Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) - News, Articles & Research

Company announcement/regulation

FCA opens new portal making reporting easier

From 31 March 2025, firms can access My FCA as a single point of sign in for regulatory reporting tasks including submitting regulatory data and paying fees.

01 April 2025

News/regulation

Tech central to FCA five-year strategy

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority says it will embrace technology as a key tool in its five-year strategy to "support growth and improve lives".

25 March 2025

News/regulation

FCA hits London Metal Exchange with £9.2 million fine over nickel market meltdown

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined the London Metal Exchange (LME) £9.2 million for failing to ensure its systems and controls were adequate to deal with severe market stress.

20 March 2025

News/regulation

Consumer coalition presses FCA to abandon e-mail deletion plans

A coalition of consumer groups and advocates have written to UK ministers calling for the FCA to abandon its plans to delete most emails automatically after a year.

20 March 2025

Company announcement/regulation

FCA authorises Islamic property finance fintech Offa

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has authorised Offa, the UK's leading Islamic property finance fintech, to provide home purchase plans (HPPs), the Sharia-compliant alternative to conventional residential mortgages, for customers across the UK.

18 March 2025

Company announcement/regulation

Atoa Payments secures FCA authorisation

Atoa Payments Limited, a leading provider of open banking-enabled payments, has secured regulatory approval from the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to operate as an Authorised Payment Institution (API).

14 March 2025

News/payments

FCA seeks feedback on scrapping £100 contactless limit

The UK Financial Conduct Authority is inviting feedback on its previously-floated proposal to remove the £100 contactless limit on card payments.

14 March 2025

News/ai

FCA seeks regulatory clarity over lacklustre AI adoption by UK banks

The FCA is to host a roundtable with banking industry leaders over concerns that onerous compliance requirements are stifling investment in artificial intelligence.

11 March 2025

Company announcement/markets

FCA goes to tender for a bond consolidated tape provider

A UK bond consolidated tape (CT) will collate data on transactions, such as prices and volumes, and brings together information on trades executed on trading venues and over-the-counter with a broker.

10 March 2025

Company announcement/people