Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

713 results about this entity

Period: 02 Sep 2004 - 14 Aug 2024

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FCA investigates Wise CEO after tax default

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has begun an investigation into Wise co-founder and CEO Kristo Käärmann after he was fined by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for deliberately defaulting on his tax bill.

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FCA calls for input on the use of synthetic data to support financial services innovation

The Financial Conduct Authority has launched a study into the use of algorithmically generated synthetic data and its potential for safely opening data sharing between firms, regulators and other public bodies.

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FCA tells lenders to support consumers struggling with the cost of living

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is today writing to more than 3,500 lenders to remind them of the standards they should meet as consumers across the country are affected by the rising cost of living.

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FCA proposes tougher standards over branch closures

The Financial Conduct Authority is planning tougher curbs on bank branch closures, warning that some banks and building societies are not currently doing enough to properly understand the impact of shutdowns on local communities.

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FCA to gain new powers to protect access to cash

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to be granted new powers over the UK’s largest banks and building societies, to ensure that cash withdrawal and deposit facilities are available in communities across the country.

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UK’s digital watchdogs take a closer look at algorithms

Every day, we access services that process data using a wide variety of automated systems.

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FCA warns challenger banks on financial crime checks

Some UK challenger banks are failing to conduct adequate checks on new customers and need to improve their financial crime assessments, according to an FCA review.

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FCA secures £2m account forfeiture order against fintech QPay

Following court proceedings brought by the Financial Conduct Authority, fintech QPay Europe has consented to a court order to give up £2 million held in its name.

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IFGS 2022: FCA pursues outcomes-based approach to fintech policy

Speaking on the panel ‘Regulating Innovation: When things start heating up’ on day two of the Innovate Finance Global Summit (IFGS), Richard Fox, the FCA’s director of international, explains the reasoning behind the FCA’s attraction toward outcomes-based fintech regulation in the UK.

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UK regulators proble LME nickel shutdown

On Tuesday 8 March 2022, the London Metal Exchange (the LME) suspended nickel trading, having concluded a disorderly market had arisen.

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FCA extends temporary crypto registration deadline

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority is extending the 31st March deadline for a group of crypto firms to secure full registration.

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FCA calls for input on synthetic data

Data drives valuable innovation in an increasingly digital financial services sector. But it also needs to be protected and consumers’ right to privacy safeguarded.