10/6/2025 12:56:45 PM FCA simplifies AoV reporting requirements but maintains rigorous standards By Premlata Fagan The FCA has now finalised its revised assessment of value reporting requirements, maintaining standards generally, whilst simplifying the...
10/3/2025 4:35:58 PM Conclusions pending: FCA reports on the application of the Consumer Duty to wholesale firms By Sara Cody Back in July, the government asked the FCA to report to it on the application of the Consumer Duty to wholesale firms. This followed...
10/1/2025 1:43:40 PM Applying the consumer duty to crypto – rules vs outcomes in action By Sara Cody In its 2024 Consumer Duty CFI, the FCA asked industry whether regulation founded upon high-level ‘outcomes-based’ requirements might be...
9/29/2025 9:25:32 AM FCA lays groundwork for scrapping contactless limit By Simon Treacy The FCA is consulting on removing contactless payment limits. If the proposals are finalised, banks and other payment service providers...
9/23/2025 10:16:16 AM FCA tailors how its rulebook will apply to cryptoasset activities By Harry Eddis Richard Hay James Morris Olivia Murphy Sam Quicke Simon Treacy +3 more... Show less A new consultation from the Financial Conduct Authority shows more clearly the extent of the compliance burden to come for crypto...
9/8/2025 12:36:07 PM UK consults on closing the Payment Systems Regulator By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Frances Hodgkins Olivia Murphy Sam Quicke Simon Treacy +3 more... Show less HM Treasury has opened a consultation on moving the functions of the Payment Systems Regulator into the Financial Conduct Authority. The...
9/3/2025 7:09:50 PM UK drafts changes to Money Laundering Regulations By James Morris Olivia Murphy Simon Treacy Duncan Campbell +1 more... Show less The UK Government has shared draft legislation amending the Money Laundering Regulations, including changes to cryptoasset regulation,...
9/3/2025 1:57:35 PM Catch up on our recent payments podcasts By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Frances Hodgkins Olivia Murphy Sam Quicke Simon Treacy +3 more... Show less It has been a busy summer for the regulation of payment services in the UK. As well as calling on e-money and payments firms to improve...
8/28/2025 3:57:01 PM FCA finds shortcomings in algorithmic trading controls By Simon Treacy Stephen Clipsham The Financial Conduct Authority has found significant variation in how firms comply with their algorithmic trading control obligations....
8/11/2025 3:31:33 PM UK signals changes to appointed representatives regime By James Morris Simon Treacy Appointed representatives are not authorised to provide financial services but can carry on regulated activities under the supervision of...
8/11/2025 11:02:42 AM FCA finds senior managers among those breaching communication policies By Raza Naeem Alexia Katzaros Simon Treacy Wholesale banks record staff communications to help them spot misconduct. The UK FCA has found breaches of firms’ recording and...
8/8/2025 1:44:40 PM FCA implements first phase of Mortgage Rule Review By Clare Whittle Emily Rainbird The FCA has taken its first steps towards simplifying mortgage rules and increasing flexibility for firms and customers under its...
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 Frances Hodgkins Arjun Lakhani Simon Treacy +3 more... Show less Payments firms must safeguard the funds they receive from customers in connection with making payments or issuing e-money. The Financial...
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...