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Conduct & Culture

Financial firmsʼ mistreatment of whistleblowers remains in FCA top 10

One in nine people who made a protected disclosure to the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the first six...
By Lindsey Rogerson 3rd November 2025
Financial firmsʼ mistreatment of whistleblowers remains in FCA top 10

Regulatory Oversight

AWS outage: Regulators are focusing on wrong issue, say payments experts

Payments leaders have questioned if the regulatorsʼ approach to overseeing Big Tech is the right way to ensure financial system...
By Lindsey Rogerson 29th October 2025
AWS outage: Regulators are focusing on wrong issue, say payments experts

Enforcement Actions

ESMA finds ‘discrepancies’ in national enforcement action

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has found “clear discrepancies” in enforcement actions among EU national competent authorities (NCAs),...
By Niece Prayoonrat 28th October 2025
ESMA finds ‘discrepancies’ in national enforcement action

Financial Crime

Tech firms must be held to account for role in proliferating fraud, incidents surge 17%

The UK government should hold to account tech and social media companies that allow their platforms to be “exploited” by...
By Lindsey Rogerson 24th October 2025
Tech firms must be held to account for role in proliferating fraud, incidents surge 17%

Regulatory Reform

EU blockchain projects aim to ‘future proofʼ financial infrastructure, boost competitiveness

The European Union’s blockchain projects aim to “future proof” financial infrastructure and boost competitiveness. The bloc seeks to reduce market...
By Rachel Wolcott 21st October 2025
EU blockchain projects aim to ‘future proofʼ financial infrastructure, boost competitiveness

Regulatory Oversight

FCA, ICO have multiple CMCs under enforcement investigations

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) have multiple claims management companies (CMCs) under investigation by...
By Lindsey Rogerson 20th October 2025
FCA, ICO have multiple CMCs under enforcement investigations

Financial Crime

Cifas aims to stamp out fraud at source with JustMe

Not-for-profit service Cifas is hoping to prevent fraud at its source with a new application verification app. At a demonstration...
By Lindsey Rogerson 20th October 2025
Cifas aims to stamp out fraud at source with JustMe

Europe, Middle East, Africa

ESMA’s transaction reporting proposals are either too complicated or fail to deliver simplification

Industry officials have dubbed proposals by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) to simplify trade and transaction reporting as...
By Rachel Wolcott 16th October 2025
ESMA’s transaction reporting proposals are either too complicated or fail to deliver simplification
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