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House of Commons Library highlights the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill 2024–26 expands the UK cyber regime, strengthening regulator powers, incident reporting and national security oversight
The Bill extends the Network and Information Systems Regulations to additional sectors including data centres, managed service providers, large load controllers, and critical suppliers supporting essential services. Proposed reforms also enhance enforcement powers through higher fines, greater information-sharing and cost-recovery powers for regulators, and new government powers to direct organisations and regulators where national security risks arise…
Companies House and the IPO warn businesses about payment scams posing as official services, urging firms to verify requests and use official GOV.UK channels
The alert advises businesses to exercise caution when receiving such requests, particularly those sent to registered office addresses or via email, and to carefully check sender details, website domains, and any disclaimers indicating lack of government affiliation. Organisations are encouraged to verify any suspicious communication directly with Companies House or the IPO before making payments, especially where urgency or payment pressure is applied…
CoLP’s ‘Operation Seraphim’ led to 31 arrests in a global crackdown on online fraud and ML networks using encrypted platforms, compromised data, spoofing tools, and fraud-as-a-service schemes
The operation targeted sophisticated online fraud ecosystems operating through encrypted messaging groups and anonymous digital identities, where criminals were collaborating to facilitate impersonation scams, account takeovers, money laundering, spoofing services, compromised data sales, and “fraud-as-a-service” offerings at scale. Leveraging advanced automation, data analytics, and cross-border intelligence-sharing, investigators identified hundreds of online accounts linked to organised financial crime networks targeting victims across the UK and Europe…
Companies House’s Business Plan 2026–27 sets out major reforms to boost transparency and tackle economic crime via mandatory identity verification, improved data accuracy, and digital modernisation
The plan sets targets including at least 225,000 actions using the Registrar’s new powers to address abuse and improve data integrity, alongside full rollout of identity verification requirements for company directors and people with significant control. Companies House also plans further digital transformation, enhanced data interoperability, and modernised compliance and customer service capabilities to support economic growth, corporate transparency, and fraud prevention…
UK Govt announces a £30M crackdown on “dodgy” high street businesses linked to organised crime, establishing a new Unit to step up enforcement against ML, tax evasion, and illicit trade
The initiative will establish a new High Street Organised Crime Unit, backed by £20 million in enforcement funding and additional officers across key policing regions, alongside £6 million for Trading Standards to strengthen local inspections, compliance, and enforcement. The programme will drive coordinated raids, closures, cash seizures, and arrests across rogue barber shops, vape stores, mini-marts, and sweet shops suspected of being fronts for criminal networks, building on Operation Machinize, which has already resulted in hundreds of arrests and millions in seized criminal assets…
NCA launches a first-of-its-kind initiative with banks to detect and disrupt payments linked to overseas livestreamed child sexual abuse, using financial intelligence to identify offenders and prevent harm
IPSFF Fraud Prevention Savings Framework sets out a standardised method for measuring fraud prevention savings and strengthens evidence-based, prevention-led public sector fraud control
It explains how organisations can estimate avoided losses using robust counterfactual approaches, fraud risk assessments, and control effectiveness data, while ensuring transparency, consistency, and credibility in reporting. The framework aims to strengthen prevention-led fraud control by helping public bodies demonstrate the value and impact of proactive anti-fraud measures…
House of Commons Library briefing on Cryptoassets notes the UK is tightening regulation to reduce consumer harm, ML and financial stability risks while supporting digital asset innovation
The briefing explains how cryptoassets such as cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and security tokens operate through distributed ledger technology and remain used primarily for speculative investment rather than mainstream payments. It also highlights concerns around criminal misuse, fraud, and market volatility, alongside forthcoming FCA rules that will bring crypto exchanges, stablecoin issuance, and related activities into the UK regulatory perimeter from 2027…
FCA, BoE and HMT issue joint statement warning that Frontier AI models are intensifying cyber threats, fraud, and operational resilience risks, urging stronger governance and cyber defences
The authorities warn that while AI can improve efficiency, detection capabilities, and financial innovation, it also introduces new systemic risks, particularly where firms rely heavily on third-party AI providers, interconnected digital infrastructure, and automated decision-making systems. The statement emphasises the need for FIs to strengthen governance, AI risk oversight, cyber resilience testing, supply chain security, and operational safeguards to ensure that the adoption of advanced AI technologies does not undermine financial stability…
FCA’s Financial Crime Conference (May 2026) highlighted “dialling up” controls in high-risk areas and “dialling down” where governance is strong, focusing on AI, data quality, resilience and accountability
Key themes emerging from the FCA Financial Crime Conference included growing discussion around “dialling-up” controls, friction and human oversight where risks increase, while “dialling-down” may become possible where firms can demonstrate strong governance, effectiveness and oversight. Discussions also focused heavily on AI governance, explainability, operational resilience, data quality and increasing board accountability expectations…
FCA’s Chief Executive warns that AI-driven criminal activity is turning FC into a national security threat, accelerating the push for technology-driven enforcement and greater intelligence sharing
At the FCA Financial Crime Conference, Nikhil Rathi signalled a major shift in the FCA’s approach to FC, warning that AI-enabled, globally connected criminal networks are increasingly blending fraud, cybercrime, money laundering, sanctions evasion, and hostile-state activity at industrial scale, turning financial crime into a national security issue. The speech highlighted the FCA’s growing focus on intelligence-led supervision, AI-driven analytics, advanced surveillance tools, expanded public-private information sharing, and deeper international coordination…
FCA reports that synthetic data can enhance AML innovation and collaboration by enabling safer data sharing and more effective testing of financial crime detection models
The project assessed how synthetic datasets could support the development and validation of AML tools without exposing sensitive customer information, helping firms overcome barriers linked to privacy, confidentiality, and restricted access to real transaction data. Findings also highlight limitations relating to data fidelity, model bias, and governance, with the report recommending continued industry collaboration and technical development to ensure synthetic data remains reliable and effective for AML/CFT applications.