St.George Bank defends flagging payment of $30 that had 'Muslim' in transaction description

St.George Bank, which is owned by Westpac, flagged the transaction due to  concern over possible sanction breaches. (AAP: Joel Carrett)

For his nephew's birthday last month, Ali did what he had done many times before — transferred money to his sister-in-law, Fatima*.

Ali sent $30 as a gift for his 9-year-old nephew, who is named Ibrahim* Muslim. He entered "Muslim BDAY" into the description field for the transfer.