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The Payments Newsletter including Digital Assets & Blockchain, July 2025

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Key developments of interest over the last month include: the UK government's communications in connection with the Chancellor's annual Mansion House speech, and the launch of its Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness...more

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UK Independent Review of the Criminal Courts - Part 1

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On 9 July 2025, part 1 of the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts, chaired by Sir Brian Leveson was published (the Report). Leveson was tasked by the UK Ministry of Justice with conducting a wide-ranging review of the...more

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New UK Corporate Offense of “Failure to Prevent Fraud” Under Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023: What Companies...

On September 1, the new Failure to Prevent Fraud offense will come into force, which has extraterritorial effect and significantly expands corporate liability for nine types of fraud committed by associated persons. The UK...more

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UK FOS publishes annual report and accounts for 2024/25

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The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has published its annual report and accounts for 2024/25, accompanied by a press release. The report highlights a 54% year-on-year increase in complaints, with 305,726 new cases received,...more

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UK APPG publishes report assessing the APP fraud mandatory reimbursement requirement

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The UK All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Fair Banking has published its latest report, "No Half Measures – A Blueprint to Beat APP Fraud", alongside a press release. The report assesses the UK's response to authorised...more

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The UK’s Failure to Prevent Fraud Offence: Private Fund Managers, Portfolio Companies, and Placement Agents

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In a previous alert titled “UK Limited Partnership Reform Becomes Law: A Practical Guide of How Best to Get Ready to Comply,” we discussed the changes to limited partnership law ushered in by the Economic Crime and Corporate...more

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Eye on Economic Crime: Transformation of the UK Fraud Prevention Landscape

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We detail below some recent developments which track the transformation of the UK's fraud prevention landscape and what this means for companies. WHISTLEBLOWER INCENTIVISATION: A TRANSFORMATIVE TOOL...more

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Global Enforcement And Asset Recovery Series - Series Article 2: Asset Disclosure

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In the context of asset recovery, a successful outcome largely depends on the ability of a claimant to garner sufficient disclosure of assets that are amenable to enforcement. This, in turn, explains why the powerful...more

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance

Failure to Prevent Fraud Offence – What you should know

On 1 September 2025, the new UK corporate offence of “failure to prevent fraud” will come into force, as introduced under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the “Act”)....more

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New UK Corporate Fraud Offence Takes Effect Soon: Prepare Your Business for Compliance

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The UK will introduce a new corporate offence of ‘failing to prevent fraud’ on 1 September 2025. The new law will make it much easier for the leading UK enforcement agencies to successfully prosecute large companies where...more

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[Podcast] Signed, Sealed, Prosecuted: The UK Post Office Scandal

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Join hosts Tatiana Sainati and Diana Shaw as they unravel one of the most shocking corruption scandals in modern British history – the UK Post Office Horizon debacle. From a centuries-old institution to a catastrophic IT...more

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The FCA's 2024/2025 Annual Report on whistleblowing is out - here's what you need to know

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On Tuesday (24 June 2025) the FCA published its Prescribed Person’s Annual Report on whistleblowing (“24/25 Report”), which covers reports received and acted on with during the period 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025 (the “24/25...more

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Protecting yourself from property scams

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Keeping you and your money safe is our top priority, and we have stringent safeguarding measures in place to help protect all our customers. But there are also steps you need to take to protect yourself from fraud....more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Great Women in Compliance: GWIC X EC Q2 2025 - Exploring Compliance Innovations

We are back with another GWIC X EC crossover episode. Today we have the quartet of Great Women in Compliance of Kristy Grant-Hart, Karen Moore, Lisa Fine and Hemma Lomax. The GWIC quartet discuss various intriguing topics...more

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DOJ Issues New FCPA Enforcement Guidelines

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New factors for investigating and enforcing the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act were recently released by head of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in, “Guidelines for Investigations and Enforcement...more

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Turf Social: A Developing Regulatory Relationship

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On 10 June Nikhil Rathi, the FCA’s CEO, appeared before the Treasury Select Committee. The opening volley of questions was focused on the risks presented by illegal financial promotions on social media and, relatedly, the...more

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The False Claims Act Comes to Britain? Preparing for the ‘Failure to Prevent Fraud’ Offence

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In just a few months, the UK’s corporate criminal liability offence of Failure to Prevent Fraud (FTPF) comes into force. Modelled on the framework of the Failure to Prevent Bribery offence, FTPF imposes strict liability on...more

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Are You in This Party? The Scope of Section 213 of the Insolvency Act 1986

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The UK Supreme Court recently handed down a judgment in Tradition Financial Services Ltd v Bilta (UK) Ltd & Others in which it considered the scope of section 213 of the Insolvency Act 1986, specifically whether those beyond...more

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FCA operation against unauthorised finfluencers

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a press release on its leading international crackdown on illegal financial influencers (finfluencers) in collaboration with regulators from Australia, Canada, Hong Kong,...more

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Annual update on .UK domain names suspended for criminal activity

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Nominet, the Registry responsible for running the .UK country code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD), has published its annual report on .UK domain names that have been suspended due to criminal activity. The report covers the 12...more

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New UK SFO guidance on corporate cooperation and enforcement

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With much fanfare, the Serious Fraud Office has launched its refreshed guidance on Corporate Cooperation and Enforcement. The guidance coincides with several new powers the SFO is eager to use. Overall, the agency is...more

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European Response to DOJ’s Changes in FCPA Enforcement

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In recent months, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has hit “pause” on enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and reoriented its other enforcement priorities away from investigating and prosecuting...more

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Recent Developments for UK PLCs June 2025

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On 3 June 2025, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) published the UK Stewardship Code 2026. The new Code, effective from 1 January 2026, aims to foster long-term sustainable value creation and improve engagement quality...more

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Client Alert: The SFO’s Corporate Guidance: Another Chapter in the SFO’s Playbook

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On 24 April 2025, the UK’s Serious Fraud Office ("SFO") launched its updated External Guidance on Corporate Co-operation and Enforcement in relation to Corporate Criminal Offending (“Corporate Guidance”), cementing a bold...more

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PSR consolidated policy statement on APP scams reimbursement requirement

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The UK Payments Systems Regulator (PSR) has published a consolidated policy statement (PS25/5) concerning the authorised push payment (APP) fraud reimbursement requirement within the Faster Payments system, which came into...more

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