FCA elevates financial crime as strategic priority
FCA CEO Nikhil Rathi placed financial crime at the heart of the 5-year strategy, citing organised, tech-enabled cross-border threats.
The FCA chief executive signalled intensified focus on financial crime, highlighting organised criminal networks, investment fraud and technologically enabled threats. Firms should anticipate further supervisory and enforcement activity on AML, fraud and sanctions controls.
Sets tone for FCA's enforcement and supervisory priorities on AML, fraud and broader financial crime over 5-year horizon.
Action Required
Strengthen financial crime controls, investment fraud detection and cross-firm intelligence sharing to meet rising FCA expectations.
CEO-level positioning of financial crime as strategic priority signals sustained supervisory intensity.
Benchmark fraud and AML control framework against organised crime typologies; assess intelligence-sharing and tech investment.
“FCA CEO Nikhil Rathi at financial crime conference: financial crime is at heart of FCA 5-year strategy, citing organised, tech-enabled cross-border criminal networks and investment fraud.”
Published: 2026-06-05