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Steve Marshall
Director of Advisory Services
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Hit the bid: Brokers’ lax fincrime controls fuel abusive small-cap trading
As regulators intensify scrutiny of abusive trading in small-cap and low-priced securities, firms are facing growing pressure to strengthen financial crime controls.
The Strait of Hormuz: the ultimate stress test for global compliance infrastructure
As geopolitical tensions continue to disrupt global trade routes, compliance teams are being forced to confront a new reality: sanctions and AML risk can shift as quickly as the geopolitical landscape itself.
Three Things Compliance Leaders Can’t Afford to Ignore in 2026
FinScan experts Steve Marshall, Chris Ostrowski, and Becki LaPorte provide their insights on the three areas that demand immediate attention.
A stroke of GENIUS for stablecoins as post-trade faces change
This recent Asset Servicing Times special feature highlights the growing role stablecoins may play in reshaping settlement, liquidity management, and post-trade infrastructure as the US GENIUS Act brings new regulatory clarity to digital assets.
What Do Regulators Expect Today for Stablecoin Payments Screening, and What’s Next?
As stablecoins rapidly become a mainstream payment rail, clarity around AML and sanction screening regulations are gaining more clarity.
Crisis in the Strait of Hormuz is changing AML and sanctions risk
Becki LaPorte, Principal - AML Strategy and Innovation at FinScan, explores how the ongoing crisis in the Strait of Hormuz is fundamentally reshaping sanctions exposure and AML risk across global trade and payments ecosystems.
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