20 Nov, 2024 Key implications of Hong Kong’s new SFC circular on GenAI Language Models By Eunice Lee Albert Yuen Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission has issued new guidance on the use of GenAI for corporations licensed under its rules –...
19 Nov, 2024 UK government outlines National Payments Vision and confirms plans to issue Digital Gilt Instrument By Simon Treacy Sophia Le Vesconte In the concluding remarks of her first Mansion House speech, Rachel Reeves made two key fintech announcements on (1) the publication of...
19 Nov, 2024 Bank of England drafts fundamental rules for financial market infrastructure By James Morris Simon Treacy In a consultation the Bank of England proposes requiring UK financial market infrastructure to meet 10 new Fundamental Rules. The rules...
12 Nov, 2024 UK’s new government makes moves on AI safety By Jennifer Calver Simon Treacy At a time when all eyes have been on the US, a few recent developments indicate how the UK government and regulators aim to balance AI...
25 Sep, 2024 Payments firms face stricter safeguarding standards By Harry Eddis Frances Hodgkins Arjun Lakhani Olivia Murphy Bethan Poole Simon Treacy Richard Hay Sam Quicke +5 more... Show less The Financial Conduct Authority has set out its stall to strengthen safeguarding rules for payments and e-money firms. Firms will need to...
02 Aug, 2024 A changing landscape: Bank of England’s approach to innovation in money and payments By Simon Treacy Against the backdrop of a rapidly evolving payments landscape, the Bank of England has launched a discussion paper on how it should...
30 Jul, 2024 The missing DORA technical standard on subcontracting is found By Harry Eddis Raza Naeem James Morris Olivia Murphy +1 more... Show less The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) have finalised their much-anticipated technical standard on subcontracting ICT services...
22 Jul, 2024 UK regulators consider their approach to big tech and digital wallets | Linklaters By Richard Hay Harry Eddis Jonathan Ford Sophia Le Vesconte Olivia Murphy Sam Quicke +3 more... Show less The FCA and PSR have issued a Call for Information to help inform their approach to big tech and digital wallets
19 Jul, 2024 Changing of the guard: What the tech and fintech sectors can expect from the UK's new Labour government By Jennifer Calver Simon Treacy Clare Murray Elton Qemali +1 more... Show less In the Labour Party’s 2024 manifesto, one word stood out more than others: Change. Technology is at the heart of Labour’s industrial...
17 Jul, 2024 ESAs finalise second batch of DORA Level 2 rules – but one is missing… By Raza Naeem James Morris Simon Treacy The European Supervisory Authorities have finalised more technical standards under the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act. EU...
10 Jul, 2024 Games and interactive entertainment legal trends 2024: Mid-year update By Alex Roberts Verity Egerton-Doyle Jennifer Calver At the mid-year point we take stock and refresh our top five trends shaping the legal outlook for games and interactive entertainment....
09 Jul, 2024 Tech Legal Outlook 2024 Mid-Year Update: Driving value from AI By Jennifer Calver Clare Murray Elaine Choo AI is accelerating digital change and it continues to shape the outlook for 2024, bringing disruption and opportunity. But it remains a...
04 Jul, 2024 EU institutions explore AI in financial services By Simon Treacy As our mid-year legal outlook shows, the legal impact of AI adoption is not limited to the tech sector. Financial services firms are...
24 Jun, 2024 The Middle East emerging as an oasis for tech and fintech By Gabriella Savastano Nick Roudev Jennifer Calver In the battle between East and West for tech dominance , the Middle East is emerging as a tech hub – with its sights set on becoming an...
18 Jun, 2024 Unlocking the future of payments: The role of AI in transforming transactions By Simon Treacy Jennifer Calver The payments industry has a strong track record of using AI to help spot and stop fraud. As well as continuing to invest in the arms race...
07 Jun, 2024 FCA looks to the future of finance in speech to investment managers By Simon Treacy Premlata Fagan In a globalised industry, having a strong regulatory regime that embraces innovation helps make the case for investing with money...