In 2024 HM Treasury promised a Payments Forward Plan to sequence future initiatives for the UK payments sector. The Plan has now arrived...
The Financial Conduct Authority has confirmed the rules that will apply to buy-now pay-later providers under a new regulatory regime. UK...
The Financial Conduct Authority has begun legal proceedings against a crypto exchange. The claim is the first the FCA has brought for...
Parliament has now made the regulations which will deliver the UK’s regulatory framework for cryptoassets. Firms carrying on regulated...
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Introduction 2026 set to be a turning point for the industry. Video gaming global revenues approached US$200 billion last year and are...
Recent advances in AI – particularly generative AI – could transform retail financial services. The Financial Conduct Authority has...
The end of 2025 saw significant regulatory activity across Asian fintech regulation, with key themes including virtual asset frameworks,...
The Financial Conduct Authority has set out how its rules will apply to firms carrying out cryptoasset activities in the UK. Its latest...
A parliamentary committee has called on the UK Financial Conduct Authority to give more clarity on how financial regulation applies to...
The MindForge consortium has published the AI Risk Management: Executive Handbook, which provides guidance on AI governance and risk...
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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CTFC) rang in the new year under new leadership and with a fresh approach to digital...
Firms can start applying to enter the UK’s cryptoasset licensing regime from this autumn, according to an update from the Financial...
Swiftly following the release of the UK’s cryptoasset legislation, the Financial Conduct Authority has opened three consultations on the...
Our Financial Regulation Outlook 2026 explores the key regulatory developments that we expect to see in the Banking, Asset Management and...
HM Treasury has laid legislation before Parliament which will introduce a regulatory regime for cryptoassets. The new regime will start...
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Welcome to the Linklaters Asia financial regulatory update for December 2025– a horizon scan where we flag key updates for financial...