Fintech Notes

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 …

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 …

COVID-19: Governance: FCA and PRA publish statements on their expectations for regulated firms under SMCR (UK)

The PRA and FCA have published two statements setting out their expectations on UK-regulated firms under the Senior Managers and Certification Regime …

COVID-19: Pressure Points: FCA issues 'Dear CEO' letter with update to retail firms (UK)

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a ‘Dear CEO’ letter (the letter) with an update on key issues in light of COVID-19 to firms providing …

FCA highlights its areas of concern in financial services markets in Sector Views 2020

Global report on M&A in 2020

We have published our latest global M&A report in which we look at the themes that we expect to see in M&A transactions in 2020. In the report we …