Cryptoasset and Payments Supervisor
Posted 1 day 1 hour ago by PSR Limited
Permanent
Not Specified
Banking & Financial Services Jobs
London, United Kingdom
Job Description
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Cryptoasset and Payments Supervisor page is loaded Cryptoasset and Payments Supervisor Apply locations London Leeds Edinburgh time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday time left to apply End Date: September 1, 2025 (14 days left to apply) job requisition id JR Cryptoasset and Payments Supervisor
Division - Payment and Digital Assets
Salary - National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £43,000 to £57,433.33 and London £47,300 to 63,033.33 (Salary offered will be based on skills and experience)
About the FCA
The FCA regulates the conduct of 45,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. Follow this link to find out more About the FCA .
The Market Interventions - Digital Assets (MIDA) department is responsible for supervising registered Cryptoasset firms and certain Payment firms' under the Money Laundering Regulations (MLRs) and Electronic Money Regulations (EMRs).
Our firms operate diverse business models, including cryptoasset exchanges,custodian wallet providers and crypto lending. They also undertake other regulated activities, often in the payments/e-money space but in other areas too such as trading and asset management. We take a robust and assertive approach to supervision, to ensure standards and to prioritise where we see the most harm, including rapidly intervening where firms are at risk of being used as conduits for illegal activity, or pose harm to consumers or market integrity.
The Department also works closely with colleagues in our Authorisations teams, including providing support to Change in Control applications, and setting supervisory strategies for newly registered firms. Alongside this, we work closely with Policy colleagues to support development of the new regulatory regime and the team's remit will change and broaden as the FCA assumes new regulatory responsibilities in relation to cryptoassets. We are seeking candidates with sound judgement and strong analytical, stakeholder management and communication skills.
What will you be doing?
We are a Disability Confident Employer; therefore, disabled people or individuals with long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. (To learn more about the Disability Confident Scheme Click Here )
Minimum
We are proud to be an inclusive employer and our ambition is to cultivate a culture for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation - one that makes better decisions . click apply for full job details
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The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
- Checkboxes are not accessible using standard voice commands such as "Click checkbox" and can only be accessed by using "Tab" commands. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1 ( Information & Relationships ).
- Some radio buttons are not given group titles when tabbing to them using a screen reader. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1 ( Information & Relationships ).
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Preparation of this Accessibility Statement This statement was prepared on 22nd July 2021. It was last reviewed on 22nd July 2021.
This website was last tested on 02/02/2021. Testing was carried out by Blazie Engineering using the Website Accessibility Conformance Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM) approach to deciding on a sample of pages to test.
Cryptoasset and Payments Supervisor page is loaded Cryptoasset and Payments Supervisor Apply locations London Leeds Edinburgh time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday time left to apply End Date: September 1, 2025 (14 days left to apply) job requisition id JR Cryptoasset and Payments Supervisor
Division - Payment and Digital Assets
Salary - National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £43,000 to £57,433.33 and London £47,300 to 63,033.33 (Salary offered will be based on skills and experience)
About the FCA
The FCA regulates the conduct of 45,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. Follow this link to find out more About the FCA .
The Market Interventions - Digital Assets (MIDA) department is responsible for supervising registered Cryptoasset firms and certain Payment firms' under the Money Laundering Regulations (MLRs) and Electronic Money Regulations (EMRs).
Our firms operate diverse business models, including cryptoasset exchanges,custodian wallet providers and crypto lending. They also undertake other regulated activities, often in the payments/e-money space but in other areas too such as trading and asset management. We take a robust and assertive approach to supervision, to ensure standards and to prioritise where we see the most harm, including rapidly intervening where firms are at risk of being used as conduits for illegal activity, or pose harm to consumers or market integrity.
The Department also works closely with colleagues in our Authorisations teams, including providing support to Change in Control applications, and setting supervisory strategies for newly registered firms. Alongside this, we work closely with Policy colleagues to support development of the new regulatory regime and the team's remit will change and broaden as the FCA assumes new regulatory responsibilities in relation to cryptoassets. We are seeking candidates with sound judgement and strong analytical, stakeholder management and communication skills.
What will you be doing?
- The opportunity to work across different and often innovative business and operational models for firms operating in the cryptoasset and payments markets
- Collaborating effectively and proactively with colleagues across the FCA, other regulators and law enforcement agencies both in the UK and internationally
- Assessing regulated firms' compliance against the relevant rules and requirements
- Influencing senior industry figures to change how they operate if they are not meeting the rules and requirements and in the most severe cases taking regulatory action to stop firms operating their businesses
- Work at the front line in the protection of UK customers
- The time and access to deepen existing knowledge of cryptoassets, payments, retail conduct and financial crime
- The support of a diverse, highly skilled team keen to solve problems collectively
- Develop skills and capabilities within a regulated environment, able to assess and quantify risk and develop appropriate strategies to stop the risk happening.
- Play a key role in shaping and influencing strategy and policymaking in this sector
- Work within a dynamic and innovative team, contributing to wider divisional and FCA wide opportunities to move onward towards leadership roles
We are a Disability Confident Employer; therefore, disabled people or individuals with long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. (To learn more about the Disability Confident Scheme Click Here )
Minimum
- Prior experience working with the Money Laundering Regulations and/or the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA) and/or the Electronic Money Regulations and/or Payment Services Regulations
- Prior experience of tackling financial crime and/or prior experience within financial services regulation, compliance, or legal
- Concise drafting experience with experience of drafting for a range of audiences
- Prior experience mitigating money laundering, financial crime and conduct risks in the cryptoasset and/or payments sector and/or working knowledge of FSMA
- Experience of analysing information, making risk-based judgements and presenting key issues and recommendations
- Proven experience of building and managing relationships with stakeholders (internal/external) at all levels, including senior management
- Experience of successful teamwork and working collaboratively with others
- Proven ability to balance and manage different priorities and move forward in a fast-paced environment
- Curiosity and motivation to continually learn about and investigate issues within the firms and industry we supervise
- Willingness to learn, develop and support yourself and others, taking on new responsibilities and adopting a flexible and pragmatic approach to your work
- Ability to present yourself and the FCA in a professional and credible manner, with strong oral and presentation skills
We are proud to be an inclusive employer and our ambition is to cultivate a culture for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation - one that makes better decisions . click apply for full job details