Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

742 results about this entity

Period: 02 Sep 2004 - 26 Nov 2024

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UK rule makers set out roadmap for regulating stablecoins

The Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority have pushed out proposals for the regulation of stablecoins, billing them as an efffective way to make payments faster and cheaper for consumers and retailers.

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FCA introduces additional guidance to help crypto firms comply with promotion rule

Following a change in legislation, cryptoassets promotions targeting UK consumers now fall within our remit.

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Global regulators form asset tokenisation policy forum

Financial regulators from the UK, Singapore, Switzerland and Japan are collaborating on a new project to explore fund and asset tokenisation use cases and decentralised finance.

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More than a quarter of Brits using BNPL - FCA

As new research shows that more than a quarter of Brits have used BNPL in a six-month period, the FCA has agreed deals with two firms - PayPal and QVC - to make their contract terms easier to understand.

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NatWest admits to failings in Farage fiasco, FCA to review case

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found potential “regulatory breaches” in NatWest’s decision to close former Brexit party leader Nigel Farage’s accounts earlier this year.

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FCA finds firms trying to fudge rules on crypto promotions

The Financial Conduct Authority is taking aim at crypto firms trying to dodge new rules on financia promotions by posting illegible warning notices.

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Open Banking Limited publishes two data collection frameworks

Open Banking Limited (OBL) has published two data collection frameworks on the themes of ‘Levelling up availability and performance’ and ‘Mitigating the risks of financial crime’.

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FCA and Modulr agree customer onboarding restrictions

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has placed customer onboarding restrictions on Payments-as-a-Service provider Modulr until its comes up to scratch with new regulations.

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Binance stops accepting new UK customers

Binance has stopped accepting new users in the UK while it works to find a partner to help it meet recently-introduced crypto asset promotion rules.

/security

FCA fines Equifax £11m for major consumer data breach

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Equifax over £11 million for failing to protect their customers from a data breach outsourced to its US parent company.

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FCA fines and bans former Barclays CEO James Staley

The FCA decides to fine and ban James Staley

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Viva.com Group obtains UK E-Money Institution authorisation from FCA

Viva.com Group, a leading European cloud-based neobank, has received E-Money Institution authorisation for its UK subsidiary, Vivawallet.com Ltd, from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).