Jones Day Presents: State Regulations and Blockchain
UK Chancellor launches consultation on the proposed Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System (PISCES) as part of the Spring Budget. On 6 March 2024, HM Treasury published a consultation paper seeking...more
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Digital Securities Sandbox) Regulations 2023 came into force on Jan. 8, creating the U.K.'s first digital securities sandbox within which firms would be able to test new...more
Challenges and opportunities in the US, UK and Europe - "Many Fintechs that previously avoided bank-like regulation in the US are now actively seeking that status." The digital revolution was well underway long before most...more
SMCR extension: SI extending implementation date made - The Bank of England and Financial Services Act 2016 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/929) have been made....more
BigTech: International Banking Federation report - The House of Lords EU Services Sub-Committee has published the letter it has sent to John Glen, Economic Secretary and City Minister, on the UK-EU negotiations in...more
Key developments of interest over the last month include: Spain: The Spanish Council of Ministers has approved a draft Bill for the Digital Transformation of the Financial System, which will create a Spanish regulatory...more
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published a Call for Input on a Cross-Sector Sandbox, seeking input on whether a U.K. cross-sector sandbox is needed. The FCA has observed that due to emerging technologies, business...more
With crypto-currencies on the rise and technological developments providing great opportunities in the financial services sector, Initial Coin Offerings ("ICO") provide an innovative way of raising capital. They are...more
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has launched the Green FinTech Challenge for firms developing innovative products and services to assist in the U.K.’s transition to a low-carbon economy. The Challenge is part of the...more
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has announced that the application window has opened for cohort five of its regulatory sandbox. The FCA announced the successful applicants to the previous cohort in July 2018....more
FCA teams up with other regulators to advance its idea of creating a global regulatory sandbox. The FCA, along with several other financial services regulators, has launched a consultation on the operating framework for a...more
The Financial Conduct Authority has published a press release confirming the acceptance of 29 firms to begin testing in the fourth cohort of its regulatory sandbox....more
The Financial Conduct Authority has issued a questionnaire on whether a global regulatory sandbox for fintech and other innovative businesses would be beneficial and how it would operate. The FCA set up the United Kingdom's...more
The FCA seeks industry feedback to capitalise on global regulatory sandbox trend. The regulatory sandbox was pioneered by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) back in November 2015 — a “safe space” in which businesses can...more
BROKER-DEALER - FINRA Proposes Rule Change Related to the Content of the Securities Industry Essentials Examination - On January 12, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) filed with the Securities and...more
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
Regulatory sandboxes are becoming a global trend, providing plenty of opportunities for innovative businesses. Pioneered in the UK as part of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) “Project Innovate”, a regulatory sandbox...more