Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

816 results about this entity

Period: 02 Sep 2004 - 03 Nov 2025

FCA calls for input on high-cost credit and overdrafts

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today announced that it is seeking evidence and feedback to further inform its work on high-cost credit, including a review of the payday loan price cap.

Big Data and distributed ledgers key to beating financial crime - FCA chief

A combination of Big Data analytics and distributed ledger technology could help financial institutions combat escalating levels of financial crime, says the chief executive of the UK's Financial Conduct Authority, Andrew Bailey.

London-Shanghai Stock Connect gets green light; fintech bridge to China agreed

Plans for London-Shanghai Stock Connect have been greenlighted by the British Government as the country looks to expand global trade ties in a post-Brexit world.

RegTech to the fore in second FCA TechSprint

The Financial Conduct Authority is preparing to run its second TechSprint event, a two-day app development challenge on the theme of 'unlocking regulatory compliance'.

HSBC and Lloyds among first FCA sandbox cohort; applications invited for next round

The Financial Conduct Authority is inviting fintech startups and banks to apply to join its second regulatory sandbox cohort, where innovative financial products can be tested before proceeding to authorisation.

FCA steps up action on current accounts

The Financial Conduct Authority has set out a series of measures to stimulate competition in the UK's moribund current account market, promising to go above and beyond remedies proposed by the Competition and Markets Authority.

FCA slaps £3.25 million fine on Sonali bank for AML failings

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Sonali Bank (UK) Limited (SBUK) £3,250,600 and has imposed a restriction, preventing it from accepting deposits from new customers for 168 days.

FCA fines Aviva over shoddy outsourcing oversight

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today fined Aviva Pension Trustees UK Limited and Aviva Wrap UK Limited (together Aviva) £8,246,800 for failings in its oversight of its outsourced providers in relation to the protection of client assets.

Bank regulators urged to address security of biometric data

Andrew Tryie, the chair of the UK government's influential Treasury Select Committee has called on banking industry regulators to develop action plans and policies to protect consumer interests in light of the increasing use of biometric technology to access accounts.

FCA publishes third MiFID II consultation paper

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today (29 September 2016) published its third consultation paper on the implementation of the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II).

FCA warns consumers about risks in dealing with digital currency OneCoin

We believe consumers should be wary of dealing with OneCoin, which claims to offer the chance to make money through the trading and ‘mining’ of virtual currencies.

Banking watchdogs to investigate industry response to money transfer scams

The UK's Payment Systems Regulator is to investigate complaints from consumer body Which? over the levels of protection offered by banks to customers who are conned into sending payments to fraudulent accounts.