Tag: Financial Conduct Authority

UK races to lead global digital markets push

UK Finance, working in partnership with Oliver Wyman, a global management consultancy, have set out a roadmap for how the UK can become a...

GenAI threatens investment firms from both sides

Investment firms have long sold trust as their core product, but generative AI is now testing that promise from every angle. According to ComplyAdvantage,...

Neobanks race to cut KYC friction without inviting fraud

Neobanks have built their reputation on speed. Customers expect to open an account from a phone in minutes, without a branch visit, a stack...

Explainability becomes AML’s new AI currency

Artificial intelligence has sharpened detection, cut false positives and surfaced patterns that rules-based anti-money laundering (AML) systems simply cannot see. Yet according to new analysis...

FCA finalises rules to cut £100m in reporting costs

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK's regulator for financial services firms and markets, has confirmed new rules intended to make transaction reporting requirements...

Who owns compliance when AI runs AML?

As AI becomes embedded across anti-money laundering (AML) workflows, the RegTech industry faces a defining tension: how to scale automation without eroding accountability. According...

AI money managers loom for 10 million UK adults

More than 10 million UK adults could soon see their finances managed by an AI agent, according to a landmark review published this week...

Why fragmented AML defences are losing to networked crime

The future of financial crime detection will hinge less on how well individual firms manage risk in isolation, and more on how effectively the...

Why the annual review may become a premium service

The annual review is itself under review, and according to WealthTech provider Ortec Finance, the commercial consequences could be profound. The Financial Conduct Authority's consultation...

Regulators cut SMCR red tape as reform wave begins

The Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority have unveiled the opening phase of their reform of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR),...

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