With the FCA transitioning from Consumer Duty implementation to active enforcement in 2026, the fair treatment of vulnerable customers has become a primary target for regulatory intervention. Supervisors are moving past high-level policies to audit the data loops, system flags and front-line interactions that prove whether your firm is actively preventing foreseeable harm. In this […]

A regulatory inspection in 2026 is no longer a standard document review, it is an aggressive, tech-driven stress test of your operational reality. Supervisors from the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) and the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) have significantly stepped up on-site interventions, moving past written policies to actively audit system algorithms, test staff readiness […]

Corporate fraud risks are evolving rapidly, with new regulatory requirements, advancing technology and increasing cross-border complexity.

With UAE supervisors now issuing corporate penalties of up to AED 100 million under tightened financial crime regimes, traditional "off-the-shelf" compliance frameworks are actively failing on-site inspections. Most local systems collapse under modern scrutiny because they rely on static templates rather than addressing the 2026 legal realities of "inferred knowledge" and strict virtual asset tracking.

On 30 September 2026 the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) finally opens its FSMA authorisations gateway for cryptoasset applications. The era of light-touch Money Laundering Regulations (MLR) oversight is officially ending. To operate legally past October 2027, every exchange, custodian, intermediary and stablecoin issuer serving UK clients must secure full FCA authorisation or Variation of Permission (VoP).

As AI-generated deepfakes, synthetic identity fraud and sophisticated document fabrication surge across digital onboarding channels, UK regulated firms are learning a hard lesson: purely automated RegTech tools are no longer enough to satisfy FCA scrutiny. While software can process volume, it cannot replace the nuanced risk judgment and human oversight that supervisors now demand under SYSC 8 and SM&CR rules.

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With the regulator taking a far more assertive stance on safeguarding, operational resilience and financial crime controls, this session offers a confidential, peer-to-peer forum to benchmark your strategy and controls against regulatory expectations.

Your MLRO Training DayWith regulatory fines exceeding £600 million in the past two years due to failures in AML systems and controls, can you or your team ever be overtrained or too prepared on everything AML? Whether you are a recently appointed MLRO or someone looking for a refresher course, the London Governance & Compliance […]

IFR & IFD in Practice: Emerging Trends, Common Weaknesses and Good Practices Webinar DescriptionFive years after the implementation of IFR and IFD, supervisors continue to focus on the effectiveness of investment firms' prudential frameworks. This webinar provides practical insights into common weaknesses, emerging supervisory expectations and examples of good practice across key prudential areas, including […]

On 30 September 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and global regulators are intensifying scrutiny on internal financial governance, tax compliance and operational resiliency. The era of managing fragmented accounting setups, multijurisdictional tax exposures and manual reporting across disjointed ERPs is swiftly coming to an end. To maintain market competitiveness and protect margins, forward-thinking finance functions must transition from legacy captive models to scalable, tech-driven operational frameworks.

The global payment ecosystem is experiencing a generational shift. From the rapid adoption of Account-to-Account (A2A) open banking rails and stablecoins to shifting interchange dynamics and regulatory innovation across the UK, EU and Middle East, scale-ups and merchants face both unprecedented commercial opportunities and heightened compliance expectations.