Mar 2025
The Compliance Trap: Why Rapid Growth Can Lead to Regulatory Failures
Growth at speed brings risks. When compliance fails to keep pace, companies become vulnerable to financial crime, regulatory penalties and reputational damage.
We are delighted to welcome Paul Burleton to our Associate Director team as of the beginning of June.
Paul brings a wealth of experience in financial services technology and RegTech. Paul has over 20 years of experience in both line and change management roles in Investment Banking operations. Paul has a successful track record in finding intellectual solutions to business problems and implementing innovative technology solutions to support new businesses and process change, delivering efficiencies and ensuring regulatory compliance. Prior to Lysis, Paul was the Head of Regulatory strategy at GFT, a financial service technology engineering firm where was leading on various regulatory initiatives including delivery of MiFID II and building strategic partnerships with RegTech solution providers.
He previously held senior operations positions at Deutsche Bank, Lehman Brothers and Barclays, where he was MD heading Equity and Prime Services Operations. Paul joins the senior management team as Head of Strategy and Innovation. In this role he will focus on driving value for our clients through innovation and strategic partnerships with services and solutions providers, alongside growing our Lysis Financial consulting brand.
Growth at speed brings risks. When compliance fails to keep pace, companies become vulnerable to financial crime, regulatory penalties and reputational damage.
Financial crime compliance is undergoing a major transformation as regulatory demands, emerging technologies and evolving criminal tactics reshape the landscape.
The FCA published its formal response to the UK Government’s letter, which outlined expectations for fostering growth and innovation in the financial services sector.
