As we did in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, we have crowdsourced predictions for the year ahead from the Freshfields global fintech team....
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On 16 December 2024 the FCA published its much-anticipated Discussion Paper on (i) cryptoasset admissions and disclosures and (ii) the...
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The concept of ‘reverse solicitation’ marks the outer limit of the circumstances under which non-EU market participants can operate...
Finally! Avid readers of Freshfields blogs might remember from our post last autumn that the UK government and financial regulators in...
AI is a topic that is both new and old. Financial services firms have been grappling with the capabilities of AI and its use cases for...
On 17 October 2024, HM Treasury launched its third consultation on the proposed regulation of Buy-Now, Pay-Later (BNPL) credit...
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How the newly unveiled structure could deliver Europe’s next 5-year political ambitions The wait, at least for now, is finally over....
Background On 11 July 2024, the Law Commission published a scoping paper (the Scoping Paper) on Decentralised Autonomous Organisations...
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The EU’s prudential framework for investment firms, the Investment Firm Regulation (IFR) and the Investment Firm Directive (IFD), had its...
On 15 July 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Payment Services Regulator (PSR) published a call for information (CFI) on...
On 30 July 2024 the Law Commission of England and Wales published a supplemental report and amended draft bill which would introduce a...
On 23 July 2024 the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued a Final Notice against CB Payments Limited (CBPL), fining it c.£3.5m for a...