9/8/2025 12:36:07 PM UK consults on closing the Payment Systems Regulator By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Frances Hodgkins Olivia Murphy Sam Quicke Simon Treacy +3 more... Show less HM Treasury has opened a consultation on moving the functions of the Payment Systems Regulator into the Financial Conduct Authority. The...
9/5/2025 11:03:48 AM Singapore: MAS updates licensing and conduct of business guidelines for fund managers By Elizabeth Webb Claris Teo MAS has recently revised the Guidelines on Licensing and Conduct of Business for Fund Management Companies (Guidelines). These changes...
9/5/2025 8:41:47 AM Singapore: MAS updates Guidelines for Liquidity Risk Management for Banks By Elizabeth Webb Claris Teo The MAS is seeking feedback on proposed revisions to its Guidelines on Liquidity Risk Management for banks, merchant banks and finance...
9/3/2025 7:09:50 PM UK drafts changes to Money Laundering Regulations By James Morris Olivia Murphy Simon Treacy Duncan Campbell +1 more... Show less The UK Government has shared draft legislation amending the Money Laundering Regulations, including changes to cryptoasset regulation,...
9/3/2025 1:57:35 PM Catch up on our recent payments podcasts By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Frances Hodgkins Olivia Murphy Sam Quicke Simon Treacy +3 more... Show less It has been a busy summer for the regulation of payment services in the UK. As well as calling on e-money and payments firms to improve...
8/29/2025 8:52:42 AM Singapore: Tokenize Xchange - MAS refers cryptocurrency platform to police By Elizabeth Webb Claris Teo On 1 August 2025, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that AmazingTech Pte Ltd (ATPL), operator of the Tokenize Xchange...
8/29/2025 8:39:13 AM Singapore: MAS cracks down on unauthorized bank data access By Elizabeth Webb Claris Teo The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued Prohibition Orders (POs) against three individuals under the Financial Services and...
8/28/2025 3:57:01 PM FCA finds shortcomings in algorithmic trading controls By Simon Treacy Stephen Clipsham The Financial Conduct Authority has found significant variation in how firms comply with their algorithmic trading control obligations....
8/28/2025 9:56:17 AM DORA: Designating critical ICT third-party service providers By Guillaume Couneson Raza Naeem Simon Treacy The European Supervisory Authorities are contacting vendors to say they expect to designate them as being “critical” to the EU financial...
8/19/2025 3:21:12 PM EU insurance supervisor guides firms on managing AI risks By Rebekah Ellis The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority has finalised its opinion on AI Governance and Risk Management. EIOPA’s...
8/13/2025 10:07:55 AM Singapore: MAS Says Cheque, Please: MAS’s latest update in the SGD Corporate Cheque Phase-out and introduction of EDP and EDP+ By Elizabeth Webb Claris Teo The Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”) had previously issued a consultation paper on its planned initiatives to phase out corporate...
8/11/2025 3:31:33 PM UK signals changes to appointed representatives regime By James Morris Simon Treacy Appointed representatives are not authorised to provide financial services but can carry on regulated activities under the supervision of...
8/11/2025 11:02:42 AM FCA finds senior managers among those breaching communication policies By Raza Naeem Alexia Katzaros Simon Treacy Wholesale banks record staff communications to help them spot misconduct. The UK FCA has found breaches of firms’ recording and...
8/8/2025 1:44:40 PM FCA implements first phase of Mortgage Rule Review By Clare Whittle Emily Rainbird The FCA has taken its first steps towards simplifying mortgage rules and increasing flexibility for firms and customers under its...
8/7/2025 11:26:05 AM FCA confirms tougher safeguarding rules for payments and e-money but delays longer-term reform By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Olivia Murphy Frances Hodgkins Arjun Lakhani Simon Treacy +3 more... Show less Payments firms must safeguard the funds they receive from customers in connection with making payments or issuing e-money. The Financial...
8/4/2025 1:10:13 PM Divided loyalties: the Supreme Court on motor finance commission disclosures By Clare McMullen Elizabeth Dowd Clare Whittle Verity Kemp +1 more... Show less In a hotly-anticipated decision overturning the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court has found that car dealers, acting as credit brokers...