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Financial Crime
AML, fraud, sanctions, KYC and KYB, transaction monitoring, investigations and financial crime risk management.
Financial Crime collection
6 publications
APP Fraud Reimbursement: Prevention Is the Harder Measure
A practitioner reflection on the UK's APP fraud reimbursement regime, recognising improved consumer redress while arguing that Boards and risk functions should increasingly measure whether fraud is being prevented before reimbursement becomes necessary.
UK Crypto Authorisation Gateway Opens 30 September 2026: FCA Expectations
A readiness-focused review of the FCA crypto authorisation gateway, the application window and the evidence firms should already be able to produce around permissions, governance, controls and accountable ownership.
Can a Compliance Officer/MLRO Be Too Good at Their Job?
A cautionary reflection on compliance independence, organisational culture and what happens when accountable control functions lack genuine authority, resources or access to decision-making.
Jurisdiction Whitelisting & Regulatory Strategy: Navigating Global VASP Compliance
A practical account of combining country-risk scoring, sanctions, AML standards, licence permissions and commercial strategy when deciding where a digital-asset business can operate.
Truth Terminal: AI Meets Virtual Assets
A regulatory and financial-crime reflection on autonomous AI agents holding cryptoassets, asking who carries AML, tax and legal responsibility when an AI-controlled wallet accumulates value.
Danske Bank Estonia GRC Technical Annex (Case #1)
A GRC technical annex applying governance, risk, compliance and control analysis to the Danske Bank Estonia money-laundering case.