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Goldman-backed Starling Bank fined $38.5 million for 'shockingly lax' financial crime controls
London's Financial Conduct Authority said it has fined Starling "for financial crime failings related to its financial sanctions screening."
Starling Bank faces £29M fine from FCA over financial crime failings, raising IPO prospects concerns
Starling Bank fined £29 million for financial crime control failures, including sanctions breaches and onboarding high-risk customers. Despite the fine, Starling remains an IPO candidate.
Starling Bank fined £29m for financial crime ‘failings’
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Starling Bank £29m for financial crime failings related to its financial sanctions screening.
Starling Bank slapped with £29m fine amid 'shockingly lax' financial crime controls
Starling Bank has fined £29million for ‘shockingly lax’ financial crime controls, which ‘left the financial system wide open to criminals’ over a four-year period.
Starling Bank fined 29 million pounds for "shockingly lax" financial crime controls
Britain's financial watchdog has fined Starling Bank 29 million pounds ($38.5 million) after finding the digital lender's anti-money laundering controls and sanctions screening systems left the financial system "wide open to criminals".
Starling Bank fined $39 million for ‘facilitating financial crime’
Starling Bank, a popular challenger bank based in the U.K., has received a £29 million fine from the country’s financial regulator (around $39 million at current exchange rates). The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) found the startup didn’t have proper financial crime controls from 2021 to 2023.
Starling Faces $38 Million Fine for Breaches Over Financial Crime Failings
U.K. financial regulators fined Starling Bank over $38 million for failures in financial crime prevention. The Financial Conduct Authority imposed the fine for breaches in Starling's financial sanctions screening system and opening accounts for high-risk customers.
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FCA CEO Nikhil Rathi: 'UK markets stay relevant because we are always open to reform'
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DB redress payments continue to fall amid high yields
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The UK Introduces a New Reimbursement and Compliance Monitoring Regime for Authorised Push Payment Scams
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‘Pension pot plundering’ will leave people penniless in old age – Hargreaves Lansdown
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UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Announces Work into Pure Protection Market
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S&U fires barbs at regulator after motor finance probe dents profit
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