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OPINION: UK’s new suspicious banking transaction measures are welcome

Tulip Siddiq, economic secretary to the UK Treasury.
Tulip Siddiq, Economic Secretary to the Treasury Photo by Nicola Tree/Getty Images

The new law seems a necessary and sensible step in the ever-expanding battle against the fraudsters, writes Martin Kenney.

The UK government recently announced new laws which will allow banks to extend investigations of suspected fraudulent payments from the current 24-hour maximum delay to up to 72 hours.

Announcing the legislation, which came into force at the end of October, Tulip Siddiq, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, said: “Hundreds of