3/25/2026 9:37:28 AM UK payments priorities for 2026 include agentic AI and stablecoins By Harry Eddis Frances Hodgkins Olivia Murphy Imran Bhaluani Fiona Garrahan Simon Treacy +3 more... Show less The Financial Conduct Authority has released its regulatory priorities report for the UK payments industry. The report lands at a crucial...
3/20/2026 3:48:27 PM UK firms given one year to prepare for new incident and third party reporting rules By Raza Naeem James Morris Simon Treacy As they continue to adopt new technology, including AI, financial service providers face ever-growing cyber threats and operational...
3/6/2026 3:56:21 PM Crypto meets CASS: UK FCA to adapt client asset rules for cryptoassets By James Morris Simon Treacy As it continues to work on its rulebook for cryptoassets, the Financial Conduct Authority is also considering how existing rules will...
2/26/2026 12:25:20 PM UK plan paves pathway to payments reforms By Harry Eddis Frances Hodgkins Olivia Murphy Fiona Garrahan Imran Bhaluani Simon Treacy +3 more... Show less In 2024 HM Treasury promised a Payments Forward Plan to sequence future initiatives for the UK payments sector. The Plan has now arrived...
2/11/2026 8:37:34 PM UK finalises BNPL rules for go-live in July 2026 By Frances Hodgkins Fiona Garrahan Simon Treacy The Financial Conduct Authority has confirmed the rules that will apply to buy-now pay-later providers under a new regulatory regime. UK...
2/11/2026 5:02:14 PM UK regulator uses court action to warn global crypto firms about illegal ads By James Morris Simon Treacy The Financial Conduct Authority has begun legal proceedings against a crypto exchange. The claim is the first the FCA has brought for...
2/5/2026 5:23:23 PM UK makes crypto legislation By Peter Bevan Harry Eddis Richard Hay James Morris Sam Quicke Olivia Murphy Simon Treacy +4 more... Show less Parliament has now made the regulations which will deliver the UK’s regulatory framework for cryptoassets. Firms carrying on regulated...
1/27/2026 3:02:07 PM UK FCA opens review into long-term impact of AI on retail financial services By Raza Naeem Simon Treacy Sara Cody Recent advances in AI – particularly generative AI – could transform retail financial services. The Financial Conduct Authority has...
1/23/2026 5:51:39 PM FCA returns with more detail on how its rules will apply to UK-regulated crypto activities By Peter Bevan Harry Eddis James Morris Sara Cody Simon Treacy Olivia Murphy +3 more... Show less The Financial Conduct Authority has set out how its rules will apply to firms carrying out cryptoasset activities in the UK. Its latest...
1/21/2026 9:30:03 AM FCA set deadline for giving UK firms more AI guidance By Raza Naeem Simon Treacy Sara Cody A parliamentary committee has called on the UK Financial Conduct Authority to give more clarity on how financial regulation applies to...
1/8/2026 10:35:46 PM FCA indicates timetable for crypto licence applications By Peter Bevan James Morris Harry Eddis Olivia Murphy Simon Treacy +2 more... Show less Firms can start applying to enter the UK’s cryptoasset licensing regime from this autumn, according to an update from the Financial...
12/18/2025 10:27:15 PM FCA drafts more UK crypto regulation By Peter Bevan Richard Hay Harry Eddis James Morris Olivia Murphy Sam Quicke Simon Treacy Sophia Le Vesconte +5 more... Show less Swiftly following the release of the UK’s cryptoasset legislation, the Financial Conduct Authority has opened three consultations on the...
12/17/2025 11:08:01 AM Financial Regulation Legal Outlook 2026 By Stephen Clipsham Our Financial Regulation Outlook 2026 explores the key regulatory developments that we expect to see in the Banking, Asset Management and...
12/15/2025 10:25:58 PM UK makes milestone law to regulate cryptoassets By Harry Eddis Peter Bevan Richard Hay James Morris Olivia Murphy Sam Quicke Sophia Le Vesconte Simon Treacy +5 more... Show less HM Treasury has laid legislation before Parliament which will introduce a regulatory regime for cryptoassets. The new regime will start...
11/7/2025 4:29:02 PM UK releases strategy for updating retail payments infrastructure By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Olivia Murphy Frances Hodgkins Simon Treacy +2 more... Show less UK regulators say changes to payments infrastructure should go beyond a like-for-like upgrade. According to a new strategy, the next...
10/22/2025 10:02:14 AM UK cryptoasset regulation: where are we now? By Harry Eddis Richard Hay James Morris Sam Quicke Olivia Murphy Sophia Le Vesconte Simon Treacy +4 more... Show less The UK is entering a key phase as it lays the foundations for its cryptoasset regulatory regime. Legislation to regulate cryptoassets...