As we enter 2026, the KYC landscape is undergoing rapid transformation driven by new technologies, shifting geopolitical risks, and evolving regulatory priorities. For compliance teams, staying ahead of these changes is essential to maintaining robust customer due diligence, delivering effective onboarding, and meeting regulatory expectations.

Your MLRO Training Day With 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 & […]

As we enter 2026, the KYC landscape is undergoing rapid transformation driven by new technologies, shifting geopolitical risks, and evolving regulatory priorities. For compliance teams, staying ahead of these changes is essential to maintaining robust customer due diligence, delivering effective onboarding, and meeting regulatory expectations.

The "Travel Rule" has moved from a theoretical concept to a hard operational requirement. With the full enforcement of the Transfer of Funds Regulation (TFR), the era of anonymous transfers has ended. Service providers must now ensure that identity data "travels" with every transaction. This session examines the technical and regulatory hurdles of the "First Mile," moving beyond basic collection to the mandatory data exchange required between CASPs.

In 2026, the regulatory landscape has moved beyond "tick-box" exercises to focus on the operational resilience and effectiveness of compliance frameworks. Following the record-breaking $4bn in AML fines seen in 2025, firms are now under intense pressure to clear legacy backlogs and maintain high-speed onboarding without compromising on quality.