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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 +3 more...

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 +1 more...

In a hotly-anticipated decision overturning the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court has found that car dealers, acting as credit brokers...

7/22/2025 5:17:50 PM

The countdown begins: FMIs given one year to put fundamental rules into practice

By James Morris Simon Treacy

The Bank of England has finalised its Fundamental Rules for financial market infrastructure. Having originally proposed a six-month...

7/21/2025 1:16:39 PM

The Consumer Duty and BNPL – uncomfortable accommodation or a meeting of minds?

By Sara Cody

Earlier this year the Government laid legislation before Parliament to bring more BNPL agreements into the scope of UK regulation (see:...

7/18/2025 3:52:33 PM

HMT is updating the MLRs - here's what you need to know

By Duncan Campbell

HMT has published the UK government's response to its 2024 consultation on the Money Laundering Regulations (MLRs). In its response it...

7/18/2025 12:00:19 PM

In the numbers: the FCA and PRA's interventions and enforcement work 2024-25

By Duncan Campbell

From an interventions and enforcement perspective, the PRA's annual report is fairly brief as usual. The FCA's annual report gives a...

7/18/2025 9:11:01 AM

FCA shapes rules for BNPL at start of one year countdown to new regime

By Harry Eddis Clare Whittle Frances Hodgkins +4 more...

Buy-now pay-later providers often rely on exemptions to remain outside the scope of regulation. As the UK plans to tighten these...

7/17/2025 10:44:00 AM

Leeds Reforms: Starting gun sounds for comprehensive reforms to the FOS

By Sara Cody

The government, together with the FCA and the FOS, has begun the process of modernising the UK’s redress framework by publishing two...

7/16/2025 7:35:17 PM

Leeds Reforms: HMT establishes the statutory framework for targeted support

By Dapo Akintola

The Treasury has published a policy note and draft statutory instrument (the “Draft SI”) outlining proposed changes to the Regulated...

7/16/2025 10:08:13 AM

Leeds Reforms: the SMCR proposals at a glance

By Duncan Campbell

As part of the Leeds Reforms, HMT, the FCA and the PRA published consultation papers on a package of proposed changes to the SMCR. Their...

7/15/2025 8:05:35 PM

One step closer to the next generation of UK retail payments infrastructure

By Olivia Murphy

In November last year the Government released its north star for UK payments in the form of the National Payments Vision. The NPV...

7/15/2025 8:05:15 PM

UK puts growth at heart of financial services strategy

By Peter Bevan Simon Treacy

The UK Government has published a Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy. The Strategy, which was launched as part of the...

7/15/2025 11:24:10 AM

Mansion House 2025: UK uses “Leeds Reforms” to rewire financial system

By Peter Bevan Harry Eddis Clare McMullen +5 more...

Rachel Reeves has used a summit in Leeds to announce a wide-ranging package of reforms to financial regulation. A new strategy for...

7/10/2025 4:14:23 PM

FCA fines Monzo £21m for failing to ensure its financial crime systems and controls keep pace with its business growth

By Jankee Gohil

Monzo’s story is so similar to many others – a small firm experiences rapid and significant business growth but its processes, systems...

7/8/2025 8:31:06 PM

Final pieces of DORA rulebook fall into place

By Raza Naeem James Morris Simon Treacy

In the last couple of years EU financial entities have been busy implementing the Digital Operational Resilience Act. DORA started to...

7/8/2025 5:19:50 PM

EBA to extend its outsourcing guidelines to cover all third party risks outside DORA

By Raza Naeem Simon Treacy

The European Banking Authority is consulting on new guidelines for the management of third party risk. The guidelines will replace the...

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FCA confirms tougher safeguarding rules for payments and e-money but delays longer-term reform

Divided loyalties: the Supreme Court on motor finance commission disclosures

The countdown begins: FMIs given one year to put fundamental rules into practice

The Consumer Duty and BNPL – uncomfortable accommodation or a meeting of minds?

HMT is updating the MLRs - here's what you need to know

In the numbers: the FCA and PRA's interventions and enforcement work 2024-25

FCA shapes rules for BNPL at start of one year countdown to new regime

Leeds Reforms: Starting gun sounds for comprehensive reforms to the FOS

Leeds Reforms: HMT establishes the statutory framework for targeted support

Leeds Reforms: the SMCR proposals at a glance

One step closer to the next generation of UK retail payments infrastructure

UK puts growth at heart of financial services strategy

Mansion House 2025: UK uses “Leeds Reforms” to rewire financial system

FCA fines Monzo £21m for failing to ensure its financial crime systems and controls keep pace with its business growth

Final pieces of DORA rulebook fall into place

EBA to extend its outsourcing guidelines to cover all third party risks outside DORA