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.

Complyport UK is proud to be attending and contributing to the CISI Scotland Conference 2026.As the regulatory landscape undergoes its most significant shift in years, from the enforcement of FCA Consumer Duty and Non-Financial Misconduct rules to the rise of AI governance, operational resilience and financial crime oversight, this flagship conference brings together Scotland’s leading […]

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 […]

The United Arab Emirates is experiencing rapid growth as a global financial technology and payments engine, propelled by initiatives from the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), DFSA and FSRA. However, beneath this rapid expansion lies a increasingly complex regulatory environment. As supervisory scrutiny intensifies around stored value facilities, retail payment services, and cross-border money transmission, payment institutions and FinTech firms face critical operational and legal risks that can derail market access if left unaddressed.