Financial Conduct Authority

Financial Conduct Authority is a financial regulatory body in the United Kingdom, but operates independently of the UK Government, and is financed by charging fees to members of the financial services industry.

Source: fca.org.uk

Today in TechREG: CFTC Chair Signals Added Crypto Enforcement; UK Financial Regulator Gets More Powers to Combat Fraud
Today in TechREG: CFTC Chair Signals Added Crypto Enforcement; UK Financial Regulator Gets More Powers...
May 19, 2022  |  Regulation

Today in technology regulation, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) eyes cryptocurrency enforcement, while the United Kingdom’s financial regulator plans to use new powers to...

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UK Financial Regulator Staff Stage First-Ever Strike
UK Financial Regulator Staff Stage First-Ever Strike
May 04, 2022  |  Personnel

Personnel at the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) went on strike on Wednesday (May 4) for the first time in history, according to a statement...

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Klarna Seeks to Appease UK Regulators With Credit Reporting 
Klarna Seeks to Appease UK Regulators With Credit Reporting 
May 04, 2022  |  BNPL

Klarna is moving ahead of potential regulation in Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) in the U.K. The company announced in a blog post on May...

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UK Regulators’ Path for AI Starts With Auditing Algorithms
UK Regulators’ Path for AI Starts With Auditing Algorithms
May 02, 2022  |  artificial intelligence

The Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF), a group of four U.K. regulators, published last week, April 28 two documents where it provided businesses with guidance...

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UK’s Financial Regulator Chief Lures Crypto Firms
UK’s Financial Regulator Chief Lures Crypto Firms
April 27, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Nikhil Rathi, the Head of the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), gave a speech at City Week 2022 on April 26, in which he stressed...

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EMEA Daily: FCA Finds Weaknesses in Bank Financial Crime Defenses; UK Financial Regulator Says Next Data Sharing Innovation Is Synthetic Data
EMEA Daily: FCA Finds Weaknesses in Bank Financial Crime Defenses; UK Financial Regulator Says Next...
April 22, 2022  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is concerned about the growing issue of financial...

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UK Financial Regulator Sees Synthetic Data as Next Step in Data Sharing  
UK Financial Regulator Sees Synthetic Data as Next Step in Data Sharing  
April 22, 2022  |  Data

The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority is calling on stakeholders to provide input about the use of synthetic data to support financial services innovation. In a...

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EMEA Daily: Google Opens Its First African Product Hub; Moneyhub, Wyzr Team on Automated Financial Planning
EMEA Daily: Google Opens Its First African Product Hub; Moneyhub, Wyzr Team on Automated Financial...
April 20, 2022  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, Google plans to open its first product development center in Kenya, while Moneyhub partners with...

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UK Financial Regulator’s Strategy Plan Includes Crypto, AML, Big Tech 
UK Financial Regulator’s Strategy Plan Includes Crypto, AML, Big Tech 
April 07, 2022  |  Regulation

The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) revealed on Thursday a three-year strategy plan that will enable the regulator to stop firms that don’t meet their...

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