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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...
FCA trims SM&CR: streamlining or a new culture risk?
The FCA and PRA have confirmed a package of changes to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR), reducing the number of certified persons,...
The hidden cost of complacency in financial crime risk
Financial crime failures rarely stem from dramatic collapses or obvious negligence. More often, they build slowly, through countless minor decisions, missed signals and assumptions...
California retained its position as the main US RegTech hub attracting...
Key US RegTech investment stats in Q2 2026:
US RegTech deal activity dropped 10% QoQ in Q2
California retained its position as the main...
PEP screening best practices every compliance team needs
A politically exposed persons (PEP) check ranks among the most consequential elements of any AML compliance programme. Institutions that get it right identify elevated...
The AI insider problem facing compliance teams
The rapid adoption of generative and agentic AI is forcing financial services firms to reconsider whether traditional information barriers remain effective in a world...
Which sector is winning the compliance race?
Compliance has shifted from a back-office function to a strategic priority across every regulated industry, yet no two sectors are travelling the same road.
According...
The hidden venue risk banks are failing to price
Electronic trading is accelerating, and with it the number of trading venues continues to swell, from DLT-based platforms to crypto exchanges. While this proliferation...
Regulators’ own AI models escape scrutiny, for now
AI is reshaping the financial sector at pace, approving loans, drafting disclosures and flagging suspicious transactions inside regulated firms, while the rules meant to...
Why AI agents need questions, not instructions
Professional services firms adopting AI agents may be approaching the technology with the wrong mindset, according to TAINA Technology’s Rich Kent, who argues that...
