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How to reduece month-end safeguarding report pressure
Month-end pressure is not really a reporting problem. It is a symptom of the work that should have happened earlier in the month, still needing to happen at month-end.
September 2026 – Approx 10 minute read
Why audit trails matter under CASS 15
Under the safeguarding regime, doing the work is not the same as being able to prove the work was done. The audit trail has quietly become the mechanism through which compliance is judged.
September 2026 – Approx 10 minute read
What happens after a reconciliation break is found?
Most firms have some form of reconciliation. The weakest link is what happens after a break is found: who owns it, what they do about it, and how it feeds into a resolution pack that has to be current, not archived.
August 2026 – Approx 10 minute read
Why daily reconciliation matters under CASS 15
CASS 15 changed the tempo of safeguarding. The old rhythms of weekly or monthly reconciliation no longer keep up with what the regime asks a firm to prove.
July 2026 – Approx 8 minute read
Why safeguarding visibility starts with a unified ledger
Most payments and e-money firms do not have a safeguarding data problem. They have a safeguarding data assembly problem.
June 2026 – Approx 8 minute read
CASS 15 isn't a reporting issue. It's an operational control challenge
The FCA’s new safeguarding regime comes with a deadline, a monthly return and an audit. Treat it as form-filling and you miss the point, and the risk.
June 2026 – Approx 8 minute read
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