Regulatory insights.
Practical guidance for FCA authorisation, SM&CR, Consumer Duty, and safeguarding.
From the Nasara Connect team.
FCA Authorisation: A Practical Checklist
A practical checklist for FCA authorisation applications, covering governance, controls, and evidence.
Read articleSM&CR Responsibilities Maps: What Good Looks Like
How to build responsibilities maps that meet FCA expectations and support accountability.
Read articleHow to Build a Compliance Monitoring Plan That Scales
Design a CMP that supports testing, evidence capture, and governance reporting.
Read articleConsumer Duty Evidence: Outcomes, MI, and Governance
Track Consumer Duty outcomes with MI, governance, and fair value evidence.
Read articleSafeguarding Reconciliation: Common Breaks and Controls
Common safeguarding breaks and how to evidence reconciliations.
Read articleCrypto Financial Promotions: Workflow and Evidence Pack
Build a compliant promotion workflow with approvals, versioning, and evidence.
Read articleSM&CR Compliance Without Spreadsheets: A Modern Approach
Why Excel-based SM&CR solutions create risk and how purpose-built software delivers better outcomes for FCA-regulated firms.
Read articlePayment Services Authorization: EMI and PI Licensing Guide
Complete guide to FCA authorization for payment institutions, EMIs, and money remittance firms including timelines, requirements, and common pitfalls.
Read articleAML Risk Assessment for Payment Firms: A Practical Framework
Build a compliant AML risk assessment framework for payment institutions and EMIs that satisfies FCA and JMLSG requirements.
Read articleConsumer Duty for Payment Firms: Implementation Guide 2026
Complete guide to FCA Consumer Duty implementation for payment institutions, EMIs, and fintechs including outcomes monitoring, fair value, and governance requirements.
Read articleOperational Resilience: FCA Requirements and Implementation
Meet FCA operational resilience requirements with practical guidance on important business services, impact tolerances, scenario testing, and self-assessment.
Read articleTurn insight into evidence.
See how these topics map to audit-ready workflows inside the platform.