The Data Blind Spot: Why UK Banks Get Fined by the FCA | AML Failures
Between 2020 and 2025, poor-quality company data played a material role in 68% of Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) AML enforcement actions. Discover where firms went wrong and how live company registry data closes the gap.
68% of UK AML fines between 2020-2025 involved low-quality data.
Insights From the Report
Of all AML fines in the last 6 years imposed by the FCA:
45% involved out-of-date or missing information.
32% involved failures regarding ownership and Source of Wealth verification.
18% involved failures to find discrepancies between self-disclosures and the official record.