How smurfing and structuring evade FinTech controls
Large cash transactions are simple to flag. A string of smaller ones spread across days, branches or accounts is another matter entirely, which is...
AMLA sets rules reshaping EU AML supervision from 2028
AMLA, the EU's anti-money laundering authority, has published finalised standards governing how it will work with national financial supervisors to select and directly oversee...
Identomat FOI reveals £8.3m in HMRC crypto settlements
A total of 502 cryptocurrency investors have settled unpaid tax bills with HMRC through its disclosure route over the past two years, according to...
STARC framework aims to de-risk bank-FinTech ties
Regulators are sharpening their focus on smaller institutions that have raced into payments and FinTech-adjacent business lines without matching investment in compliance.
In May 2026,...
76% of firms boost compliance budgets amid rising AI risk
StarCompliance, a provider of employee and firm compliance technology solutions, has published its inaugural 2026 Global Compliance Benchmark Study, laying bare the priorities, pressures...
FCA sanctions review exposes control gaps as risks escalate
The FCA's latest sanctions review, covering more than 150 firms, should not be read as just another best-practice paper. It is a clear statement...
calQrisk joins FCA sandbox to tackle SMCR assurance gap
calQrisk, a GRC software provider serving regulated organisations, has secured a place on the UK Financial Conduct Authority's Supercharged Sandbox, an initiative aimed at...
AI compliance failures could cost firms more than fines
Artificial intelligence is transforming how organisations operate, take decisions and engage with customers. Yet the productivity dividend arrives hand in hand with serious obligations,...
Why FinScan’s LSEG validation raises the bar for AML screening
FinScan has been declared go-to-market ready by LSEG Risk Intelligence after passing the technology validation process for its connection to LSEG World-Check On Demand.
The...
Greenwich Dealing taps eflow and xyt as scrutiny mounts
Greenwich Dealing, the Geneva-headquartered outsourced dealing specialist serving buy-side institutions, has chosen regulatory technology from eflow and xyt to sharpen its supervision of execution...
