Tag: Financial Conduct Authority

FCA targets incomplete credit data sharing

The Financial Conduct Authority has unveiled plans to tighten information-sharing rules among lenders in a move designed to close gaps in consumers’ credit files...

When climate models start moving markets

At the close of 2025, Zillow, the largest residential property listing platform in the United States, quietly withdrew its climate risk scores from property...

FCA cracks down on unauthorised social media ads

Seven social media influencers have been sentenced at Southwark Crown Court after pleading guilty to issuing unauthorised financial promotions linked to a foreign exchange...

Wealth firms rethink Consumer Duty compliance

Consumer Duty has moved decisively beyond its implementation phase and into a period defined by scrutiny and substance. For UK wealth and retirement firms,...

FCA modernises authorisation amid growth push

The UK’s financial watchdog is signalling a shift in tone as it repositions authorisation as part of a broader growth agenda. According to ACA...

Why UK firms must rethink AML in 2026

Economic uncertainty is no longer a distant macroeconomic concern for UK financial institutions. It is rapidly becoming a catalyst for heightened financial crime exposure. According...

Compliance-first AI: the future of AML

Financial institutions are under growing pressure to strengthen anti-money laundering (AML) controls while managing rising compliance costs. Artificial intelligence (AI) is widely seen as part...

Europe and UAE tighten cross-border fund rules

Regulators across Europe, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates have introduced a series of updates that collectively reshape the cross-border fund...

Explainable AI key as financial crime escalates

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the financial crime landscape, but not solely in favour of financial institutions. Napier AI, which offers next generation anti-money laundering...

AML failures drive record FCA fines in 2025

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has delivered a stark warning to regulated firms in 2025, imposing more than £124m in fines by year-end,...

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