Tag: financial services regulation

Key European WealthTech investment stats in H1 2026: European WealthTech deal increased 4% YoY UK companies retained their top spot in the European WealthTech...

Key global WealthTech investments stats in Q2 2026: Global WealthTech investments fell 62% QoQ in Q2 Deals over $100m dropped 87% as investors prioritised...

Britain's financial firms have built their operations on a foundation of interconnected technology and outsourced services. That architecture has delivered speed and scale, but...

The UK's Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) is entering a new chapter — one that promises greater operational flexibility for firms while keeping...

The UK’s financial watchdog has quietly adjusted how firms monitor regulatory expectations, introducing a new framework designed to provide clearer guidance across key sectors....

Financial institutions operate on complex systems that the public rarely notices. Beneath everyday banking services sit governance structures, risk frameworks, control environments and layers...

The FCA's launch of its inaugural Enforcement Watch newsletter marks a notable evolution in how enforcement expectations are communicated to the market. According to...

A fragmented world shaped by geopolitical rivalry, diverging regulatory regimes, supply-chain realignment and weakening international cooperation is fundamentally altering the global financial crime risk...

Not long ago, financial crime risk assessments were often approached as a box-ticking exercise. Many firms treated them as annual paperwork designed to satisfy...

AI is reshaping how regulated financial institutions approach compliance, surveillance and operational resilience, but its effectiveness depends entirely on the quality of the data...