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

FCA Explores How To Include More SMBs In FinServ Protections

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. Get the Full Story...

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UK’s FCA Sees Record Complaints In Latter Half Of 2016
UK’s FCA Sees Record Complaints In Latter Half Of 2016
April 27, 2017  |  International

U.K. consumers lodged 3.04 million complaints in the second half of 2016 concerning financial products. This according to figures published yesterday by the Financial Conduct...

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Brexit Tracker: VC Funding Remains Steady, SMEs Still Confident, FCA Risk Watchlist
Brexit Tracker: VC Funding Remains Steady, SMEs Still Confident, FCA Risk Watchlist
April 18, 2017  |  Brexit

Though Brexit has brought about a lingering air of uncertainty, there are some parts of the economy that are doing their best to remain steady....

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FCA Calls For International Regulatory Framework For Fintechs
FCA Calls For International Regulatory Framework For Fintechs
April 12, 2017  |  Regulation

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is calling for the creation of an international regulatory framework for FinTech startups to prevent a so-called “Wild West”...

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