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The CityUK’s Digital Verification Orchestrator Blueprint proposes a market-led UK digital identity model to reduce fraud and enable secure, interoperable verification without a central database
FCA sets landmark crypto rules, requiring full authorisation for crypto firms and stricter prudential and consumer protection standards to strengthen safeguards against market abuse and FC
The rules require crypto firms to meet clearer standards on financial resilience, capital, stress testing, market integrity, consumer protection and stablecoin arrangements, with authorisation applications opening from 30 September 2026 before the mandatory regime takes effect on 25 October 2027. FCA notes that its current crypto oversight remains limited to financial promotions and AML controls until then, while further work will cover the regulatory perimeter…
BoE and FCA issue a policy paper setting out how they will regulate systemic stablecoin issuers, clarifying supervisory responsibilities and firms’ transition to joint oversight
The joint policy paper sets out how the Bank of England and FCA will coordinate the supervision of systemic stablecoin issuers, clearly defining each regulator’s responsibilities, outlining the transition from FCA-only to joint oversight once an issuer is designated as systemic, and establishing a coordinated supervisory model to streamline authorisations, reduce regulatory duplication, strengthen financial stability, and support the UK’s emerging…
UK Govt’s Crime and Policing Act 2026 reforms POCA Part 2 to streamline confiscation through tighter lifestyle rules, clearer asset recovery, faster timetables, and improved restraint order safeguards
The guidance explains how the Crime and Policing Act 2026 reforms Part 2 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, including changes to criminal lifestyle assumptions, hidden asset determinations, tainted gifts, confiscation timetables, early resolution meetings and restraint orders. It clarifies that the principal objective of Part 2 confiscation powers is to deprive defendants of the benefit of criminal conduct so far as this is within their means…
CoLP warns organisations of rising ransomware threats, with 323 UK businesses targeted between Apr 2025 – Mar 2026, including many SMEs, and reported losses of around £270K, likely underreported
The campaign, led by Report Fraud, urges businesses not to pay ransom demands and instead focus on prevention through strong cyber hygiene, including regular backups, system updates and access controls. It also highlights the importance of immediate reporting of attacks, with a dedicated 24/7 support line for affected organisations, while reinforcing guidance from the National Cyber Security Centre that ransom payments are not encouraged…
HM Treasury updates its money laundering advisory notice, aligning UK high-risk third country guidance with FATF’s June 2026 list changes
The June 2026 advisory notice sets out UK guidance on jurisdictions with unsatisfactory money laundering and terrorist financing controls, reflecting changes following FATF’s June plenary. It supports firms applying the Money Laundering Regulations by clarifying which countries fall within the UK’s high-risk third country framework and where enhanced due diligence expectations may apply.
HMT publishes its response to the AML/CTF Supervision Reform, confirming the FCA as the sole AML supervisor for legal and accountancy firms, reinforcing oversight, supervision and enforcement
The consultation response finalises policy positions for transferring AML/CTF supervision of legal, accountancy, and trust and company service providers to the FCA, covering registration and gatekeeping, supervisory powers, guidance, information-sharing, enforcement, funding, transition arrangements and accountability. It also outlines next steps for implementation, including legislative changes and further engagement with supervisors and stakeholders to support the transition…
NCA’s UKFIU June 2026 SARs Reporter Booklet reveals over £800,000 in frozen illicit funds and a dismantled 40+ money mule network, exposing organised fraud, corruption, and ML cases
Key interventions included £260,000 linked to bribery and corruption by a public-sector employee, over £200,000 seized in both a suspected kidnapping-related laundering case and an organised crime-linked vehicle sales business, and £60,000+ frozen from a suspected money mule account receiving unexplained third-party credits. Additional cases saw £25,000+ in suspicious cash deposits, £20,000+ in Bounce Back Loan misuse, and further restraint…
FCA’s Joint Executive Director highlights a shift towards a more proactive, intelligence-led approach to FC, using early intervention, supervision and global cooperation to prevent harm before it occurs
The speech sets out a broader enforcement model that uses supervision, market oversight, voluntary restrictions and proactive detection alongside formal investigations, citing 369 voluntary outcomes in the last financial year and quicker public resolutions since July 2024. It also highlights growing risks from AI-enabled crime and cross-border schemes, calling for stronger intelligence sharing among regulators, law enforcement and industry while expanding work on crypto promotions, motor finance, professional body supervision and international investigations…
Home Office expands UK access to the EU’s Prüm data-sharing framework, giving UK police instant access to EU vehicle registration data to disrupt cross-border organised crime and migrant smuggling
UK police can now use the EU’s Prüm data-sharing framework to check overseas-registered vehicles and receive results in around 10 seconds, replacing individual requests that could take days or months. The capability will launch with the Police Service of Northern Ireland before rolling out across UK forces, with reciprocal EU access to UK DVLA data and safeguards under UK data protection law and the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement…
FCA consults on changes to Penalty and Decision-Making Policies (CP26/19), proposing tougher market abuse penalties, wealth-based fines, and enhanced cryptoasset oversight; comments by 10 Aug 2026
The consultation proposes targeted changes to the Decision Procedure and Penalties Manual, including raising the minimum penalty for the most serious individual market abuse cases from £100,000 to £150,000, clarifying the treatment of deferred pay and shares, and updating financial hardship thresholds. It would also give the FCA more flexibility over settlement decisions and extend its penalty framework to the new cryptoasset market abuse regime…
CoLP reports a sharp rise in courier fraud in 2025, with losses exceeding £21M across 1,891 cases (up nearly 10% year-on-year), mainly targeting victims over 70 through increasingly sophisticated scams
The crime mainly affects older people, particularly those over 70, and is most prevalent in London and the Home Counties, which account for around 65% of victims. Fraudsters typically impersonate police officers or bank officials to create fear and urgency, persuading victims to withdraw money, purchase high-value items such as jewellery or gold, or hand them over to a courier. Authorities also report increasingly sophisticated tactics, including prolonged contact via messaging apps like WhatsApp and repeated targeting of victims to maximise losses…