FCA

The 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

A Merchant’s How-To For Managing The Contactless Payments Surge And SCA Requirements
A Merchant’s How-To For Managing The Contactless Payments Surge And SCA Requirements
June 29, 2020  |  Bank Regulation

The pandemic has drastically affected how consumers are shopping and paying for even routine purchases, and this in turn has altered how businesses are accepting...

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FCA Fines Commerzbank London $47.5 Million For AML Failings
FCA Fines Commerzbank London $47.5 Million For AML Failings
June 17, 2020  |  Bank Regulation

Germany’s Commerzbank London has agreed to pay a fine of £37,805,400 — about $47.45 million — “for failing to put adequate anti-money laundering (AML) systems...

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UK Banks Hold Internal Investigations Into Business Loan Practices
UK Banks Hold Internal Investigations Into Business Loan Practices
May 18, 2020  |  B2B Payments

After a financial watchdog raised the issue, banks in Britain are looking into whether they pressed businesses into giving them more work in exchange for...

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Travelex Parent Finablr On Verge Of Collapse
Travelex Parent Finablr On Verge Of Collapse
March 16, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Payments company Finablr has said that it could be in danger of collapsing, and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has frozen its trading, according to...

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Bitcoin Daily: IRS To Meet With Crypto Groups; Thieves Take $630,000 In Ether From Lender bZx
Bitcoin Daily: IRS To Meet With Crypto Groups; Thieves Take $630,000 In Ether From Lender...
February 19, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The IRS has invited cryptocurrency groups to meet for a regulatory summit March 3 to discuss how the two can work together going forward, published...

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Top News In Payments: Mastercard CEO Pushes Back Against National Payments System; FCA Tells Credit Cards To Ease Up On Non-Payers
Top News In Payments: Mastercard CEO Pushes Back Against National Payments System; FCA Tells Credit...
February 03, 2020  |  News

In today’s top payments news, Mastercard’s CEO speaks out against a national payments system, the FCA tells credit card companies to be reasonable with customers...

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FCA Tells Credit Cards To Ease Up On NonPayers 
FCA Tells Credit Cards To Ease Up On NonPayers 
February 03, 2020  |  Payment Methods

The U.K. financial watchdog the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is telling credit card companies to reduce fees on nonpayers’ debt rather than cancel cards, the...

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Top News in Payments: UK FCA Asks Banks To Explain High Overdraft Fees; Yandex Launches 15-Minute Grocery Delivery
Top News in Payments: UK FCA Asks Banks To Explain High Overdraft Fees; Yandex Launches...
January 28, 2020  |  News

In today’s top payments news, the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is questioning banks about a recent spike in overdraft fees, Yandex launches 15-minute grocery...

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UK FCA Asks Banks To Explain High Overdraft Fees
UK FCA Asks Banks To Explain High Overdraft Fees
January 28, 2020  |  International

The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is questioning banks about recently-hiked overdraft fees, some as high as 40 percent and 10 times the cost of...

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