Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

815 results about this entity

Period: 02 Sep 2004 - 22 Oct 2025

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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.

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FCA records 50% rise in serious cyber incidents at UK firms

Cyber incidents reported to the UK's Financial Conduct Authority in 2021 are up by over 50%, with a fifth involving ransom software.

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UK regulators publish slew of papers on cryptoasset regulation

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Bank of England, and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have released a raft of documents warning financial institutions of their responsibilities around cryptoassets and the direction of regulation in the space.

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CMA unveils recommendations for future of Open Banking

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced a new committee – the Joint Regulatory Oversight Committee (JROC) – to oversee the continued rollout of Open Banking in the UK, among other recommendations.

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FCA searches for head of new crypto department

The Financial Conduct Authority is on the hunt for a candidate to head a new crypto department that will lead and coordinate the watchdog's regulatory activity in the sector.

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FCA orders closure of all UK crypto ATMs

The UK's Financial Authority says that any cryptocurrency ATMs operating in the UK are doing so illegally and that they must be shut down.

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FCA raises concerns over Binance tie-up with UK-regulated business

The Financial Conduct Authority has again raised concerns about Binance after the crypto group completed a deal that effectively gives it control of a UK regulated company.