18 Dec, 2024 EU says good-quality DORA registers are within reach By Raza Naeem James Morris Frances Hodgkins Simon Treacy +1 more... Show less Earlier this year around 1,000 firms took part in a “dry-run” to test the process for reporting registers under the EU’s Digital...
16 Dec, 2024 FCA takes first step on its crypto roadmap By Harry Eddis Richard Hay James Morris Olivia Murphy Sam Quicke +2 more... Show less The FCA recently issued its crypto roadmap to map the future development of a comprehensive regulatory regime for cryptoassets. Now the...
12 Dec, 2024 UK opens review of its administration regime for payment firms By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Frances Hodgkins Olivia Murphy Arjun Lakhani Sam Quicke +3 more... Show less HM Treasury has launched an independent review of PESAR, the Payment and Electronic Money Special Administration Regime. PESAR was...
11 Dec, 2024 Digital assets in the Abu Dhabi Global Market: FSRA establishes a new regulatory framework for Fiat-Referenced Tokens By Gabriella Savastano Zoe Zhang Trump’s decisive win in the US election has fuelled the crypto market with enthusiasm, pushing Bitcoin to new all-time price highs....
26 Nov, 2024 Dubai’s VARA issues new crypto marketing regulations and guidance By Gabriella Savastano Businesses wishing to market virtual assets and related activities in the UAE will now have comply with a new set of Marketing...
26 Nov, 2024 Trump 2.0 and Tech By Joshua Klayman Jennifer Calver In the wake of his decisive win, Donald J. Trump is rapidly reshaping the Washington, DC landscape. His bold new vision is already...
26 Nov, 2024 UK revises crypto regulation approach and timetable By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Sophia Le Vesconte Simon Treacy +1 more... Show less The FCA has released a crypto roadmap, sharing its plans for developing cryptoasset regulation over the next couple of years. It follows...
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...