In its 2024 Consumer Duty CFI, the FCA asked industry whether regulation founded upon high-level ‘outcomes-based’ requirements might be...
The FCA is consulting on removing contactless payment limits. If the proposals are finalised, banks and other payment service providers...
The UK Government has shared draft legislation amending the Money Laundering Regulations, including changes to cryptoasset regulation,...
It has been a busy summer for the regulation of payment services in the UK. As well as calling on e-money and payments firms to improve...
The Financial Conduct Authority has found significant variation in how firms comply with their algorithmic trading control obligations....
Payments firms must safeguard the funds they receive in connection with making payments or issuing e-money. The Financial Conduct...
The Bank of England has finalised its Fundamental Rules for financial market infrastructure. Having originally proposed a six-month...
Earlier this year the Government laid legislation before Parliament to bring more BNPL agreements into the scope of UK regulation (see:...
Buy-now pay-later providers often rely on exemptions to remain outside the scope of regulation. As the UK plans to tighten these...
In November last year the Government released its north star for UK payments in the form of the National Payments Vision. The NPV...
The Financial Conduct Authority has called on UK payments firms to improve their compliance arrangements. It follows a review which has...
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Linklaters was pleased to work alongside Osborne Clarke LLP on UK Finance’s submission to the independent review of PESAR, the Payment...
The Financial Conduct Authority has suggested opening up access some exchange-traded cryptoasset products for retail customers. Citing...
The FCA has taken a significant step on its cryptoassets roadmap by opening a consultation on rules for stablecoin issuers and...
The Financial Conduct Authority is consulting on capital requirements for cryptoasset firms. Crypto firms that have not previously had to...
The Government has taken the next step towards regulating buy-now pay-later. It is laying the legislation that will bring BNPL agreements...