On 14 October 2025, the FCA published a consultation paper (CP25/28) setting out its proposals to facilitate the adoption of tokenisation...
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On 30 September 2025, the FCA released a series of important updates on the Consumer Duty: A letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer,...
The UK's payments landscape is on the cusp of significant regulatory change. In March 2025, the UK government announced that it would...
On the evening of Tuesday 15 July 2025, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, delivered her second Mansion House speech, in...
In our previous blog post (here) on Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL), we examined the UK Government’s proposals to bring interest-free BNPL...
On the evening of Tuesday 15 July 2025, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, delivered her second Mansion House speech, in...
On 20 June 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its findings following a multi-firm review into risk management and...
On 13 June 2025, the House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee (the Committee) published its report on the secondary...
On 28 May 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation setting out its proposed rules for the two newly regulated...
On 28 May 2025, the FCA published a consultation paper outlining its proposed prudential rules for firms that issue qualifying...
For a long time, both the PRA and FCA have recognised that climate change is a potential material financial risk to regulated firms. On...
The FCA has introduced a “joint payment” option for research and execution services for UK fund managers. This is intended to address...