FinregE guide tackles EU AML overhaul before 2027
FinregE, the end-to-end regulatory operating system provider, has published an expert guide aimed at helping firms prepare for the biggest shake-up of the EU's...
FCA faces 2030 deadline as AI agents eye UK finances
More than 10 million UK adults could soon see their finances handled by an AI agent, according to a landmark review published this week...
Revolut’s €11.5m fine exposes FinTech’s silence problem
If the Revolut fine in Italy proves anything, it is that regulators police the gaps in financial promotions just as vigorously as the claims...
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.
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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...
