7/18/2025 9:11:01 AM FCA shapes rules for BNPL at start of one year countdown to new regime By Harry Eddis Clare Whittle Frances Hodgkins Arjun Lakhani Olivia Murphy Fiona Garrahan Simon Treacy +4 more... Show less Buy-now pay-later providers often rely on exemptions to remain outside the scope of regulation. As the UK plans to tighten these...
7/15/2025 8:05:35 PM One step closer to the next generation of UK retail payments infrastructure By Olivia Murphy In November last year the Government released its north star for UK payments in the form of the National Payments Vision. The NPV...
6/26/2025 4:32:08 PM FCA criticises how e-money and payments firms manage risk By Harry Eddis Frances Hodgkins Olivia Murphy Arjun Lakhani Fiona Garrahan Simon Treacy +3 more... Show less The Financial Conduct Authority has called on UK payments firms to improve their compliance arrangements. It follows a review which has...
6/13/2025 3:04:06 PM UK Finance response to review of payments insolvency regime By Richard Hay Rory Conway Simon Treacy Francesca Mitchell +1 more... Show less Linklaters was pleased to work alongside Osborne Clarke LLP on UK Finance’s submission to the independent review of PESAR, the Payment...
6/6/2025 3:52:59 PM UK to allow wider sale of crypto exchange-traded products By James Morris Simon Treacy The Financial Conduct Authority has suggested opening up access some exchange-traded cryptoasset products for retail customers. Citing...
6/3/2025 3:31:08 PM FCA proposes rules for stablecoin issuance and cryptoasset custody By Olivia Murphy The FCA has taken a significant step on its cryptoassets roadmap by opening a consultation on rules for stablecoin issuers and...
6/2/2025 9:54:56 AM FCA proposes MiFID-style capital requirements for crypto firms By James Morris The Financial Conduct Authority is consulting on capital requirements for cryptoasset firms. Crypto firms that have not previously had to...
5/19/2025 10:13:05 AM UK to regulate buy-now, pay-later: Your next instalment is due By Harry Eddis Arjun Lakhani Frances Hodgkins Olivia Murphy Fiona Garrahan Simon Treacy +3 more... Show less The Government has taken the next step towards regulating buy-now pay-later. It is laying the legislation that will bring BNPL agreements...
5/9/2025 4:07:40 PM New rules to protect against de-banking: what payment service providers need to know By Simon Treacy Francesca Mitchell HM Treasury has finalised measures designed to curb de-banking. New legislation adds new conditions for banks, e-money firms and other...
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...