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Bank of England consults on longer RTGS and CHAPS operating hours

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The Bank of England (the “Bank”) published a consultation paper (“CP”) on 29 July 2025 on proposals to extend Real-Time Gross Settlement (“RTGS”) and CHAPS operating hours. The CP follows the Bank’s 2024 discussion paper on...more

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Bank of England's FPC publishes July financial stability report

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The Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee (FPC) has published its July financial stability report alongside the record of its 27 June meeting. After assessing the risks to the UK financial system, the FPC reports that...more

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PSR update on impact of APP fraud reimbursement scheme

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The UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has published an update on what it has seen since the implementation of its authorised push payment (APP) fraud reimbursement scheme in October 2024. The data covers UK payments made via...more

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Bank of England outlines path to digital pound

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On 14 January 2025, the Bank of England ("BoE") published a design note outlining its current thinking relating to the design of a digital pound (the "Design Note") and a progress update summarising the BoE’s work on...more

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AI and Financial Stability: Questioning Tech-Agnostic Regulation in the UK?

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In our previous alert we mentioned a joint letter from the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to the UK Government on their strategic approach to artificial intelligence (AI) and...more

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Operational resilience feedback from UK Financial Conduct Authority

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Firms have just over six months until the transition period for implementing the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Bank of England rules and guidance on operational resilience...more

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UK Proposes Design of the Future Entity for UK Open Banking

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On April 19, 2024, the U.K.'s Joint Regulatory Oversight Committee published proposals on the design of the future entity for UK Open Banking. The JROC is composed of the Financial Conduct Authority, the Payment Systems...more

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Our top ten enforcement takeaways from the FCA Business Plan 2024/25

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its business plan for 2024/25. Reducing and preventing financial crime, championing consumer needs and strengthening the UK’s position in global wholesale markets all...more

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Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update 8 - 14 Mar 2024

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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

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UK Prudential Regulator Sets Out Expectations for Banks Innovating in Digital Money

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The U.K. Prudential Regulation Authority has published a Dear CEO letter, addressed to CEOs of banks, setting out its expectations of banks (deposit-takers) regarding the risks that arise from innovations in digital money and...more

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FCA Reviews Treatment of Politically Exposed Persons

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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has launched a review of the treatment by regulated financial services firms of Politically Exposed Persons based in the U.K. Firms are currently obliged, under the Money Laundering,...more

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Exemptions from UK Financial Promotions Gateway Published

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The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Exemptions from Financial Promotion General Requirement) Regulations 2023, which come into force on September 27, 2023, set out the exemptions to the new U.K. regulatory gateway...more

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Allen & Overy and Standard Chartered launch guide to payment regulations in Asia

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Allen & Overy and international banking group Standard Chartered have today launched the first Guide to Payment Regulations for corporates and fintech customers navigating the evolving payments landscape in eight key markets...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Focus on Fintech – Q2 2023

In this most recent issue, we discuss a number of federal banking agency updates, including the long-awaited Final Interagency Guidance on Third-Party Relationships and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s report on the...more

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UK Statutory Instrument Published to Bring Cryptoassets Within Financial Promotions Regime

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On 7 June 2023, the U.K. government published a statutory instrument (the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) (Amendment) Order 2023 (FP (Amendment) Order) and related explanatory memorandum)...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Focus on Fintech – Q1 2023

In this latest issue of the firm’s Focus on Fintech newsletter, our attorneys discuss the dissolution of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank and the increased scrutiny on banking activity, as well as a number of updates...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Focus on Fintech – Q4 2022

In this latest issue of Wilson Sonsini's Focus on Fintech newsletter, we discuss the FTX bankruptcy and the increased federal regulatory scrutiny of crypto assets, and new rules and innovations in the payments...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Questions and Answers: The new gateway for firms that approve financial promotion

On the 6 December 2022, the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") published its consultation on a financial promotion approvals gateway. The consultation paper (CP22/27) considers how the gateway will operate, including how the...more

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UK Regulators Propose Requirements for Critical Third Parties' Services to UK Regulated Firms

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The Bank of England, Prudential Regulation Authority and Financial Conduct Authority (together, the supervisory authorities) have published a discussion paper proposing measures to supervise and enhance the resilience of...more

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HM Treasury Publishes Inquiry Into Crypto-Assets

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HM Treasury has launched an inquiry into the role of crypto-assets in the U.K. and their regulatory framework. The inquiry poses questions on a range of subjects, including the likelihood of digital currencies (e.g.,...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Cadwalader Corner Q&A: Pete Hahn, Emeritus Professor, The London Institute of Banking and Finance

What do you envision will be the toughest challenge facing bank regulators in the next five years?   Throughout the world, bank consolidation has often resulted in 3-5 dominant national providers. Some may think...more

White & Case LLP

The long-awaited arrival of Europe’s new breed of decacorns

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UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2021 | H1 2022 — Fintech - Europe has bucked the global trend of tightening private capital purse strings. While successful funding rounds rage on, fintechs with...more

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UK Treasury Committee Makes Recommendation for Future Regulatory Framework Review

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The House of Commons Treasury Committee has published a report on the Future of Financial Services Regulation setting out its view on the priorities for regulatory change in the U.K. now that the U.K. has left the EU. The...more

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UK Financial Conduct Authority Acts to Improve Financial Crime Issues at Challenger Banks

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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published the findings of its multi-firm review into financial crime controls at challenger banks. The FCA undertook the review in 2021 in response to the 2020 National Risk Assessment...more

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CBDC Research Published, Crypto Products Launch, Report Addresses NFT Money Laundering Risks, UK Addresses DeFi Tax, DOJ Brings...

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CBDC Research Published, Fintech Firms and Banks Launch Crypto Initiatives - The Boston branch of a major U.S. banking agency and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently released “the findings of their initial...more

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