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Deferred Prosecution Agreements: Who benefits?
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Deferred Prosecution Agreements: Who benefits?

It was just over a decade ago that a strange new beast entered the UK’s legal scene. Introduced in the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (CCA), Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs) were an innovation designed to adopt a pragmatic approach to economic crimes, including those of corruption and bribery (and in relation to criminal conduct that occurred pri...

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Understanding the DORA deadline
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Understanding the DORA deadline

This piece has been co-authored by Racheal Muldoon, partner, and Hasan Almosoy, associate, both in the financial services regulation and funds team at law firm Charles Russell Speechlys. Today is the deadline for fintech firms to ensure that existing measures sufficiently hold up to the new standards imposed by the EU's Digital Operational Resilien...

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Cybersecurity in 2025: Financial services and insurance at the centre
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Cybersecurity in 2025: Financial services and insurance at the centre

Cybersecurity has continued to be one of the most prominent challenges companies are facing, especially in financial services and insurance, often the most targeted industries. As we look ahead to the new year, the cybersecurity challenge shows no signs of easing as threats become more sophisticated by the day. That said, 2025 will mark an importa...

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Dubai and Abu Dhabi crypto firms: Regulatory pitfalls to avoid with EU or UK clients
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Dubai and Abu Dhabi crypto firms: Regulatory pitfalls to avoid with EU or UK clients

This piece was coauthored by Vlad Maly and Renate Prinz, partners at McDermott, Will & Emery. Continuing developments in the crypto regulatory sphere have significantly increased the attractiveness of Dubai and Abu Dhabi for crypto firms with global ambitions. Firms should remember, however, that they may also need to comply with the EU or UK ...

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Embedded finance adoption: What are the real catalysts?
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Embedded finance adoption: What are the real catalysts?

Embedded finance has become one of the biggest buzzwords of the 2020s in the fintech space. It broadens access to financial services, simplifies user journeys, lowers barriers to purchases—and of course has been a major growth driver for all kinds of companies. Embedded finance—which essentially means providing financial services at the point of g...

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How can the UK become a world leader in regtech?
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How can the UK become a world leader in regtech?

The global regtech industry could be worth $85bn by 2032, how can the UK become a market leader? One of the key challenges facing the City of London is the growing competition from finance centres all around the world. New York continues to be a powerhouse attracting many exciting businesses to list, Singapore’s regulatory environment and digital i...

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How FSI companies can leverage AI to enhance cybersecurity
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How FSI companies can leverage AI to enhance cybersecurity

With generative AI, UK financial services companies have an opportunity to unlock new possibilities through innovation, which can help them boost their resilience amid increasing cybersecurity threats. This will help them to better serve customers, increase growth and contribute to the country becoming an AI global leader. The financial services i...

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How fintechs can help build a new climate-centric financial architecture for Africa
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How fintechs can help build a new climate-centric financial architecture for Africa

During last year’s COP28 summit in Dubai, African political and financial leaders spoke extensively about how important financing will be in ensuring that Africa’s future is a climate-resilient one. One of the more ambitious proposals for ensuring that this financing plays the role it should, came from Wale Shonibare, director for energy, financia...

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Why are British workers experiencing low engagement at work?
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Why are British workers experiencing low engagement at work?

Employee engagement is a hot topic right now, and rightly so. According to Gallup’s latest State of the Global Workplace report, UK worker engagement is just 8%, compared to 10% in Europe, 33% in North America, and 21% globally. These abysmally low scores suggest that the majority of workforces in Western European countries are sitting, wishing, w...

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The death of cash: What does it mean for the future?
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The death of cash: What does it mean for the future?

The use of physical cash in payments has gradually declined in recent years as consumers are increasingly using electronic money, whether through cards or mobile payments. Between 2016 and 2022, the proportion of cash transactions declined from 79% to 59% in Europe. This development reflects the growing confidence in digital technology and a stron...

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Why financial services branches put customer requirements top of the agenda
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Why financial services branches put customer requirements top of the agenda

Amidst the challenges posed by rising energy costs and the surge in e-commerce during and after the pandemic, the UK high street has forged its own unique path. Many businesses, both large and small, have navigated closures or transitioned into the online realm. However, for significant purchases such as insurance, the importance of face-to-face i...

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10 themes to watch for in 2024: Opportunities in a complex world
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10 themes to watch for in 2024: Opportunities in a complex world

The global economy has defied a hard landing in 2023. As 2024 unfolds, a new but more complex economic landscape is taking shape. Major central banks are prepared to keep interest rates high, and growth paths and inflation patterns across the world will diverge. There is an added layer of complexity which includes the busy election calendar, the m...

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