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)

UK’s FCA Inks FinTech Collaboration With CFTC
UK’s FCA Inks FinTech Collaboration With CFTC
February 20, 2018  |  Startups

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced Monday (Feb. 19) that they had inked a deal to collaborate...

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MPs Slam Finance Watchdog For Omission In RBS SMB Scandal Summary
MPs Slam Finance Watchdog For Omission In RBS SMB Scandal Summary
January 22, 2018  |  B2B Payments

U.K. members of parliament (MPs) say managers at Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) knew — or, at least, should have known — about alleged mistreatment of small...

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British MP Calls For Action Against Banks’ Small Business Mistreatment
British MP Calls For Action Against Banks’ Small Business Mistreatment
January 09, 2018  |  B2B Payments

A British member of parliament (MP) is calling for the creation of a special tribunal to tackle bankers’ mistreatment of small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs)...

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FCA Explores How To Include More SMBs In FinServ Protections
FCA Explores How To Include More SMBs In FinServ Protections
November 02, 2017  |  B2B Payments

In business banking news, the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) plans to propose an extension of its jurisdiction from serving individuals and micro-businesses to also...

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RBS’ Trouble With SMBs Isn’t Over Yet
RBS’ Trouble With SMBs Isn’t Over Yet
October 25, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) may not be done with its probe into the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), following allegations the bank profited...

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PSD2 Revised Rules Finalized, ICOs Get More Scrutiny
PSD2 Revised Rules Finalized, ICOs Get More Scrutiny
September 25, 2017  |  News

Amid financial regulatory headlines, the Financial Conduct Authority last week published its roadmap for implementing the revised Payment Services Directive, commonly known as PSD2.   As...

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UK Regs Won’t Publish Report On RBS’s Small Biz Scandal
UK Regs Won’t Publish Report On RBS’s Small Biz Scandal
September 18, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will not publish a report on its probe into allegations against the Royal Bank of Scotland pertaining to how...

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The Beginning Of The End For Bitcoin?
The Beginning Of The End For Bitcoin?
September 15, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin has been riding a bit of a rollercoaster in the past few weeks since hitting an all-time high of more than $4,800 per digital...

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FCA Warns Investors Could Lose All Their Money In ICOs
FCA Warns Investors Could Lose All Their Money In ICOs
September 13, 2017  |  International

The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is warning initial coin offering (ICO) investors they could lose all of their money. “The term ICO refers...

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