Rachel Wolcott
Rachel Wolcott is a respected financial journalist and podcaster with a reputation for breaking news and investigative work.
Rachel Wolcott is a respected financial journalist, author and podcaster who brings her reputation for breaking news and investigative work to the Founding Editor role at Compliance Corylated.
Most recently as Senior Editor at Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence, Rachel has specialised in areas including the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Brexit-related financial service policy change, regulatory reporting, financial crime, market infrastructure, and cryptocurrency.
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51 articles
Digital Assets
Blockchain analytics must improve to hold up in court
Blockchain analytics providers must standardise data and improve their tools to withstand scrutiny in court and assist cross-border investigations, according...
By
Rachel Wolcott
22nd April 2025

Financial Crime
US may impose trade war sanctions on the EU
The US could impose trade war-related sanctions on the European Union and other allies. How the US administration uses tariffs,...
By
Rachel Wolcott
16th April 2025

Financial Crime
Firms failing to grasp domestic payments’ sanctions risk
Firms’ inadequate customer due diligence processes have translated into a failure to grasp that their domestic payments activity may be...
By
Rachel Wolcott
15th April 2025

Financial Crime
Fraud fight stays atop regulators’ agenda for payment firms
The fight against fraud remains top of European Union and UK regulators’ agenda for payments firms and dominated conversation at...
By
Rachel Wolcott
2nd April 2025

Financial Crime
Tech not delivering better fincrime controls consistently — regulators
Financial services and payment firms do not always implement anti-fraud technology correctly, which can sometimes make their exposure to fraud...
By
Rachel Wolcott
2nd April 2025

Financial Crime
Zelle mentions on Facebook ads ‘correlatedʼ to scams, Meta says
Advertisements and messages on Facebook’s Marketplace mentioning money transfer service Zelle are correlated to scam activities, according to Meta, the...
By
Rachel Wolcott
31st March 2025

Financial Crime
Sanctions complexity, tough US trade policy boosts risk for fund managers
Fund managers are facing increasing risks from the growing complexity of sanctions and an aggressive US trade policy. In more...
By
Rachel Wolcott
27th March 2025

Operational Resilience
Risk managers under-rate third-party vendors’ GenAI use
Risk managers currently under-rate third-party vendors’ use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) when developing risk assessments to guide firms’ onboarding...
By
Rachel Wolcott
24th March 2025

Digital Assets
SEC sends positive crypto signals, industry fears a future Gensler
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sent numerous positive signals on crypto assets, but the industry fears a...
By
Rachel Wolcott
19th March 2025

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