Business functions, regulation and technologySection ASyllabus CInternal Controls

    ACCA · Question 15 · Business functions, regulation and technology

    In a fully automated fintech application, the system automatically approves micro-loans based on an AI credit score. However, a human compliance officer must manually review and authorize any loan exceeding $10,000. Furthermore, the compliance officer does not have the system permissions to alter the AI's scoring algorithm. What internal control principle is primarily being demonstrated here?

    Answer options:

    A.

    Physical controls

    B.

    Segregation of duties

    C.

    Arithmetic and accounting controls

    D.

    Management controls

    How to approach this question

    Notice that the power to authorize a large loan is separated from the power to change the underlying algorithm. This prevents a single person from committing and concealing fraud.

    Full Answer

    B.Segregation of duties✓ Correct
    Segregation of duties is a fundamental internal control. By ensuring the compliance officer cannot change the AI algorithm, the company prevents a scenario where an employee could lower the credit threshold and then approve fraudulent loans to themselves.

    Common mistakes

    Choosing Management controls because a 'compliance officer' is involved. The specific *mechanism* is segregation.
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