9/15/2026 10:22:56 PM UK adds new exclusions to cryptoasset regime By Harry Eddis Richard Hay James Morris Sam Quicke Olivia Murphy Sophia Le Vesconte Simon Treacy +4 more... Show less The Government has laid legislation to amend the perimeter of the UK’s cryptoasset regulatory regime following a consultation earlier...
9/9/2026 8:09:51 PM Bank of England to receive new objective to support payments innovation By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Sam Quicke Olivia Murphy Simon Treacy Sophia Le Vesconte +3 more... Show less The UK Government has proposed setting the Bank of England an objective of facilitating innovation in payments. The new objective will be...
9/8/2026 9:19:04 PM UK FCA tells firms to prepare for vulnerability wave in response to frontier AI By Raza Naeem Simon Treacy The most advanced AI models are accelerating the identification of cyber vulnerabilities at financial services firms. Following a...
8/14/2026 3:41:40 PM EU supervisors suggest how financial firms should prevent, detect and manage AI-cyber disruption By Raza Naeem Simon Treacy Last month the European Central Bank told the banks it oversees to submit their plans for addressing AI-enabled cybersecurity threats by...
8/10/2026 2:39:30 PM UK FCA reminds firms not to let growth get ahead of good governance By Simon Treacy The Financial Conduct Authority has reviewed how governance, risk management and control frameworks are developing at a group of rapidly...
7/22/2026 8:37:09 AM ECJ restricts scope of PSD2: return of the ancillary services exemption? By Marius Raetz Leonard van den Ende There is an old saying: if you think you may be providing payment services, you probably are. And if you transfer funds, you definitely...
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...