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Financial Crime

Jailed UK art dealer ignored due diligence platformʼs alert on Hezbollah financier

Jailed UK art dealer Oghenochuko Ojiri, who knowingly sold art to a sanctioned Hezbollah financier, subscribed to and used an...
By Rachel Wolcott 10th June 2025
Jailed UK art dealer ignored due diligence platformʼs alert on Hezbollah financier

Social

IOSCO: regulators target finfluencers, many report enforcements

International securities regulators are targeting finfluencers, with nearly half (44%) reporting enforcement actions related to online financial content, according to...
By Niece Prayoonrat 30th May 2025
IOSCO: regulators target finfluencers, many report enforcements

Enforcement Actions

Q1 fines top $7bn globally thanks to Ponzi penalty

Financial services fines in the first quarter of 2025 topped $7 billion globally thanks to a $5.9 billion civil penalty...
By Team Corylated 6th May 2025
Q1 fines top $7bn globally thanks to Ponzi penalty

Enforcement Actions

Commissioner: SEC’s crypto dismissals undermine our credibility

The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) has come under fire by one of its own commissioners for its dismissal...
By Rachel Wolcott 7th March 2025
Commissioner: SEC’s crypto dismissals undermine our credibility

Enforcement Actions

Jailed crypto ATM operator known to UK authorities for years before conviction

UK authorities knew about unauthorised crypto automated teller machine (ATM) operator Olumide Osunkoya for years prior to his conviction in...
By Rachel Wolcott 4th March 2025
Jailed crypto ATM operator known to UK authorities for years before conviction

Financial Crime

Barclays faces second financial crime investigation in three years

Barclays is facing its second financial crime investigation in the UK in three years, the bank has revealed in its...
By Rachel Wolcott 20th February 2025
Barclays faces second financial crime investigation in three years

UK Regulation

FCA pulled 95 PSP authorisations, opened 9 enforcements

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) pulled permissions or revoked authorisations for 95 payment services providers (PSP) in 2024, according...
By Rachel Wolcott 8th January 2025
FCA pulled 95 PSP authorisations, opened 9 enforcements

Enforcement Actions

FCA’s enforcement focus on fincrime, consumers will continue

Pensions mis-selling, financial crime systems and control failings, and mistreatment of vulnerable customers were again key themes behind fines issued...
By Lindsey Rogerson 7th January 2025
FCA’s enforcement focus on fincrime, consumers will continue