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A Guide to FCA Cryptoasset AML/CTF Applications for Crypto Firms: PART IV

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting INTRODUCTION In June 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published feedback on good and poor quality applications under the existing cryptoasset anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) regime (Feedback) (FCA, 4 June 2024). The Feedback identified that out of 347 applicati...

28 June 2024 /crypto /crime Cryptocurrency Insights

A Guide to FCA Cryptoasset AML/CTF Applications for Crypto Firms: PART III

In June 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published feedback on good and poor quality applications under the existing cryptoasset anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) regime (Feedback). This four-part blog series will aim to provide crypto firms and their compliance personnel (including Money Laundering Report...

27 June 2024 /crypto /crime Cryptocurrency Insights

A Guide to FCA Cryptoasset AML/CTF Applications for Crypto Firms: PART II

In June 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published feedback on good and poor quality applications under the existing cryptoasset anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) regime (Feedback). This four-part blog series will aim to provide crypto firms and their compliance personnel (including Money Laundering Report...

26 June 2024 /crypto /crime Cryptocurrency Insights

A Guide to FCA Cryptoasset AML/CTF Applications for Crypto Firms: PART I

In June 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published feedback on good and poor quality applications under the existing cryptoasset anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) regime (Feedback). The Feedback identified that out of 347 applications from crypto firms received by the FCA since January 2020, only 47 appli...

25 June 2024 /crypto /crime Cryptocurrency Insights

A Guide to New Flexible Working Rights for Crypto and FinTech Firms: PART IV (RECOMMENDATIONS)

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting INTRODUCTION The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 (2023 Act) is legislation that sets out new ‘flexible working’ (FW) rights for firm employees. The statutory right to request FW covers any change in an employee's employment terms and conditions (T&Cs) relating to hours, times, and pl

02 May 2024 /regulation /crypto Fintech

A Guide to New Flexible Working Rights for Crypto and FinTech Firms: PART III (EMPLOYEES)

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting INTRODUCTION The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 (2023 Act) is legislation that sets out new ‘flexible working’ (FW) rights for firm employees. The statutory right to request FW covers any request to change an employee's existing employment terms and conditions (T&Cs) relating to hour...

01 May 2024 /regulation /crypto Fintech

A Guide to New Flexible Working Rights for Crypto and FinTech Firms: PART II (EMPLOYERS)

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting INTRODUCTION The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 (2023 Act) is statutory legislation that sets out new ‘flexible working’ (FW) rights for firm employees. The new statutory right to request FW essentially covers any request to change an employee's existing employment terms and conditions (...

30 April 2024 /regulation /crypto Fintech

A Guide to New Flexible Working Rights for Crypto and FinTech Firms: PART I (LEGAL FRAMEWORK)

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting INTRODUCTION The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 (2023 Act) is statutory legislation that sets out new ‘flexible working’ (FW) rights for employees and other workers. Such FW rights incorporate ‘working from home’ (WFH) arrangements. Although its provisions seem relatively simple enough i...

29 April 2024 /regulation /crypto Fintech

FCA/PRA Diversity and Inclusion for Crypto and FinTech Firms: PART IV

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting INTRODUCTION In 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) (Bank of England (BoE)) (collectively the “regulators”) sought to engage with financial firms and other stakeholders, to discuss new proposed measures to boost “diversity and inclusion” (D&I) in f...

08 March 2024 /regulation /crypto Fintech

FCA/PRA Diversity and Inclusion for Crypto and FinTech Firms: PART III

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting INTRODUCTION In 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) (Bank of England (BoE)) (collectively the “regulators”) sought to engage with financial firms and other stakeholders, to discuss new proposed measures to boost “diversity and inclusion” (D&I) in f...

07 March 2024 /regulation /crypto Fintech

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