Fintech Notes

Charles Randell considers the FCA’s role in supporting the financial system’s recovery from Covid-19

IOSCO proposes updated Outsourcing Principles as Covid-19 drives operational resilience to the top of the agenda

Bank of England speech on payments trends and cryptoassets following Covid-19

Will CBDCs be the public sector response to GSCs in the UK and EU?

FCA consultation on proposed guidance for payments firms: COVID-19 and safeguarding customer funds

UK’s Banking Competition Remedies launches “Pool E” of its Capability and Innovation Fund

Payment Systems Regulator focuses on innovation in payments with the New Payments Architecture

Genevieve Marjoribanks, Head of Policy at the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), delivered an insightful speech to the Westminster Business eForum this …

Addressing concerns around 'global stablecoins': FSB proposes an extensive regulatory framework

First published on Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence on 13 May 2020 In April, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published, in response to a …

UK GOVERNMENT - COVID-19 SUPPORT SUMMARY OF CBILS, CLBILS, FUTURE FUND, AND CCFF

On 20 April 2020, the UK Government announced a new “Future Fund” to support private businesses in the UK. This added to the existing Coronavirus …

COVID-19: Pressure Points: Impact on UK criminal investigations & justice system

COVID-19 and the related lockdown restrictions are placing the UK criminal justice system under considerable pressure.  In the public sector, law …

FCA publishes its Business Plan for 2020/21

Cryptoassets and DLT: global stablecoins v CBDCs and the potential for private DLT to connect public payment systems

This article has also been published by the International Financial Law Review (IFLR). The payments sector is one of the fastest growing sectors within …