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November 14, 2025

What’s keeping chief compliance officers up at night

Four compliance leaders share their biggest challenges in 2025


Tom Matsuda

7 min read

The role of chief compliance officer is in demand. 

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Tom Matsuda

Tom Matsuda is a fintech reporter at Sifted and writes our weekly fintech newsletter. Find him on X and LinkedIn

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