February 2025 - Issue 31
Hello there 👋,
I hope this newsletter finds you well.
As always, I’m happy to have you back for today’s edition of The Compliance Dock newsletter. There's so much to share with you today, so let's dive right in!
Latest Stories and Insights
Regulatory
Barclays faces probe from the FCA over money-laundering controls. The Financial Conduct Authority, the U.K.’s main financial services regulator, is conducting a civil enforcement investigation into Barclays’s controls, the bank said Thursday in its annual report.
KuCoin to pay nearly $300 million for operating an unlicensed money transmitter in the U.S. Both of the crypto exchange’s co-founders also each entered into a deferred-prosecution agreement.
FCA doubles actions against misleading financial promotions. Nearly 20,000 financial adverts had to be withdrawn or edited in the UK last year after the FCA stepped in.
Financial Crimes
Austrian prosecutors accuse René Benko of embezzling tens of millions. Benko, currently in pre-trial detention, allegedly misled investors, moved assets out of creditors’ reach, and orchestrated a questionable €46 million real estate sale.
Cybersecurity
Russian bulletproof hosting service Zservers sanctioned by US for LockBit coordination. The United States joined Australia and Britain in targeting Russia-based Zservers service provider for its role in supporting the Lockbit ransomware attacks, the US Department of Treasury announced.
8Base ransomware site taken down as Thai authorities arrest 4 connected to operation. The leak site for the 8Base ransomware gang was taken down Monday and replaced with a banner by multiple law enforcement agencies.
Man behind SEC X hack and fake Bitcoin ETF pleads guilty. An Alabama man has pleaded guilty in connection with the January 2024 unauthorised takeover of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s social media account on X to artificially boost bitcoin prices.
Expert Opinions and Good Reads
Fraud and Chargeback Trends to Watch in 2025.
Latest Jobs
Compliance
Global Sanctions Advisory & Governance Lead at Binance - Worldwide/Remote
Chief Compliance Officer at Figure - NY/Hybrid
Head of Internal Audit at Circle - US/Remote
Compliance Operations Manager at Tesla - UK/Hybrid
Compliance Senior Program Manager at Coinbase - US/Remote
Director, Know Your Customer at Circle - US/Remote
Program Manager, Compliance at DoorDash - US/Remote
Compliance Counsel at OpenAI - San Francisco/Hybrid
Compliance Director at SmithRx - Worldwide/Remote
Compliance Lead at Starknet Foundation - UK/Remote
Senior Manager, Corporate Compliance at Oscar - US/Remote
Sr. Compliance Analyst at F&G - US/Remote
Compliance Officer at Railsr - UK/Remote
Regulatory Operations Manager at Anthropic - CA, NY & WA/Remote
UK Compliance Manager & Deputy MLRO at Deel - UK/Remote
Principal, Product Compliance at Kraken - Europe & North America/Remote
Compliance Project Manager at Binance - Worldwide/Remote
Compliance Officer, UAE at Circle - United Arab Emirates/Remote
Product Policy Manager at OpenAI - San Francisco/Hybrid
Fintech Compliance Manager for EU at Deel - Belgium/Remote
Sanctions Advisory Specialist at Binance - Worldwide/Remote
Compliance Specialist at Axonius - US/Remote
Compliance Analyst at Mitratech - Mexico/Remote
Compliance Analyst I at Affirm - UK/Remote
Onboarding Operations Associate at Moniepoint - Lagos/Hybrid
Risk, Cybersecurity, and GRC
VP of Risk at Xapo - Worldwide/Remote
Program Manager, Integrity GRC at Meta - London & Dublin/Hybrid
Risk and Compliance Administrator at Sand Technologies - Worldwide/Remote
Analyst, Security Compliance & Assurance at Coinbase - US/Remote
Principal Customer Success Architect – Privacy & Compliance at OneTrust - US/Remote
Director, GRC (Subject Matter Expert) at Vanta - US/Remote
Senior GRC Manager at Soar - UK/Remote
GRC Framework Lead at Arqiva - UK/Remote
Cybersecurity Compliance Analyst at Ellington Solutions - US/Remote
GRC Analyst at Bumble - UK/Remote
Senior Risk Analyst at Deel - UK/Remote
Compliance and Privacy Officer at Toku - US & Canada/Remote
Compliance Analyst at SimSpace - US/Remote
Operational Risk Manager, Business Resiliency at Coinbase - UK/Remote
Risk & Control Manager, Change at Monzo - UK/Remote
Information Security GRC Specialist at University of Oxford - Oxford/Hybrid
Operational Risk Analyst at FairMoney - Lagos/Hybrid
Audit and Compliance at Anthropic - CA, NY & WA/Remote
Sr. GRC Compliance Analyst at Ro - US/Remote
Compliance and Risk Analyst I at TrueML - US/Remote
Fraud and AML
Financial Crime Compliance Manager at Revolut - UK/Remote
Fraud Analyst at Sumsub - UK/Remote
KYC Analyst at Earnipay - Nigeria/Hybrid
Financial Crime Investigator at Binance - Middle East & North Africa/Remote
Policy Manager, Financial Crime Compliance at Checkout.com - London/Hybrid
Financial Crime Risk Manager at Zopa - London/Hybrid
Senior Associate, Financial Crime Compliance & Data Technology at Gemini - US/Remote
Compliance EDD/High Risk Client Analyst at Binance - South Africa/Remote
AML/CFT/CPF Compliance Associate, Africa at Kora - Lagos/Remote
Transaction Monitoring and Fraud Associate at Kora - Lagos/Remote
Events
[Webinar] Practical AI in Payments: Feb 25th
[Webinar] Why IT Will Drive Future Transaction Banking Models: Feb 27th
And that’s all for this week’s issue!
Have a great week!
Best regards,
The Compliance Dock Team