AI Fraud Detection: Graphs, Signals, and Adaptation
A first-principles guide to AI Fraud Detection, including its operating chain, economics, authoritative records, failure modes, and the evidence investors or operators should verify.
Zero-Knowledge Proofs for KYC and Sanctions Checks
A first-principles guide to Zero-Knowledge KYC, including its operating chain, economics, authoritative records, failure modes, and the evidence investors or operators should verify.
SEC Division of Examinations Publishes Fiscal 2027 Priorities
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations published its Fiscal Year 2027 examination priorities on Oct. 23, 2026, setting out the areas the Division says currently present heightened risks to investors or market integrity across its more than 34,000…
FCA Bans Ex-Vector Wealth CEO Dawkins for Acting as Regulatory Front
The UK Financial Conduct Authority announced on 21 October 2026 that it had banned Jeffrey Dawkins, the former chief executive of Vector Wealth Ltd, from performing any function in relation to any regulated activity and fined him £269,233, after finding…
Verifiable Credentials: Proving Financial Identity Privately
A first-principles guide to Verifiable Credentials for Financial Identity, including its operating chain, economics, authoritative records, failure modes, and the evidence investors or operators should verify.
ESMA Adds Five Legitimate Interests to Inside-Information Delay Rules
The European Securities and Markets Authority updated and streamlined its Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) guidelines on the delay in the disclosure of inside information on 16 October 2026, completing the revised regulatory framework with five additional legitimate interests that can…
IMF, World Bank Debut Anti-Fraud Framework at Bangkok Annual Meetings
The managements of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group on October 14, 2026 released the Bangkok Blueprint, a high-level framework setting out 12 key considerations to help countries prevent, detect, and address cyber-enabled fraud in digital financial…
FCA and NCA Arrest Three in Raids on Suspected Insider Dealing Group
The Financial Conduct Authority said three individuals were arrested on 13 October 2026 in a joint operation with the National Crime Agency (NCA) aimed at disrupting a suspected organised criminal group engaged in insider dealing and money laundering. More than…
Joint Committee of EU Supervisors Sets 2027 Cross-Sector Work Programme
The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA) published its Annual Work Programme for 2027 on 13 October 2026, the European Securities and Markets Authority announced. The programme sets out “its priorities for addressing cross-sectoral risks…
Nexus Director and Manager Plead Guilty to £2 Million Client Fraud
The Financial Conduct Authority said on 13 October 2026 that two people who worked at financial advice firms have pleaded guilty to fraud after four clients lost £2 million. Kerry Nelson, the director of Nexus Independent Financial Advisers Limited (Nexus…
Digital-Asset Wallets: Keys, Signatures, and Smart Accounts
A first-principles guide to Digital-Asset Wallets, including its operating chain, economics, authoritative records, failure modes, and the evidence investors or operators should verify.
The Travel Rule: Data Required for Digital-Asset Transfers
A first-principles guide to The Digital-Asset Travel Rule, including its operating chain, economics, authoritative records, failure modes, and the evidence investors or operators should verify.
Beneficial Ownership: Finding the People Behind Companies
A first-principles guide to Beneficial Ownership, including its operating chain, economics, authoritative records, failure modes, and the evidence investors or operators should verify.
Zoe Financial Settles SEC Charges Over Referral Conflicts for $450,000
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 28, 2026, announced settled charges against New York-based registered investment adviser Zoe Financial Inc. for failing to fully and fairly disclose material facts concerning conflicts of interest to its clients and prospective…
ESMA Publishes 2027 Work Programme and Simplification Report
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its 2027 Annual Work Programme on 28 September 2026, together with a separate report on simplification and burden reduction covering actions taken in 2026 and planned for 2027. Guided by ESMA’s multi-annual…
