7/15/2026 12:29:24 PM Mansion House 2026: AI, AIFMs, payment services and more By Harry Eddis Carl Fernandes Peter Bevan Clare McMullen Alastair Holt Nikunj Kiri Raza Naeem Elizabeth Dowd Simon Treacy +6 more... Show less The Government has released a package of policy papers to coincide with the Chancellor’s latest Mansion House speech. Key themes are how...
7/14/2026 9:11:11 PM UK to future-proof payment services: HMT consults on stablecoins, AI and Open Banking By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Olivia Murphy Imran Bhaluani Simon Treacy Sam Quicke Sophia Le Vesconte Frances Hodgkins +5 more... Show less The Government has launched a major consultation on modernising how the UK regulates payment services and electronic money. HM Treasury...
7/7/2026 9:55:46 PM ECB tells EU banks to submit AI defence plans By Marius Raetz Raza Naeem Simon Treacy The European Central Bank has written to CEOs of significant euro area banks asking to see their plans for addressing AI-enabled...
6/28/2026 1:58:32 PM Consultation opens on next generation of UK payments infrastructure By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Olivia Murphy Frances Hodgkins Imran Bhaluani Simon Treacy Sophia Le Vesconte +4 more... Show less Work is underway to shape the future of the UK's retail payments infrastructure. A new consultation invites views on future payment...
6/22/2026 8:06:32 PM Bank of England updates its policy for UK systemic stablecoins By Richard Hay Harry Eddis Sophia Le Vesconte Simon Treacy +1 more... Show less The Bank of England has released a policy statement on the UK’s regime for systemic stablecoins. It has revised some of the policies it...
5/20/2026 5:03:52 PM Parliament introduces wide-ranging Bill to reform UK financial services regulation By Peter Bevan Nikunj Kiri Clare McMullen Alastair Holt Michael Kent Elizabeth Dowd Harry Eddis Raza Naeem Clare Whittle Simon Treacy +7 more... Show less The Government has presented a Financial Services and Markets Bill before Parliament. The Bill, which was included in the 2026 King’s...
5/6/2026 9:41:27 AM EU DGSD reform brings more “bank‑style” protection for client funds – what it means for firms and their bank partners By Marius Raetz Dr Clemens Boehm Client funds have always sat in a slightly awkward place in EU financial regulation. Sectoral rules for payment institutions (PSD 2),...
4/23/2026 7:35:21 PM UK to bring stablecoins into payment services regulation By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Sam Quicke Frances Hodgkins Olivia Murphy Simon Treacy +3 more... Show less HM Treasury has confirmed that it plans to bring stablecoins into payments regulation, and address potential overlap with the crypto...
3/25/2026 9:37:28 AM UK payments priorities for 2026 include agentic AI and stablecoins By Harry Eddis Frances Hodgkins Olivia Murphy Imran Bhaluani Fiona Garrahan Simon Treacy +3 more... Show less The Financial Conduct Authority has released its regulatory priorities report for the UK payments industry. The report lands at a crucial...
3/20/2026 3:48:27 PM UK firms given one year to prepare for new incident and third party reporting rules By Raza Naeem James Morris Simon Treacy As they continue to adopt new technology, including AI, financial service providers face ever-growing cyber threats and operational...
2/26/2026 12:25:20 PM UK plan paves pathway to payments reforms By Harry Eddis Frances Hodgkins Olivia Murphy Fiona Garrahan Imran Bhaluani Simon Treacy +3 more... Show less In 2024 HM Treasury promised a Payments Forward Plan to sequence future initiatives for the UK payments sector. The Plan has now arrived...
2/24/2026 10:30:59 AM FCA enforcement of the Consumer Duty – What do we know? By Sara Cody The publication of the FCA’s first Enforcement Watch attracted significant attention. FCA Co-head of Enforcement Therese Chambers had...
2/19/2026 2:32:19 PM Modernising redress: Board minutes provide an update on future changes to FOS powers By Sara Cody The Financial Ombudsman Service (“FOS”) has published the minutes of is January 2026 board meeting setting out next steps on proposals to...
2/6/2026 10:58:00 AM Financial Regulation Legal Outlook 2026 By Stephen Clipsham Our Financial Regulation Outlook 2026 (now updated to January 2026) explores the key regulatory developments that we expect to see in the...
1/29/2026 2:09:43 PM FCA transparency drive delivers first Enforcement Watch publication By Sara Cody During discussions around the FCA’s 2024 attempt to secure greater powers to name firms under investigation – which concluded with a...
1/29/2026 1:42:54 PM Payments in 2026 #5 – Agentic AI By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Frances Hodgkins Olivia Murphy Imran Bhaluani Simon Treacy +3 more... Show less This year firms will need to apply pre-AI regulation to their adoption of the latest technologies. Automating customer journeys...