By Elizabeth Hearst for AMLi
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has raised concerns over the financial crime defences of new challenger banks, amid a “substantial” increase in suspicious activity reports filed in 2021.
The FCA said a review found that challenger banks “need to improve how they assess financial crime risk”, with some banks “failing to adequately check their customers’ income and occupation.”
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