fscom Compliance Maturity SpecialistsTM provide regulatory compliance solutions to financial services firms across the UK and Europe. 

With expertise in payments, asset management, capital markets, banking, and crypto, fscom helps firms benchmark compliance against regulatory requirements and industry peers, giving them a clear understanding of where they stand and guiding them on how to reach their goals. 

Our mission is to help firms raise compliance standards so, together, we can protect people, prevent financial crime and create a safer society.  

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Join us for a practical webinar on the core responsibilities of Pre-Approval Controlled Function (PCF) role holders and independent non-executive directors (INEDs), and what this means for payment institutions and e-money institutions today.

PCF role holders are key to any payment institution or e-money institution, as these roles ensure an authorised firm has appropriate and proportionate controls in place to manage risk and meet its regulatory responsibilities. Firm size and scale vary, so exact responsibilities under each PCF function may differ slightly from firm to firm; however, core accountabilities remain consistent and are well documented by the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI). This session shares the core, high-level responsibilities for a number of key operational PCF roles: PCF 11, 12, 13, 14, 52 and 56.

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**Speakers**

*   **Fred McDowell**, Associate Director, fscom, who draws on experience delivering PCF training to firms and holding PCF roles for clients
*   **Russell Burke**, INED, who brings depth of experience in the payments sector at board level

Fred will also put a series of questions to Russell, giving attendees insight into what a board member or chair looks for when working with a firm's PCF role holders.

 

**Date:** Thursday 24 September 2026

**Time:** 12:00–13:00

**Location:** Online

 

**Our specialists will share practical insights on:**

*   Core responsibilities for PCF roles 11, 12, 13, 14, 52 and 56
*   Practical experience of undertaking PCF roles within authorised firms
*   What a board member or chair looks for when working with PCF role holders
*   How PCF and INED roles support regulatory confidence and firm oversight

                                                                                                

**Who should attend:**

This webinar is designed for anyone currently holding, or hoping to move into, a PCF 11, 12, 13, 14, 52 or 56 role, and for anyone holding an INED role at an authorised payment firm.

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*Can't make it live? Register anyway and we'll send you the recording.*
