A safeguarding audit looks at whether a payment or e-money firm’s arrangements are designed and operating effectively to protect relevant customer funds and comply with
AEMI authorisation costs at a glance The AEMI authorisation cost involves much more than the application fee paid to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Firms
Summary The costs of registering to become an SPI will vary depending on your size and business model, but you should expect to budget for
UK Finance has published its Annual Fraud Report 2026, revealing that criminals stole £1.28 billion through payment fraud in 2025, a four percent increase on
AML fines often dominate headlines, with regulators across the globe issuing increasingly large penalties for failures in financial crime controls. But while these figures attract
At the MoneyLIVE Summit 2026, David Geale, Executive Director of Payments and Digital Finance at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Managing Director of the
Fraud remains one of the biggest threats to the UK’s financial sector. The latest UK Finance Fraud Report for the first half of 2025 shows
The Payments Vision Delivery Committee (PVDC) — which includes HM Treasury, the Bank of England, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and the Payment Systems Regulator
The Payments Systems Regulator (PSR) has published its final report on the market review into card scheme and processing fees, revealing significant fee increases by
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a new ‘Dear CEO’ letter (dated 3rd February 2025) outlining its priorities for firms within the payments sector.