3/25/2025 10:23:39 AM Understanding Agentic AI: The power of autonomy By Joshua Klayman Toby Irenshtain Artificial Intelligence has been making waves for some time now, and its applications are becoming more sophisticated by the day. One of...
3/18/2025 11:50:03 AM FCA rejection of crypto firm application shows importance of effective risk assessments By James Morris Duncan Campbell Simon Treacy In a relatively rare crypto-related decision notice, the Financial Conduct Authority has chosen not to register a cryptoasset exchange...
3/17/2025 8:30:58 AM More support for overseas firms, crypto and start-ups: FCA pledges to support growth under UK Action Plan By Peter Bevan Simon Treacy The UK Government has released a cross-sectoral Action Plan for regulation. Building on the Chancellor’s Mansion House speech, the plan...
3/13/2025 4:48:39 PM Asia Fintech and Payments regulatory update: March 2025 By Peiying Chua Alex Roberts Gabriella Savastano Welcome to the Linklaters Asia Fintech and Payments regulatory update for March 2025 – a horizon scan where we flag key updates for...
3/13/2025 11:45:21 AM UK & EU Fintech and Payments regulation update – March 2025 By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Simon Treacy Frances Hodgkins Arjun Lakhani Olivia Murphy +3 more... Show less In this monthly update, we summarise the latest legal and regulatory developments for firms in the Fintech and Payments sector. We also...
3/7/2025 11:21:47 AM Subcontracting rule changes agreed, clearing path towards finalised DORA rulebook By Raza Naeem James Morris Simon Treacy Even though the Digital Operational Resilience Act started to apply in January, some parts of the DORA regulatory framework have not yet...
3/6/2025 5:16:28 PM How the SFC plans to shape Hong Kong’s virtual asset ecosystem By Carl Fernandes Kishore Bhindi Clara Hackney Natalie Lam +1 more... Show less The SFC has recently published a "A-S-P-I-Re" roadmap which sets out the regulator’s intended direction of travel for the regulation of...
3/6/2025 3:31:05 PM 19 March "meet the regulators": Linklaters London conference on AI in financial services and other key 2025 topics in financial regulation By Karen Cooper Victoria Hickman Simon Treacy Come and join us for a half-day spring outlook conference (register here) on 19 March in our Linklaters London Office. One of four...
2/21/2025 10:38:14 AM DORA: ESAs set out roadmap towards the designation of critical ICT third-party service providers and Commission adopts RTS on threat-led penetration testing By Victoria McGowan Stephen Clipsham The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) have provided a roadmap to move forward with designating critical ICT third-party service...
2/19/2025 10:59:48 AM Payments strategic alliances - the why, how and what to look out for By Olivia Murphy Strategic partnerships or alliances are on the rise in the payments and fintech space and in recent weeks we have seen traditional banks...
2/12/2025 9:45:42 PM AI know it when AI see it: EU tries to clear up what an AI system is By Raza Naeem Simon Treacy The European Commission has issued guidance on what systems are artificial intelligence under the EU’s AI Act. Understanding the scope of...
2/12/2025 6:25:42 PM It’s complicated: The EU’s on-again off-again relationship with open finance By Simon Treacy Two years ago the European Commission proposed regulating how financial data is shared within the EU. Earlier this week reports suggested...
2/6/2025 2:56:40 PM Born to run: US federal regulators race to relax crypto enforcement By Joshua Klayman Brad Caswell Jeffrey Cohen Doug Davison Zila Acosta Grimes Tanin Kazemi Nina Zegarra-Schmidt +4 more... Show less In light of the clear intention by the Trump Administration to pivot away from crypto “regulation by enforcement,” particularly in the...
2/5/2025 11:51:33 AM Off and running: The SEC’s new crypto journey begins By Joshua Klayman Brad Caswell Jeffrey Cohen Tanin Kazemi Don Waack Nina Zegarra-Schmidt Zila Acosta Grimes +4 more... Show less The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) stance on digital asset regulation has shifted materially following President Donald...
2/3/2025 3:51:41 PM FCA tells payments firms to improve governance standards By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Frances Hodgkins Olivia Murphy Arjun Lakhani Sam Quicke Fiona Garrahan Simon Treacy +5 more... Show less Weaknesses in governance, oversight and leadership are a root cause of many regulatory issues. This is the message from the Financial...
1/31/2025 1:28:20 PM Commission rejects DORA subcontracting rules By Raza Naeem James Morris Simon Treacy The European Commission has formally rejected draft rules on monitoring ICT supply chains under the Digital Operational Resilience Act....