On 21 October 2021, the UK Treasury (Treasury) published a consultation paper setting out policy options for the regulation of “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) credit agreements. The consultation follows the publication of...more
Although crowdfunding has existed in various forms since the late 1990s, the global financial crisis in 2008 accelerated the trend of channelling consumer and business lending through crowdfunding platforms. This mode of...more
4/22/2021
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Crowdfunding ,
Early Stage Companies ,
Entrepreneurs ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
New Rules ,
Startups ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Venture Capital
The highly anticipated Kalifa Review of UK Fintech (the Review), led by former Worldpay CEO Ron Kalifa, was published on 26 February 2021. Its 106 pages — made up of a five-point plan of key recommendations and 15...more
3/11/2021
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Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Listing Rules ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Startups ,
UK ,
Venture Capital ,
Venture Funding
The Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) does not provide a comprehensive free trade arrangement for financial services between the EU and the UK. In particular, the TCA contains no measures to offset the loss of the EU-wide...more
On 2 February 2021, the Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) published a report on the U.K. unsecured credit market (the Woolard Report), which makes several recommendations designed to generate alternatives to high-cost...more
The U.K. Treasury and the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) have taken steps to restrict the sale of cryptoassets and ban the sale of derivatives referencing cryptoassets (crypto-derivatives) to U.K. retail...more