Tag: governance

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...

Why residual risk exposes the myth of control comfort

On paper, most financial institutions appear well defended. Policies are documented, procedures mapped, systems described as resilient, staff trained and audits scheduled. The result...

The FCA’s sanctions review and why it demands urgent firm action

The FCA's latest sanctions review, spanning more than 150 firms, is far more than another best-practice publication. According to ACA Group, it signals how...

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,...

How complacency blinds firms to financial crime threats

Most financial crime failures are not born of dramatic collapse or blatant negligence. Instead, they build slowly through hundreds of minor decisions, ignored warning...

The hidden risk of all-in-one compliance platforms

Financial services firms are becoming larger, more complex and increasingly interconnected, but that does not necessarily mean their compliance technology should follow the same...

US companies dominated top global FinTech deals in Q2 as investments...

Key global FinTech investment stats in Q2 2026: Global FinTech investments grew 34% YoY in Q2 US companies secured three of the top 10...

The strategic case for RegTech over in-house builds

Money laundering reporting officers seldom need convincing of the merits of a specialised financial crime risk assessment platform. A short demonstration is usually enough...

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),...

CBI review exposes weak spots in MiFID compliance

The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) has raised the stakes for the country's MiFID investment firms, publishing a Thematic Assessment on 18 May 2026...

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