News & Analysis as of August 4, 2025

Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

+ Follow

The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -

UK and EU H1 Digital Assets Regulatory Update

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 7/9/2025

The first half of 2025 brought significant developments in the regulation of digital and cryptoassets in the UK and EU. In this half-year update, we review these and look ahead to likely developments in the UK and EU in the...more

European restructuring in 2025: four trends shaping the legal landscape

Ropes & Gray LLP on 7/9/2025

At the GRR: Women in Restructuring 2025 conference, leading practitioners dissected the year’s most significant developments in global insolvency and restructuring. Here, we distill the essential legal and market insights...more

Update on MiCA Implementation: Implications for Copy Trading Services

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 5/5/2025

Since December 2024, cryptoassets and related services are regulated in the European Union by the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). Although the regulation provides a comprehensive set of rules for issuers of...more

Bank of England discusses opportunities in innovating wholesale payments

A&O Shearman on 4/3/2025

Victoria Cleland, Executive Director of Payments, Bank of England (BoE) has given a speech on innovating wholesale payments: building a resilient and innovative future. In the speech, Ms Cleland discusses the BoE's innovation...more

The Payments Newsletter including Digital Assets and Blockchain, February 2025

Hogan Lovells on 3/10/2025

Key developments of interest over the last month include: a new Bill containing detailed new information and account direct deduction obligations for banks and EMIs being introduced to the UK Parliament; the issuing of a...more

Global Financial Innovation Network report on use of consumer-facing AI in global financial services

A&O Shearman on 2/7/2025

The Global Financial Innovation Network has published a report summarizing discussions led by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority and the Dubai Financial Services Authority on the use of consumer-facing AI in global...more

AI Regulation in 2025 - Has the UK Government’s Wait-and-See Gamble Played Off?

BCLP on 1/31/2025

After a flurry of AI-related papers from the previous UK Conservative government and regulators in 2023 and the first half of 2024 (and the establishment of the UK’s AI Safety Institute and the AI Policy Directorate),...more

UK Financial Conduct Authority Policy Statement on Changes to Financial Crime Guide

A&O Shearman on 12/11/2024

The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published a policy statement on changes to its financial crime guide, following its consultation in April. The changes cover the following areas: (i) sanctions—to reflect information...more

Crypto Update: UK Government Outlines Its Approach to Digital Asset Regulation

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/4/2024

In her first comments since the July 2024 UK general election, Economic Secretary to the UK Treasury Tulip Siddiq MP delivered a speech at the Tokenisation Summit on 21 November 2024 that outlined the recently elected UK...more

Financial Stability Board Publishes Letter to G20 Leaders and 2024 Annual Report

A&O Shearman on 12/4/2024

The Financial Stability Board has published a letter sent to the G20 leaders ahead of their meeting on November 18, 2024, together with the FSB 2024 annual report...more

Regulatory monitoring: EU version Newsletter - November 2024

A&O Shearman on 12/2/2024

1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) International - FSB: 2024 list of global systemically important banks - Status: Final - The FSB has published a 2024 list of global systemically...more

International Organization of Securities Commissions Final Report on Voluntary Carbon Markets

A&O Shearman on 11/22/2024

The International Organization of Securities Commissions has finalized a report on promoting the financial integrity and orderly functioning of the Voluntary Carbon Markets. The final report includes a set of 21 good...more

Regulatory monitoring: EU version Newsletter - August 2024

A&O Shearman on 9/4/2024

1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION a) General - (i) EU - EBA: Opinion on measures in accordance with Article 458 CRR following a notification by the De Nederlandsche Bank - Status: Final - The EBA has published an...more

UK Financial Insights from Katten | Issue 13

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 8/23/2024

UK Financial Insights from Katten is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds in the UK and Europe....more

Bank of England Seeks Innovation in Money and Payments, With a Focus on Distributed Ledger Technology

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 8/5/2024

On 30 July 2024, the Bank of England published a discussion paper on its approach to innovation in money and payments (the Discussion Paper). A recurring theme is the Bank of England’s focus on the potential use of...more

Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update 8 - 14 Mar 2024

A&O Shearman on 3/20/2024

There were some key publications this week in relation to financial crime, including a Commission request for the EBA to advise on standards and guidelines under the future AML/CFT framework in Europe and, in the UK, an HMT...more

Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update 23-29 Feb 2024

A&O Shearman on 3/6/2024

Amongst the broad range of updates this week, at international level, the FSB published its thematic peer review on MMF Reforms and the BCBS published the outcomes of its meeting held on 28 and 29 February, including that it...more

Key Regulatory Topics Weekly Update 16 February to 22 February 2024

A&O Shearman on 2/26/2024

Of particular note this week in the EU, the Council adopted the legislative package to strengthen market data transparency which includes changes to the EU’s trading rules on market data, payment for order flow and commodity...more

UNIDROIT Publishes Principles on Digital Assets and Private Law

A&O Shearman on 6/6/2023

On May 18, 2023, the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT), the intergovernmental organization for modernizing and coordinating private law, published a set of draft Principles on Digital...more

Doing Fintech Business in the UK: Regulatory Q&A for US and Other Non-UK Businesses

Goodwin on 5/1/2023

With more fintech’s looking to expand their businesses internationally, it can be daunting to navigate varying regulations across borders. This article focuses on regulations in the United Kingdom....more

UK Government Publishes Edinburgh Reforms for Financial Services

A&O Shearman on 12/21/2022

The U.K. Government announced on 9 December 2022 a series of initiatives, billed as the Edinburgh Reforms, to reform the laws for the U.K. financial services sector. In this note, we consider these reforms in detail and what...more

EU Consultation on Guidelines for Applications to Operate DLT Market Infrastructures under the EU Pilot Regime

A&O Shearman on 9/15/2022

The European Securities and Markets Authority has launched a consultation on proposed guidelines on standard forms, formats and templates to apply for permission to operate distributed ledger technology for market...more

UK Conduct Regulator Commits to Three-year Strategy of Improving Outcomes of Regulation

A&O Shearman on 4/22/2022

The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published a three-year Strategy on improving outcomes of regulation and its 2022/23 Business Plan. In the 2022-2025 Strategy, the FCA outlines its expectations of financial services...more

Global Payments Newsletter, September 2021

Hogan Lovells on 9/29/2021

Key developments of interest over the last month include: El Salvador: Bitcoin becomes legal tender European Union: European Commission proposes Path to the Digital Decade to deliver EU's digital transformation by 2030...more

Private Bank Briefing – June 2021

Latham & Watkins LLP on 6/29/2021

The latest edition of our Private Bank Briefing provides a roundup of legal and compliance issues impacting private banks and their clients from Q2 2021. In this edition, we cover sustainable finance developments, the...more

92 Results

View per page

Page: of 4

European Union › FinTech › Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"