Fiona Garrahan

2/26/2026 12:25:20 PM

UK plan paves pathway to payments reforms

By Harry Eddis Frances Hodgkins Olivia Murphy +3 more...

In 2024 HM Treasury promised a Payments Forward Plan to sequence future initiatives for the UK payments sector. The Plan has now arrived...

2/11/2026 8:37:34 PM

By Frances Hodgkins Fiona Garrahan Simon Treacy

The Financial Conduct Authority has confirmed the rules that will apply to buy-now pay-later providers under a new regulatory regime. UK...

11/27/2025 11:23:54 AM

By Harry Eddis Andreas Van Impe Marius Raetz +6 more...

The European Parliament and Council have agreed changes to the EU’s payments regulatory framework. A new Payment Services Regulation...

7/18/2025 9:11:01 AM

By Harry Eddis Clare Whittle Frances Hodgkins +4 more...

Buy-now pay-later providers often rely on exemptions to remain outside the scope of regulation. As the UK plans to tighten these...

6/26/2025 4:32:08 PM

By Harry Eddis Frances Hodgkins Olivia Murphy +3 more...

The Financial Conduct Authority has called on UK payments firms to improve their compliance arrangements. It follows a review which has...

5/19/2025 10:13:05 AM

By Harry Eddis Clare Whittle Arjun Lakhani +5 more...

The Government has taken the next step towards regulating buy-now pay-later. It is laying the legislation that will bring BNPL agreements...

4/30/2025 1:28:41 PM

By Fiona Garrahan Sara Cody Simon Treacy

The Financial Conduct Authority is stepping up its work on AI in financial services. The results of its recent AI Sprint show how...

2/3/2025 3:51:41 PM

By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Frances Hodgkins +5 more...

Weaknesses in governance, oversight and leadership are a root cause of many regulatory issues. This is the message from the Financial...