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UK election 2024: What it means for fintech regulation

UK election 2024: What it means for fintech regulation

Chris Holmes
03 Jul 2024

We are days away from a general election and when the new government introduce their legislative age...

What does the General Election mean for Data Protection, Digital Markets, and AI Regulation Bills?

What does the General Election mean for Data Protection, Digital Markets, and AI Regulation Bills?

Chris Holmes
10 Jun 2024

I started the year writing about three important new laws that were with us in the House of Lords: ...

Open banking next step: A request for public input on how to structure the 'Future Entity'

Open banking next step: A request for public input on how to structure the 'Future Entity'

Chris Holmes
08 May 2024

The Joint Regulatory Oversight Committee (JROC) consists of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), P...

UK AI regulation: Second reading of the AI Bill

UK AI regulation: Second reading of the AI Bill

Chris Holmes
27 Mar 2024

Lord Christopher Holmes presented the following speech for the House of Lords on March 21, 2024. I b...

How upcoming legislation will harness algorithms, AI, and big tech for public good

How upcoming legislation will harness algorithms, AI, and big tech for public good

Chris Holmes
02 Feb 2024

The fourth industrial revolution, as with the previous three, has ushered in an age of exciting new ...

The transformative potential of the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill

The transformative potential of the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill

Chris Holmes
19 Dec 2023

If it’s all about the data, then the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill must matter, and i...

Why the Electronic Trade Documents Act is the most important law you have never heard of

Why the Electronic Trade Documents Act is the most important law you have never heard of

Chris Holmes
26 Sep 2023

On 20th September, the Electronic Trade Documents Act came into force. I have written here before a...

How will AI be regulated in the UK?

How will AI be regulated in the UK?

Chris Holmes
12 Jul 2023

AI is impacting all sectors across financial services - capital markets, investment and retail banki...

The Financial Services and Markets Bill reaches final stages

The Financial Services and Markets Bill reaches final stages

Chris Holmes
28 Jun 2023

The Financial Services and Markets Bill could be described as epic – in terms of proportions (346 pa...

The Financial Services and Markets Bill - Crypto, cash, and a regulatory dash

The Financial Services and Markets Bill - Crypto, cash, and a regulatory dash

Chris Holmes
03 Apr 2023

The Financial Services and Markets Bill is the biggest shake up of financial services in a generatio...

The Westminster Series: Optimising the potential of the Financial Services and Markets Bill

The Westminster Series: Optimising the potential of the Financial Services and Markets Bill

Chris Holmes
18 Jan 2023

I have written here before about the Financial Services and Markets Bill - the biggest reform of fin...

The Westminster Series: Key questions for the Chancellor’s ‘Edinburgh Reforms’

The Westminster Series: Key questions for the Chancellor’s ‘Edinburgh Reforms’

Chris Holmes
14 Dec 2022

On Friday the 9th December, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt unveiled the ‘Edinburgh Reforms’...