An overview of the FCA’s evolving cryptoasset regulatory perimeter under CP25/40 and CP26/13, and the key considerations for firms preparing for full FCA authorisation.
From October 2027, UK cryptoasset firms must meet FCA Consumer Duty rules. Learn how the four outcomes, products, price, understanding, and support, apply in practice.
From 2027, cryptoasset firms in the UK must meet the FCA’s Consumer Duty, putting customers first through fairness, transparency, and support.
The FCA’s CP26/4 signals a decisive shift to full financial services regulation for UK crypto firms, prioritising governance, accountability and consumer protection over speed to market.
The FCA safeguarding regime goes live in 2026. Learn what firms must do now, including resolution packs, audits, returns and accountability requirements.
UK payments and e-money firms face a new reality: disciplined scalability, stronger governance, tighter economics and smarter product investment.
The FCA’s CP25/25 proposes bringing UK crypto firms under mainstream FCA standards on governance, resilience, and consumer protection. It also seeks views on extending FOS redress and Consumer Duty. Responses close 12 November 2025.
On the 16 July 2025, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) published its dashboard on the management of reimbursement claims since its policy was imposed on in-scope firms 6 months ago. It remains...
Digital Finance Newsletter July 2025 Welcome to the latest edition of our compliance newsletter. The eagle eyed among you will have noticed that we have had a change of name since the...
New rule under COCON The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is introducing a new rule under the Code of Conduct (COCON) to explicitly address non-financial misconduct (NFM), such as bullying, harassment, and violence,...
On 7 November 2024, we published an article about how the FCA interviewed twenty finfluencers under caution. That was at the end of October 2024. Well, it seems that the FCA has...
In 2024–25, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) conducted a thematic review of 14 e-money and payment firms, assessing their frameworks for enterprise and liquidity risk, as well as their preparedness for an...