CIFAS vs SIRA marker: what is the difference? ↗
Compares the two databases, including who controls each and where a challenge is directed, and notes a person can have both types of marker at once, each needing its own challenge.
Gherson
Offers help challenging CIFAS markers and dealing with debanking and frozen accounts, including approaching banks and agencies about releasing funds.
SRA registration checked 30 September 2026
- Website
- gherson.com ↗
- Contact
- Contact page ↗
- Offices
- London
- Areas
- Challenging and removing a marker · Closed, frozen and de-banked accounts
- SRA number
- 824641
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Articles by Gherson
What is a SIRA marker and can it be challenged? ↗
Explains that a SIRA marker is an entry on a separate fraud prevention database run by Synectics Solutions, is not a criminal conviction, and may be challenged if inaccurate or unfair, starting with a subject access request.
CIFAS markers in 2026: what Fraudscape data reveals and how to challenge an unfair marker ↗
Summarises the 2025 filing figures from Fraudscape, how long markers can last, and a three-step route to challenge one: a subject access request, evidence from the filing firm, then a targeted appeal or Ombudsman complaint.
What is Fraudscape 2026 ↗
Outlines the headline figures in the Cifas Fraudscape 2026 report on National Fraud Database filings, and the firm's view of how wrongly applied markers can be challenged with evidence.
Is a US-style wave of crypto de-banking hitting the UK? Part 2 ↗
Discusses reports that UK banks block or delay a large share of payments to crypto exchanges, industry concerns about blanket restrictions, and options for challenging closures or blocked payments.
De-banking continues to rise in the UK ↗
Covers press reporting that around 453,000 accounts were closed in 2025, the expected April 2026 change to 90 days' notice and clearer reasons, and the routes for challenging a closure, including complaints and subject access requests.