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FCA engages with Lloyds and Santander over alleged Iranian sanctions breaches, liaising with OFSI; parliamentary scrutiny of sanctions controls and the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023

Published on: 08 February 2024

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UK banks Lloyds and Santander have been contacted by the FCA following allegations that they were used by Iranian companies to move money around the world in breach of sanctions rules.

According to a Financial Times article dated 4 February 2024, the two major lenders provided accounts to UK shell companies secretly controlled by the sanctioned Iranian petrochemicals group, Petrochemical Commercial Company.

PCC and its subsidiary, PCC UK, have been under US sanctions since 2018, after claims they were used to raise hundreds of millions of dollars for Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and for allegedly working with Russian intelligence agencies.

On 5 February 2024, the FCA said it was in touch with both banks and the UK’s sanctions enforcer regarding the allegations.

It noted it was aware of the reports and, as expected, was engaging with the firms and the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation.

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