Regulatory Pressure on Banking & Financial Services Compliance Is Rising. Can You Prove Your Controls Work?
Banks, building societies, and payment service providers carry the heaviest regulatory load. The FCA, PRA, DORA, and global equivalents all demand the same thing from their banking & financial services compliance: controls that work in practice, not just on paper.
~£120mn
Sum of FCA fines to non-individual entities, 2025.
67%
Of FCA fines issued to non-individual entities and published in 2025 related to CDD & KYC failures
1/3rd
Of FCA fines issued to non-individual entities and published in 2025 related to failures in Legal & Regulatory Compliance.
Banking & financial services compliance obligations now span anti-financial crime (AFC) and cybersecurity and digital operational resilience (CDOR) simultaneously. The FCA and PRA expect effective controls. DORA demands documented resilience. FinCEN, MAS, and HKMA add their own requirements on top.
Most firms manage these separately. So gaps form. They remain invisible until a thematic review, an enforcement visit, or an incident makes them visible.
Argus Pro brings AFC and CDOR into a single, coherent view. You see where your controls are strong, where they are weak, and what to fix first.
Aegis Compass | AFC™
Anti-financial crime assessment covering AML, sanctions, fraud, bribery, and tax evasion. Built on FATF's 40 Recommendations, with national LRG layered on top. Covers 14 domains and 30 jurisdictions. Live now.
Aegis Compass | CDOR™
Cybersecurity and Digital Operational Resilience framework. Covers 194 LRG instruments, including DORA, NIS2, and CBEST across 30 jurisdictions. Live now.
Aegis Compass | AI Governance™
AI governance framework built on ISO 42001. Calibrated against the EU AI Act, FCA, MAS, and global expectations. Launching May 2026.
Banking & Financial Services Compliance:
How Argus Pro Helps
Structured Assessment
Complete a single, structured assessment. It maps across 30 jurisdictions that represent 90% of global payment flows and 88% of global GDP. No duplicate workstreams.
Clear Priorities
The output ranks gaps by severity and regulatory risk. You see what to address first. Boards and risk committees get a clear picture.
Works Alongside Your Teams
Argus Pro does not replace your compliance function. We work alongside your existing relationships and audit partnerships without conflict.
A Policy That Exists On Paper But Fails In Practice Is Not A Defence.
We find the gap before the regulator does.