The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the findings of its multi-firm review into risk management and wind-down planning across e-money and payment firms. While the FCA had observed examples of good practice...more
The Payment Services and Payment Accounts (Contract Termination) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (SI 2025/688) have been published, alongside an explanatory memorandum. The regulations amend regulation 51 of the Payment Services...more
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has published revised standards and an accompanying explanatory note, updating its comprehensive framework on recommendations to strengthen global efforts in anti-money laundering,...more
The Decision (EU) 2025/1148 of the European Central Bank (ECB) adopted on 2 June, has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union. This decision amends Decision (EU) 2025/222 concerning access by non-bank...more
The European Central Bank (ECB) has published a consultation paper (CP) exploring the extension of operating hours for its real-time gross settlement (RTGS) system, T2. This involves both its daily operational hours and its...more
The HM Treasury (HMT) has published a draft statutory instrument introducing new rules requiring banks and payment service providers (PSPs) to give customers at least 90 days' notice before closing their account or...more
On 8 April, the Bank of England (BoE) has published its response to the discussion paper on reviewing access to Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) accounts for settlement. In the discussion paper, initially published on 8...more
The Banking Act 2009 (Wholesale Cash Oversight Fees) Regulations 2024 have been published, together with an explanatory memorandum. The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 enabled the Bank of England to oversee certain...more
The European Banking Authority has finalized two sets of guidelines setting common standards on the governance arrangements and the policies, procedures, and controls that financial institutions should have in place to be...more
Payment service providers (PSPs) face a constant challenge to ensure the security of transactions carried out by their customers. The PSD2 Directive introduced standard rules and criteria for this purpose, but there is a...more
HM Treasury has published a policy note and a draft statutory instrument—The Payment Services and Payment Accounts (Contract Terminations) (Amendment) Regulations 2024—on strengthening requirements in the Payment Services...more
The Payment Systems Regulator has published its Final Policy Statement on its new regime for fighting authorized push payment scams. The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (discussed in our client note, “A Boost for UK...more
HM Treasury has published a Policy Paper on Plans for the Regulation of Fiat-backed Stablecoins, setting out the next steps for the implementation of stablecoin regulation in the U.K. Fiat-backed stablecoins are (under HM...more
The Financial Stability Board has finalized its global regulatory framework for cryptoasset activities and markets and revised the framework for global stablecoin arrangements. Both frameworks, based on the principle of "same...more
As part of the European Commission’s 2020 Retail Payments Strategy and following its 2022 review of PSD2 and related consultations, it has published legislative proposals to improve the functioning of PSD2. The first is for a...more
The FCA has published a Portfolio letter setting out its priorities for payments and e-money firms amidst tightening economic conditions and the cost-of-living crisis. Among the three outcomes that it has set for firms in...more
On March 16, 2023, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) published a letter to the CEOs of UK electronic money and payment institutions (payments firms) setting out the FCA’s current priorities for the UK payments...more
The Financial Stability Board has issued a statement on international regulation and supervision of crypto-asset activities. The statement is made in light of the crypto-asset market turmoil. The statement warns crypto-asset...more
Following on from the consultation paper issued in January 2021, the FCA has now published a Policy Statement setting out the amendments which will be made to the SCA-RTS and to the guidance in the Payment Services and...more
UK contactless card payments limit: FCA consults on increase - In a COVID-19 update on mortgages, consumer credit, banking and payments, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced that it intends to consult on...more
ISO 20022 migration: BoE revised approach The Bank of England (BoE) has updated its webpage on ISO 20022 with the following information. - ISO 20022 migration: BoE revised approach - The Bank of England (BoE) has updated...more
New guidelines reflect the rise of outsourcing by financial institutions in a new era of disintermediation and technological change. In February 2019, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published its final guidelines on...more