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The Vanishing Ladder: Rethinking Financial Crime Compliance in the Age of AI
Artificial Intelligence is rapidly reshaping the architecture of financial crime compliance. Once a heavily manual, document-intensive...

Elizabeth Travis
Oct 34 min read
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FCA Fines Sigma Broking £1.08 Million for MiFIR Transaction Reporting Failures Impacting Financial Crime Detection
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Sigma Broking Limited  £1,087,300 after the firm failed to submit complete and accurate...

OpusDatum
Aug 12 min read
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Wolfsberg Group reinforces the centrality of a risk-based approach in financial crime compliance
The Wolfsberg Group has reaffirmed its longstanding position that the risk-based approach (RBA) remains fundamental to the design and...

OpusDatum
Jul 222 min read
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FCA fines Barclays £42 million for failures in financial crime controls
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Barclays Bank UK PLC and Barclays Bank PLC a combined £42 million following two separate...

OpusDatum
Jul 162 min read
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FinTech, RegTech & SupTech: Transforming the Global Battle Against Financial Crime
The rise of digital financial services has lowered barriers to entry for consumers and firms alike. With mobile-first solutions,...

Elizabeth Travis
Jul 119 min read
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FCA closes 1,600 websites as it fights financial crime
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its annual report, detailing a year of unprecedented action using data and technology...

OpusDatum
Jul 103 min read
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FCA fines Monzo £21 million for significant financial crime control failings
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has imposed a fine of £21,091,300 on Monzo Bank Ltd for serious weaknesses in its financial crime...

OpusDatum
Jul 82 min read
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Debanking Crypto Firms: A Necessary Defence Against Financial Crime?
The relationship between cryptocurrency businesses and traditional banking institutions has become increasingly strained. Across major...

Elizabeth Travis
Jun 274 min read
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Climate Risk: The New Frontier of Financial Crime
Introduction: A New Era of Converging Risks The climate crisis has triggered unprecedented shifts across the global economy. From the...

Elizabeth Travis
Jun 65 min read
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Global Crackdown on Rogue Finfluencers Sees FCA Lead Coordinated Action
A global coalition of financial regulators has launched a coordinated offensive against unlawful financial promotions by unauthorised...

OpusDatum
Jun 62 min read
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APP Fraud: Who Bears the Cost?
Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud continues to be one of the most financially and emotionally damaging crimes facing the UK public and...

Elizabeth Travis
May 236 min read
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Credit Suisse Services AG Admits to Massive Offshore Tax Evasion Scheme in Landmark $510 Million Settlement
Credit Suisse Services AG has pleaded guilty to criminal charges of conspiring with US taxpayers to conceal more than $4 billion in...

OpusDatum
May 52 min read
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