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UK National Payments Vision: Key Takeaways

The NPV aims to promote growth and international competitiveness by advancing open banking, re-evaluating the approach to regulating the sector, and continuing the fight against fraud....more

Taskforce Proposes New Approach to Financial Regulation in the UK

A report from the Taskforce on Innovation, Growth and Regulatory Reform provides recommendations for how the UK can “re-imagine” its approach to regulation post-Brexit. On 16 June 2021, the Taskforce on Innovation,...more

Crypto in the Crosshairs: What Regulatory Themes Characterized 2020? [Video]

Throughout 2020, cryptocurrencies experienced incremental progress towards the mainstream as institutional investors and financial institutions made positive statements about the nascent asset class, an increasing number of...more

BoE Governor Speaks: Payments Firms Should Expect Regulatory Change

Andrew Bailey outlined what payments market participants can expect from regulators seeking to address financial stability risk in the world of payments, including as part of the rise and adoption of global stablecoins. On...more

Sustainable Finance and Climate Change Risk in Financial Services - February 2020

Financial services regulators have been particularly vocal in the last 12 months, specifically about the impact on the financial services sector as the world experiences, and attempts to respond to, climate change. Mark...more

Open Finance: The Next Frontier in Fintech?

Call for input: Industry needs to engage as the FCA moves forward on its transformative vision for open finance. Imagine a world in which you could access your bank accounts, credit cards, mortgage, pensions, savings...more

Crypto Coming of Age: UK Regulation Hits Cryptoasset Business

New regulatory requirements, including registration and customer disclosure requirements, apply to regulated and unregulated persons carrying on relevant cryptoasset business. On 20 December 2019, the UK government published...more

Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Regulation 2020: United Kingdom

Although still actively developing, current UK policy thinking in relation to cryptocurrencies was set out by the UK Cryptoassets Taskforce in its Final Report (the “Taskforce Report”), published in October 2018. The...more

Report on IT Failures in the UK Financial Services Sector

UK Treasury Committee report warns that the current level and frequency of disruption and consumer harm is unacceptable. On 28 October 2019, the Treasury Committee published a report on IT failures in the financial...more

ESMA’s Consultation Paper on the MAR Review

Consultation provides chance for industry to comment on which elements of the regime are working well and where change is needed. Key Points: ..ESMA is seeking industry views on various aspects of MAR and whether they...more

Will Regulatory Reform Make Cryptoassets the Next Buyout Boom for Private Equity?

Recent and upcoming regulatory guidance on cryptoassets and the regulation of companies engaged in digital currency, such as issuers, crypto-exchanges, crypto-custodians, crypto-brokers, and other service providers, could...more

FCA to Clarify Scope of the Client Dealing Function

The FCA has announced that it plans to consult further on the scope of the Client Dealing Function under the SMCR. Key Points: ..The FCA acknowledges that the scope of the Client Dealing Function needs to be clarified,...more

FCA Supports Guidelines on the Open Banking Fall-Back Provisions Exemption

The FCA has outlined its approach to implementing key standards under the revised Payment Services Directive. The FCA has published a statement on its website relating to the European Banking Authority’s (EBA’s) Opinion...more

UK Government’s First FinTech Sector Strategy Launched at the International Fintech Conference

The Strategy emphasises the UK government’s continued push to create a world-leading FinTech sector. At the second International Fintech Conference held on 22 March 2018, Philip Hammond, Chancellor of the Exchequer,...more

Payments Innovation and Competition in Retail Banking Services Stay High on FCA Agenda for 2018

Driven by payments innovation and new regulation, 2018 is cited as the year for some of the most significant changes retail banking has seen. At the Westminster Business Forum for Digital Payments, Adoption, Innovation and...more

ECB Announces Support for Fintech Bank Applicants

On 15 November 2017, the European Central Bank (ECB) published a newsletter containing an article on how the ECB is dealing with the increasing number of fintech bank applications. The ECB is the banking supervisor, alongside...more

FCA Publishes Long-Awaited Consultation Papers on the Extension of the SMCR

The FCA will take a proportionate approach, reflecting the diversity of firms within the proposed regime’s remit. On 26 July 2017, the FCA published its long-awaited Consultation Papers on the extension of the Senior...more

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