Tag Archives: Regulation Update

April 15, 2021
April Monthly Regulatory Update

By Kyte Ekstrom | AML, Compliance, Crypto-Assests, FCA Regulation, FinTech, News | 0 Comments

Bank of England Publish Press Release on Central Bank Digital Currency The Bank of England and HM Treasury have announced the joint creation of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Taskforce to coordinate the exploration of a potential UK CBDC. A CBDC would be a new form of digital money issued by the Bank of […]

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March 8, 2021
March Monthly Regulatory Highlights

By Kyte Ekstrom | FCA Regulation, News | 0 Comments

The European Parliament publishes draft report on Crypto-assets regulation The European Parliament has published a draft report on the European Commission’s proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on markets in crypto-assets and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 (COM(2020)0593 – C9-0306/2020 – 2020/0265(COD)) Suggested amendments to the Regulation include: Amendment 1 – Authorisation […]

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February 23, 2021
FCA Consultation Paper Proposing Changes to SCA-RTS and guidance for Payment Services and Electronic Money

By Kyte Ekstrom | E Money, FCA Regulation, FinTech, News, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

If you are thinking what the hell is an SCA or a RTS, and do I really need to care or read this? The answer is, on this rollercoaster ride through the horror hall of Covid-19 and the ever changing landscape of fintech, with fraudsters waiting in the shadows to jump out at anytime, can […]

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January 29, 2021
January Monthly Regulatory Highlights

By Kyte Ekstrom | AML, Brexit, communications, Compliance, Consumer Credit, Credit Brokers, Credit Lenders, E Money, FCA Regulation, FinTech, Insurance, Investment, Investment Advisor, Investment Manager, News, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Don’t have time, or the will, to trawl through endless websites reading long articles about financial news and regulation. We’ve got you covered with our Monthly Regulatory Highlights – snippets of the past months regulatory news and updates (along with links to corresponding webpages and press-releases) – saving you time and making it easy for […]

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January 28, 2021
FCA Statement: Review Your Firms Regulatory Permissions

By Kyte Ekstrom | Compliance, Consumer Credit, Credit Brokers, Credit Lenders, E Money, FCA Regulation, Financial Industries, FinTech, Insurance, Investment, Investment Advisor, Investment Manager | 0 Comments

The mighty powers of the FCA are about to become even move vigilant! The Financial Services Bill 2019-2021 – which is currently making its way through parliament – means that the FCA will be able to act more quickly when they consider that firms are no longer carrying out regulated activities. The statement published on […]

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January 19, 2021
National Risk Assessment of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing 2020

By Kyte Ekstrom | AML, Compliance, Financial Industries, FinTech, News | 0 Comments

If you’ve only just got up to speed with the implementation of the provisions of the 5th AML directive in 2020, and the UK’s Sanctions and AML Act in 2018 (which came into force at the end of the UK’s Brexit transition period) then news that HM Treasury and the Home Office have recently jointly […]

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December 30, 2020
January – New Year Update

By Kyte Ekstrom | Brexit, Compliance, FCA Regulation, Financial Industries, FinTech, News | 0 Comments

2021 Top Trends in Fintech With Covid-19 raging globally and the economy in a state of uncertainty, you probably think 2021 is going to be a wash-out, a year of doom-and-gloom – well, you’d be wrong! Now, more than ever, individuals, families and businesses are turning to the digital world for solutions and the need […]

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