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Further Reform for UK Private Fund Managers: The Government’s Road Map for Growth in Financial Services

Goodwin on 7/23/2025

On 15 July 2025, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivered her Mansion House 2025 speech unveiling the Leeds Reforms, a programme for financial services reforms to drive investment and growth in the sector....more

UK/EU/International ESG Regulation Monthly Round-Up – November 2024

Hogan Lovells on 12/9/2024

In November, we got a tantalizing glimpse into what the future looks like for sustainable finance in the UK in the annual Mansion House speech. We highlight some of the key ESG regulatory announcements below. November also...more

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/5/2024

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

JROC Publishes Report on Future of Open Banking in the UK

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 5/1/2023

The UK is widely regarded as a global leader in Open Banking, and regulators and industry participants believe there is strong potential to build on that success. Regulatory efforts on that front are led by Joint Regulatory...more

From physical to digital - the advancements of a retail uk central bank digital currency

BCLP on 3/29/2023

On 28 February 2023, the House of Commons Treasury Committee questioned representatives from the Bank of England (the “BoE”) on the latest developments on its plans for the proposed UK Central Bank Digital Currency (“CBDC”)....more

Towards a digital pound? Bank of England and HM Treasury consult on design for UK retail CBDC

Hogan Lovells on 2/9/2023

The Bank of England and HM Treasury are consulting on the model for a UK retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) or ‘digital pound’ that would sit alongside, not replace, cash. On the basis of their work to date, both the...more

Global Payments Newsletter, January 2023

Hogan Lovells on 1/23/2023

Key developments of interest over the last month include: the UK Treasury publishing a review and call for evidence on the Payment Services Regulations 2017 and a post-implementation review of the Payment Card Interchange Fee...more

Global Payments Newsletter, October 2021

Hogan Lovells on 10/29/2021

Key developments of interest over the last month include: United Kingdom: HM Treasury responds to Payments Landscape Review call for evidence Hong Kong: HKMA publishes white paper exploring the idea of a CBDC Italy: Bank of...more

Key Regulatory Topics: weekly Update 15 October to 21 October 2021

A&O Shearman on 10/25/2021

Of particular note this week, HM Treasury published a policy paper on ‘Greening Finance: A Roadmap to Sustainable Investing’ which sets out the UK government’s ambition to support the financial services sector to align with...more

Global Payments Newsletter, July 2021

Hogan Lovells on 8/2/2021

Key developments of interest over the last month include: Europe: EBA consults on proposed guidelines on limited network exclusion under PSD2 UAE: Central bank issues Retail Payment Services and Card Schemes Regulation United...more

Financial institutions general regulatory news, July 2021

Hogan Lovells on 7/6/2021

UK and Singapore Financial Partnership on financial services HM Treasury has announced that it has agreed a new "Financial Partnership" between the UK and Singapore which will support increased financial services between the...more

Global Payments Newsletter, August 2020

Hogan Lovells on 8/21/2020

Key developments of interest over the last month include: United Kingdom: HM Treasury publishes Call for Evidence for Payments Landscape Review, seeking industry input on how payment systems could be improved. The deadline...more

Crypto Coming of Age: UK Regulation Hits Cryptoasset Business

Latham & Watkins LLP on 1/13/2020

New regulatory requirements, including registration and customer disclosure requirements, apply to regulated and unregulated persons carrying on relevant cryptoasset business. On 20 December 2019, the UK government published...more

UK Financial Conduct Authority—Regulated Firms Can Go to the Cloud

Pillsbury - Global Sourcing Practice on 8/12/2016

July 7, 2016, saw the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) publish fresh guidance in order to clarify the requirements which apply to the financial services firms it regulates when outsourcing to the cloud. When the FCA...more

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