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UK FCA findings on digital design of loan processes in customers' online journeys

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the findings from its review on digital design in customers' online journeys when accessing consumer credit, with related press release, identifying good practices and...more

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Consumer Duty: UK FCA publishes findings from review of digital design in customers’ online journeys

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As part of the FCA's ongoing commitment to share more information on how firms are embedding the Consumer Duty, it has recently published the results of its multi-firm review of digital design in customers' online journeys....more

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Helping consumers navigate their financial lives: The FCA’s Strategy for 2025 – 2030

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has outlined its strategy for the next five years, reaffirming its commitment to prioritising consumer interests. Building on the foundation laid by the previous strategy, which...more

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FCA findings on multi-firm review of trading apps

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a webpage summarising the findings from its multi-firm review of trading apps, together with a press release. The FCA notes that this is a growing sector allowing more...more

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New FCA work programme for 2025/26

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its work programme for 2025/26, alongside a press release summarising its approach to supporting the testing of innovative products and new firms. The work programme sets...more

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FCA Annual Work Programme 2025/26: A work plan reflecting the UK government’s pro-growth mission

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Motor finance, mortgage rule review work and Consumer Duty feature prominently in the work plans for this strategic priority. Firms should note that the FCA includes a warning in relation to the Duty that, where necessary, it...more

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FCA Publishes 5-Year Strategy and Outcome of Rule Review

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FCA outlines its priorities and areas in which it plans to reduce the regulatory burden for firms. On 25 March 2025, the FCA published its five-year strategy (Strategy), alongside the outcome of its review of retail conduct...more

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UK FCA engagement paper on contactless payments limits

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published an engagement paper which seeks views on increasing or removing the current £100 contactless limit, giving payment service providers (PSPs), consumers and businesses...more

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Payments and the UK government’s pro-growth agenda: FCA seeks feedback on potential changes to contactless limits

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Following the FCA’s January 2025 response to the government’s request for ideas to support its growth mission for the UK economy, the FCA has now published an engagement paper seeking feedback on the different ways that it...more

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Buy-now, pay-later: what the future will (and might) hold for the sector

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KEY POINTS - - On the face of it buy-now, pay-later (BNPL), as an interest and charge free credit facility, appears low risk but couple its ready availability with the fact that it comes without any of the protections...more

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UK payments regulators discuss next steps for open banking

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The Financial Conduct Authority and Payment Systems Regulator have set out the next steps for open banking, focusing on variable recurring payments. In the statement the regulators explain the benefits of variable recurring...more

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UK Financial Conduct Authority responds to Government call for regulators to support growth

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The Financial Conduct Authority has published a letter (dated January 16, 2025) from Nikhil Rathi, FCA Chief Executive, sent to the Government, setting out its work to ensure that it is supporting the Government's U.K. growth...more

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UK Proposes New Approach To Regulate ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Market Amid Rising Consumer Debt Concerns

In the UK, 14 million people used “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) at least once in the six months leading up to January 2023. Frequent users were more than four times as likely as other consumers to have missed a payment on a...more

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RegFi Episode 23: Regulatory Tech Innovation Accelerating Around the Globe: Nick Cook Describes Trends

Nick Cook joins RegFi cohosts Jerry Buckley and Sasha Leonhardt for a conversation about how regulators globally are approaching technological innovation, both in the markets they supervise and within their own operations....more

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Open Finance: The Next Frontier in Fintech?

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Call for input: Industry needs to engage as the FCA moves forward on its transformative vision for open finance. Imagine a world in which you could access your bank accounts, credit cards, mortgage, pensions, savings...more

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10 Practical tips for a smooth FCA application process

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The road to FCA authorisation can sometimes seem a long one, but take in some of our top tips for FinTechs travelling this road for the first time to help smooth the ride....more

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RegTech: an Invisibility Cloak for Regulation?

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Moving onto the second day of the Innovate Finance Global Summit 2017, Hogan Lovells hosted a roundtable focussed on Making Regulation Invisible: Using RegTech to Embed Rules into Workflow. A full house reinforced the nirvana...more

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Building FinTech castles in the sand: insights on collaboration innovation

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Sandboxes featured as a common refrain at the Innovate Finance Global Summit 2017, cropping up as routes to success in FinTech innovation in various guises. Innovate Finance and MIT Connection Science joined forces to lead a...more

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