Regulatory Oversight, Digital Assets, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

The Payments Newsletter including Digital Assets & Blockchain, May 2025

Hogan Lovells on 5/22/2025

Key developments of interest over the last month include: draft legislation to regulate BNPL credit in the UK (in contrast to the de-prioritising of enforcement of BNPL regulatory breaches in the US); final confirmation of UK...more

Digital Assets Consultation Offers First Step In Regulation

WilmerHale on 7/12/2023

The International Organization of Securities Commissions, or IOSCO, published a consultation report in May titled "Policy Recommendations for Crypto and Digital Asset Markets." Originally published by Law360 - July 11,...more

FCA sets out approach to AML crypto supervision

Hogan Lovells on 3/10/2020

A Director of Enforcement at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out some of the key challenges the regulator expects in its new role as AML/CTF (anti-money laundering/counter terrorist financing) supervisor for...more

Regulatory Activity in the Digital Asset Space

Polsinelli on 8/12/2019

The end of July saw continued regulatory activity in the digital assets space. This entry of BitBlog will cover some of the highlights. 1) The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) continues to dole out bits of...more

Blockchain Week in Review - August 2019

Perkins Coie on 8/9/2019

U.S. Developments - Regulatory Developments - Commissioner Hester Peirce Speaks Before the SUSS Convergence Forum: Inclusive Blockchain Finance, and Emerging Technologies - On August 1, 2019, Securities and Exchange...more

Corporate Insurance Newsletter – June 2018

Hogan Lovells on 7/5/2018

The Hogan Lovells’ Corporate Insurance Newsletter for June has been published. This provides a round-up of UK, EU and international regulatory developments relevant to UK based insurance market participants. ...more