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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
Blockchain analytics must improve to hold up in court

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
US may impose trade war sanctions on the EU

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
Firms failing to grasp domestic payments’ sanctions risk

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
Fraud fight stays atop regulators’ agenda for payment firms

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
Tech not delivering better fincrime controls consistently — regulators     

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
Zelle mentions on Facebook ads ‘correlatedʼ to scams, Meta says  

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
Sanctions complexity, tough US trade policy boosts risk for fund managers

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
Risk managers under-rate third-party vendors’ GenAI use

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
SEC sends positive crypto signals, industry fears a future Gensler
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