September, 2025

Showing financial crime the red card
Speech by Steve Smart, joint executive director of enforcement and market oversight, at the 1LoD Financial Crime Summit. Financial crime is still too often seen as a lesser offence. A small-scale scam...

Tax-free pension lump sums and cancellation rights
Our statement explaining how FCA rules on cancellation rights, to complement an HMRC statement about how tax legislation applies to tax-free pension lump sums. On 25 September 2025, HMRC published new...

FCA seeks views on proposals to provide fair access to the London Stock Exchange’s data centre rooftop
The FCA is investigating whether the London Stock Exchange Group and the landlord of the LSE data centre building have hindered competition for low latency connectivity services (LLCS) between certain...

John Burford sentenced to 2 years in prison for £1 million investment fraud
John Burford has been sentenced to 2 years in prison in a £1 million investment fraud case, following a prosecution brought by the FCA. Mr Burford, who lives in Mansfield, defrauded over 100 investor...

Response to Government consultation on future of payment systems regulation
Responding to today’s launch of the consultation on future payment systems regulation, David Geale – FCA, Executive Director, Payments and Digital Finance and Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) Manag...

Over 270,000 motorists to receive £200m in motor insurance compensation after insurers improve their claims processes
Motor insurers have changed their settlement and compensation practices after the FCA found some insurers had short-changed customers on stolen or written off vehicle claims. It means that an estimate...

The confidence dividend: Tackling financial crime to strengthen markets
Speech by Therese Chambers, joint executive director of enforcement and market oversight, delivered at AFME’s European Compliance and Legal Conference 2025. Speaker: Therese Chambers, joint executiv...

Russia Reportedly Uses Crypto To Influence Eastern European Elections
A new report details on-chain data and leaked texts from A7, a firm that specializes in sanctions evasion. Apparently, the company interfered in Moldovan elections to Russia’s benefit. These lea...

Crypto Whales Bought These 3 Altcoins In The Final Week Of September 2025
Bitcoin’s steady decline this week, culminating in its dip below the critical $110,000 level yesterday, has severely dampened broader market sentiment. The pullback has gradually pushed many al...

How Stablecoins Are Building New Payment Rails for Traditional Finance
A new report analyzes five stablecoin payment networks, determining their ability to overcome new challenges. Generally, Tether- and Circle-focused projects self-select for different clusters of commo...

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