On 2 February 2021, the Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) published a report on the U.K. unsecured credit market (the Woolard Report), which makes several recommendations designed to generate alternatives to high-cost...more
In a webinar held on 10 December 2020, Skadden partners Sonia Nijjar, Simon Toms and Ingrid Vandenborre were joined by Charles River Associates (CRA) Senior Adviser and Deputy Chair of the Bank of England’s Enforcement...more
1/15/2021
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UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
Open banking is an important driver of the fintech revolution. Regulators have recognised open banking as a means of introducing competition and innovation in the banking sector. Likewise, fintechs are seizing the...more
10/28/2020
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