1/28/2026 12:13:33 PM Here are the specifics – FCA sets out the application of the Consumer Duty to regulated cryptoasset business By Sara Cody The FCA has confirmed that its Consumer Duty will apply to regulated cryptoasset business. In response to industry feedback, it has now...
1/27/2026 10:16:21 PM Payments in 2026 #2 – Modernising payments regulation By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Frances Hodgkins Olivia Murphy Imran Bhaluani Simon Treacy +3 more... Show less This year the UK will start a multi-year project to upgrade how payment services and e-money are regulated. Innovation in the...
1/27/2026 10:16:01 PM Payments in 2026 #1 – Safeguarding By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Frances Hodgkins Olivia Murphy Imran Bhaluani Simon Treacy +3 more... Show less This year the UK Financial Conduct Authority is raising the bar for what payments and e-money institutions need to do to protect their...
1/27/2026 3:02:07 PM UK FCA opens review into long-term impact of AI on retail financial services By Raza Naeem Simon Treacy Sara Cody Recent advances in AI – particularly generative AI – could transform retail financial services. The Financial Conduct Authority has...
1/27/2026 11:53:04 AM Asia Fintech & Payments Regulatory Bulletin – January 2026 By Elizabeth Webb Claris Teo The end of 2025 saw significant regulatory activity across Asian fintech regulation, with key themes including virtual asset frameworks,...
1/23/2026 5:51:39 PM FCA returns with more detail on how its rules will apply to UK-regulated crypto activities By Peter Bevan Harry Eddis James Morris Sara Cody Simon Treacy Olivia Murphy +3 more... Show less The Financial Conduct Authority has set out how its rules will apply to firms carrying out cryptoasset activities in the UK. Its latest...
1/22/2026 10:20:19 AM Singapore: MAS Strengthens Liquidity Risk Management Framework for Fund Managers By Shernice Soh Claris Teo MAS has issued a consultation paper proposing updates to the Guidelines on Liquidity Risk Management Practices for Fund Management...
1/21/2026 9:30:03 AM FCA set deadline for giving UK firms more AI guidance By Raza Naeem Simon Treacy Sara Cody A parliamentary committee has called on the UK Financial Conduct Authority to give more clarity on how financial regulation applies to...
1/19/2026 3:51:37 PM U.S. Financial Regulation 2026 Year Ahead By Stephen Clipsham In 2025, the U.S. financial regulatory landscape witnessed one of the most dramatic transformations in a decade, with a flurry of White...
1/16/2026 10:28:24 AM Singapore: MAS sets out expectations for recruitment and onboarding of financial representatives By Shernice Soh Claris Teo MAS has published an information paper setting out standards that it expects financial institutions to apply when assessing whether their...
1/16/2026 10:26:33 AM Singapore: MAS consortium releases comprehensive AI Risk Management Handbook for financial institutions By Shernice Soh Claris Teo The MindForge consortium has published the AI Risk Management: Executive Handbook, which provides guidance on AI governance and risk...
1/15/2026 5:12:21 PM UK/EU Wholesale Markets Reform Timeline - January 2026 update By Karen Cooper Stephen Clipsham View our UK/EU Wholesale Markets Reform timeline which has been updated to reflect recent developments. The timeline includes links to...
1/8/2026 10:35:46 PM FCA indicates timetable for crypto licence applications By Peter Bevan James Morris Harry Eddis Olivia Murphy Simon Treacy +2 more... Show less Firms can start applying to enter the UK’s cryptoasset licensing regime from this autumn, according to an update from the Financial...
1/8/2026 4:57:31 PM See you around, KID: our take on the FCA's final rules for CCIs By Sara Cody Elliot Jack Stephen Clipsham Just before Christmas, the FCA slid their long-awaited final rules for Consumer Composite Investments ("CCI"), under the Christmas tree....
1/6/2026 1:55:47 PM FCA finalises new ancillary activities tests for application from January 2027 By Karen Cooper Stephen Clipsham The FCA has published its policy statement (PS25/24) on the ancillary activities test which firms trading in commodity derivatives,...