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The Government has published a policy statement, and presented a Financial Services and Markets Bill to Parliament (“FSMB”), confirming...
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The Government has presented a Financial Services and Markets Bill before Parliament. The Bill, which was included in the 2026 King’s...
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Alastair Holt and Simon Treacy have co-authored the UK chapter for GLI’s Banking Regulation 2026. The UK Government has promised to use...
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In 2024 HM Treasury promised a Payments Forward Plan to sequence future initiatives for the UK payments sector. The Plan has now arrived...
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The Financial Conduct Authority has confirmed the rules that will apply to buy-now pay-later providers under a new regulatory regime. UK...
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Our Financial Regulation Outlook 2026 (now updated to January 2026) explores the key regulatory developments that we expect to see in the...
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Earlier this year the Government laid legislation before Parliament to bring more BNPL agreements into the scope of UK regulation (see:...
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Buy-now pay-later providers often rely on exemptions to remain outside the scope of regulation. As the UK plans to tighten these...
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HM Treasury has released a consultation paper proposing reform of the Consumer Credit Act. The consultation closes on 21 July 2025. A...
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The Government has taken the next step towards regulating buy-now pay-later. It is laying the legislation that will bring BNPL agreements...
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Our Financial Regulation Outlook 2025 report explores the key regulatory developments that we expect to see in the Banking, Asset...
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In allowing three appeals (Johnson v FirstRand Bank, Wrench v FirstRand Bank and Hopcraft v Close Brothers Limited) the Court of Appeal...
Reforming the Consumer Credit Act 1974 – Consultation Response It’s been a busy month for financial services reform, with the “Mansion...
There have been concerns for some time that the proliferation of easy-to-get (or frictionless) Buy-Now-Pay-Later ("BNPL") credit from...
It is coming, but whether it is before Christmas 2027 remains to be seen HM Treasury has released a consultation into the reform of the...
On 7 June 2021, political agreement was reached between the European Parliament and the EC on the proposals for a Directive on Credit...