High-ranking crime fighter to join UK’s FCA as payments and digital assets director
2022.07.06 15:26
High-ranking crime fighter to join UK’s FCA as payments and digital assets director
UK regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has recruited almost 500 additional staff members this year as part of its new three-year strategy. Among the new hires are six directors, whose appointments were announced July 5. Two of them come from backgrounds in policing.
Director of payments and digital assets is newly created position that will oversee the e-money, payment and crypto-asset markets and related policy development. Matthew Long was appointed to that post, moving over from the National Crime Agency, where he is now a director in the National Economic Crime Command. Long has also led the UK Financial Intelligence Unit. He began his career as a detective in the Kent Police and holds a PhD in risk management. Long will start in his new role in October.
