Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

713 results about this entity

Period: 02 Sep 2004 - 14 Aug 2024

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FCA grants license to Yolt Technology Services

Yolt Technology Services (YTS), Europe’s leading open banking provider, has hit another milestone in its journey after being granted a PSD2 license from the FCA.

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FCA report outlines practices firms can consider to reduce failed technology changes

A new FCA multi-firm review looks at how firms implement technology change, the challenges caused when changes fail, and steps firms can take to protect consumers from harm and disruption in the market.

/security

FCA hit by 80,000 malicious emails every month

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) was targeted by nearly a quarter of a million (238,711) malicious and unsolicited emails over the final three months of 2020, averaging around 80,000 email attacks per month.

/payments

FCA to regulate BNPL sector as Brits struggle to pay back Christmas spending

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority is to introduce new rules for buy now, pay later firms amid mounting fears of a growing debt burden for cash-strapped shoppers.

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FCA calls on banks to halt branch closures during lockdown

The Financial Conduct Authority is asking the UK's banks to reconsider branch closures during the Coronavirus lockdown.

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FCA to seek views on raising contactless limit to £100

The FCA is publishing an update on issues relating to mortgages, consumer credit, banking and payments during coronavirus.

/crypto

FCA warns consumers about crypto investing amid bitcoin wild ride

The Financial Conduct Authority has warned investors that they should be prepared to lose all their money if they take on speculative punts in cryptocurrency markets.

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FCA Covid-19 resilience tests show 4000 firms at risk of failure

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has identified four thousand regulated firms at low financial resilience and at heightened risk of failure as a result of the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

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FCA fines Charles Schwab UK £8.96 million over safeguarding and compliance failures

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Charles Schwab UK Ltd (CSUK) £8.96 million for failing to adequately protect client assets, carrying out a regulated activity without permission and making a false statement to the FCA.

/sustainable

FCA introduces rule mandating climate-related disclosures

The FCA has published a Policy Statement and final rule and guidance promoting better climate-related financial disclosures for UK premium listed commercial companies.

/crypto

FCA sets up temporary registration regime for cryptoasset businesses

UK cryptoasset firms who have not yet registered with the FCA will have to return customer money and cease trading by 10 January, the financial watchdog has warned.

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FCA fines Barclays £26 million over treatment of customers in financial difficulty

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Barclays Bank UK PLC, Barclays Bank PLC and Clydesdale Financial Services Limited (Barclays) £26 million for failures in relation to their treatment of consumer credit customers who fell into arrears or experienced financial difficulties.