17 Jan, 2025 Payments in 2025 #5 – AI in payments By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Frances Hodgkins Olivia Murphy Arjun Lakhani Fiona Garrahan +3 more... Show less The payments industry has a strong track record of using AI to help spot and stop fraud. Now, as they explore other opportunities to...
16 Jan, 2025 DORA deadline day arrives: Here are five things firms still need to do By Raza Naeem James Morris Simon Treacy Even as the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act comes into effect, more work remains to be done. After a two-year implementation...
16 Jan, 2025 US consumer digital payments under the spotlight: Key CFPB initiatives to target crypto, video games and more By Joshua Klayman Zila Acosta Grimes Nina Zegarra-Schmidt The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) has recently taken significant steps to strengthen consumer protections in...
16 Jan, 2025 Payments in 2025 #4 – Future of retail payments By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Frances Hodgkins Olivia Murphy Arjun Lakhani Fiona Garrahan +3 more... Show less Policymakers in the EU and UK are, for now, allowing a diverse landscape of payment options to co-exist and compete. Instant payments The...
15 Jan, 2025 Payments in 2025 #3 – Payment services By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Frances Hodgkins Olivia Murphy Arjun Lakhani Fiona Garrahan +3 more... Show less More regulatory change is on the horizon for payment services. The detail of key reforms to EU and UK payment services legislation will...
14 Jan, 2025 Payments in 2025 #2 – Safeguarding By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Frances Hodgkins Olivia Murphy Arjun Lakhani Fiona Garrahan +3 more... Show less Later this year the Financial Conduct Authority will determine its approach to changing the safeguarding regime for payments firms....
13 Jan, 2025 Payments in 2025 #1 – Operational resilience By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Frances Hodgkins Olivia Murphy Arjun Lakhani Fiona Garrahan +3 more... Show less Operational resilience rules will start to be enforced in the EU and UK this year. Payments firms can anticipate more scrutiny about...
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...