29 Jan, 2024 PRA consults on plans to bolster insurers' solvent exit planning By Jimi Piggott-Bader The PRA has opened a consultation (CP2/24) on how insurers prepare to execute solvent exits. All PRA-regulated insurers – other than...
26 Jan, 2024 Payments in 2024 #5 – All systems go: A significant year for payment systems By Harry Eddis Frances Hodgkins Arjun Lakhani Olivia Murphy Bethan Poole Simon Treacy +3 more... Show less The UK government has promised to release a National Payments Vision. In his first speech of the year, the Managing Director of the...
25 Jan, 2024 Payments in 2024 #4 – Coin money: Fitting stablecoins into regulation By Harry Eddis Frances Hodgkins Arjun Lakhani Olivia Murphy Bethan Poole Simon Treacy +3 more... Show less Whether they see stablecoins as a potential competitor or new product line, payments firms have a stake in how stablecoins and similar...
25 Jan, 2024 Greenwashing: ESMA revised guidelines and new UK rules By Terry Yiangou This article first appeared in Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence. Few subjects in finance are as complicated and emotive as ESG...
24 Jan, 2024 Payments in 2024 #3 – Fighting back: A milestone year for tackling payment fraud By Harry Eddis Frances Hodgkins Arjun Lakhani Olivia Murphy Bethan Poole Simon Treacy +3 more... Show less Fraud is the most common crime in England and Wales. Not only are payment service providers on the front line when it comes to preventing...
24 Jan, 2024 Opening panDORA’s box: ESAs finalise first batch of DORA Level 2 By Raza Naeem Jimi Piggott-Bader Simon Treacy The European Supervisory Authorities have submitted to the European Commission the first batch of draft technical standards under DORA....
23 Jan, 2024 Payments in 2024 #2 – Better safe than sorry: Payments firms face changes to safeguarding rules By Harry Eddis Frances Hodgkins Arjun Lakhani Olivia Murphy Bethan Poole Simon Treacy +3 more... Show less Last year the Financial Conduct Authority told payments firms that their “top priority” should be ensuring that their customers’ money is...
22 Jan, 2024 Payments in 2024 #1 – Breaking down the DORA: Why payments firms need to prioritise operational resilience By Harry Eddis Frances Hodgkins Arjun Lakhani Olivia Murphy Bethan Poole Simon Treacy +3 more... Show less 2024 is the year of DORA. With less than twelve months before the Digital Operational Resilience Act starts to apply, payments firms in...
19 Jan, 2024 Feeling the pressure: the FCA is asking firms about non-financial misconduct and NDAs By Elizabeth Dowd Duncan Campbell The Treasury Committee this week in its “Sexism in the City” inquiry expressed concern that the industry is falling short on...
16 Jan, 2024 New SMCR fine: right-sizing controls to your business risk (and SMF delegations) By Joseph Richmond Duncan Campbell Saurabh Gupta Bit by bit, enforcement actions are giving us more clarity on what “reasonable steps” means for senior managers. The latest news: the...