Firm history · FRN 940655

Equifax Limited

FRN 9406551 enforcement actionTotal fines · £11,164,400

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13 Oct 2023

Fines

On 13 October 2023 the Financial Conduct Authority fined Equifax Limited £11,164,400 after finding failings linked to outsourcing data processing to an intragroup entity that experienced a data breach. The FCA’s Final Notice records risk‑management failings (breach of PRIN 3 — firms must organise and control their affairs effectively and have adequate risk management) and failures in treating customers fairly and in communicating information clearly after the breach. The FCA imposed the stated financial penalty; the Final Notice is published by the regulator.

Date	Action	Description
13 Oct 2023	Fines	On 13 October 2023 the Financial Conduct Authority fined Equifax Limited £11,164,400 after finding failings linked to outsourcing data processing to an intragroup entity that experienced a data breach. The FCA’s Final Notice records risk‑management failings (breach of PRIN 3 — firms must organise and control their affairs effectively and have adequate risk management) and failures in treating customers fairly and in communicating information clearly after the breach. The FCA imposed the stated financial penalty; the Final Notice is published by the regulator.

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