News

Gatehouse Bank Cops For £1.5m Fine From The FCA

Latest update from the FCA; The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Shariah compliant Gatehouse Bank Plc £1,584,100 for significant weakness in its financial crime systems and controls. Between June 2014 and July 2017 Gatehouse […]

Insurance Brokers

Fancy Laundering Some Money? Why Not Buy a House?

Credas Technologies, the leading identity verification checks provider, has found that a significant proportion of UK homebuyers aren’t being asked to provide ID when purchasing a property, let alone having their ID properly verified. The survey […]

Fraud

Charity Chair Used Own Bank Account to Spend 100K

Another day, another dubious set of accounts from a charity. The latest from HM Govt. The Charity Commission has concluded its statutory inquiry into One Community Organisation, finding misconduct and/or mismanagement. In an official report, […]

News

FCA Levies £5.8M Fine Against Ghana International Bank

Latest from the FCA; The FCA has fined Ghana International Bank Plc (GIB) £5,829,900 for poor anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing controls over its correspondent banking activities. GIB provided correspondent banking services to overseas banks. […]

Opinion

Insurers Can Use Data To Prevent Money Laundering

Money laundering is an “invisible” crime that has massive global impact as organised gangs exploit online banking, cryptocurrencies and, most recently, NFT marketplaces, in order to wash dirty cash. BAE Systems Digital Intelligence Product Director […]

Legal

NatWest Money Laundering: Huge Fine, Well Deserved

The latest from the FCA, which highlights how the KYC and money laundering rules can be flouted when it suits the bank; National Westminster Bank Plc (NatWest) has been fined £264,772,619.95, following convictions for three offences […]