4/30/2025 1:28:41 PM FCA shares AI themes and launches AI test service By Fiona Garrahan Sara Cody Simon Treacy The Financial Conduct Authority is stepping up its work on AI in financial services. The results of its recent AI Sprint show how...
4/29/2025 5:16:58 PM UK sets out draft law for regulating cryptoassets By Richard Hay James Morris Simon Treacy The UK Government has released draft legislation for regulating cryptoassets. The legislation defines the scope of which assets and...
4/29/2025 11:44:27 AM Bank of England considers financial stability implications of AI By Simon Treacy Elton Qemali The Bank of England is closely monitoring the implications of how artificial intelligence is used in financial services. In a new report...
4/22/2025 7:11:35 AM The Cyber Governance Code: Restarting and reinforcing resilience conversations in financial services By Declan Mcloughlin The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre recently published its Cyber Governance Code of Practice, an important new tool to bolster cyber...
4/15/2025 10:46:59 AM Super-batteries – a look at Ofgem’s new cap and floor regime By Maryam Adamji On 8 April 2025, Ofgem opened the first application window to long duration energy storage projects for the new cap and floor regime. 1....
4/4/2025 5:58:49 PM FCA suggests relaxing contactless payment limits By Alexia Katzaros The FCA is exploring a more “outcomes-based” approach to regulating retail payments. It is reconsidering current limits on contactless...
3/31/2025 8:41:05 PM UK operational resilience regime starts to bite By Simon Treacy Financial services firms in the UK face more regulatory risk in the wake of operational incidents. Now that the UK’s operational...
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...
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...
2/3/2025 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....
1/23/2025 10:32:24 AM EU shares key guidance on DORA By Raza Naeem James Morris Simon Treacy Can a financial service be an ICT service? This question often came up in the course of implementing the EU’s Digital Operational...
1/22/2025 3:00:35 PM The EBA's latest PSD2 guidance and its impact for payments firms By Olivia Murphy The European Banking Authority has released a new batch of Q&A responses covering a range of PSD2 topics. In this post we cover the...
1/17/2025 5:33:18 PM 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...
1/16/2025 8:55:11 PM 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...