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The Financial Conduct Authority has warned financial institutions that sanctions compliance remains an area of significant supervisory focus, as geopolitical tensions and enforcement activity continue to increase. The regulator said firms must ensure they have effective systems and controls in...
#compliance#FCA#risk management
Lloyds Banking Group has committed up to £2bn of trade finance support for UK exporters as businesses face an increasingly…
#export finance#Lloyds#smes
NatWest has partnered with Validis to automate the collection and standardisation of borrower financial data within its invoice finance business.…
#invoice finance#NatWest#onboarding
UK bank lending to businesses has fallen to its lowest level in nearly three decades, intensifying concerns over whether traditional…
#alternative finance#embedded finance#fintech
BCRS Business Loans has passed £5mn in lending through the British Business Bank’s Midlands Engine Investment Fund II, supporting SMEs…
#BCRS Business Loans#British Business Bank#Midlands Engine Investment Fund
The UK has delayed the implementation of some sanctions on Russian oil and liquefied natural gas as higher energy prices…
#commodity finance#energy security#LNG
The UK has introduced a fresh package of trade sanctions against Russia, widening import controls and increasing compliance pressure across…
#compliance#export controls#import controls
The FCA and Bank of England have set out a shared vision for tokenisation in UK wholesale markets, giving financial…
#Bank of England#DLT#FCA
UK Export Finance has backed a Hertfordshire pharmaceutical exporter with insurance that helped unlock additional HSBC UK working capital for…
#export finance#HSBC#Saudi Arabia
The UK’s accounting regulator has sanctioned former Carillion finance chiefs, bringing supply chain finance disclosure back into focus after one…
#accounting#Carillion#corporate governance
The UK government has put late payments back at the centre of its small business agenda, with new legislation expected…
#late payments#receivables finance#regulation
Steve Box, one of asset-based finance’s most recognisable and respected senior executives has published his autobiography, The Humble Factor. The Humble Factor is a powerful and deeply personal autobiography. From the council flats…
#asset finance#leadership#receivables finance
SME lending platforms are accelerating the shift toward API-driven lending models, as brokers and fintechs increasingly integrate directly with funding…
#API#digital lending#embedded finance