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)

British Financial Watchdog Cracks Down on Unfair Lenders
British Financial Watchdog Cracks Down on Unfair Lenders
November 03, 2022  |  Bank Regulation

The U.K.’s top financial watchdog is giving banks in that country an ultimatum: treat customers struggling with Britain’s cost-of-living crisis fairly, or be barred from...

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FCA Exploring Implications of Big Tech Entry Into Financial Services
FCA Exploring Implications of Big Tech Entry Into Financial Services
October 25, 2022  |  Big Tech

As the likes of Google and Apple have diversified their offering to include payments and other financial services, the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is...

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EMEA Daily: Meta to Sell Giphy Following CMA Ruling
EMEA Daily: Meta to Sell Giphy Following CMA Ruling
October 18, 2022  |  emea

Today in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the U.K’s Competition and Markets authority announced that Meta is set to sell Giphy following the authority’s...

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FCA Enforcement Chief to Step Down
FCA Enforcement Chief to Step Down
October 18, 2022  |  Personnel

The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced Tuesday (Oct. 18) that Mark Steward will be stepping down as the regulator’s executive director of enforcement and...

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EMEA Daily: Worldline Acquires 40% Stake in Dutch PSP Online Payment Platform
EMEA Daily: Worldline Acquires 40% Stake in Dutch PSP Online Payment Platform
September 29, 2022  |  emea

In today’s Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, Worldline announced that it is set to acquire a stake in Online Payment Platform and...

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FCA: Crypto Firms Denied Licenses Are Re-Applying
FCA: Crypto Firms Denied Licenses Are Re-Applying
September 29, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

At the Consumer Protection in Financial Services Summit in London Thursday (Sept. 29), Sheldon Mills, executive director for competition and consumers at the U.K.’s Financial...

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UK’s ePayments Systems Shutters for Good
UK’s ePayments Systems Shutters for Good
September 13, 2022  |  Digital Payments

U.K.-based electronic payments company ePayments Systems is shutting up shop for good. In a post on the company website announcing the news, ePayment Systems said...

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New UK Prime Minister Inherits Worsening Crisis, Skyrocketing Energy Bills
New UK Prime Minister Inherits Worsening Crisis, Skyrocketing Energy Bills
September 06, 2022  |  Politics

For believers in pathetic fallacy, the thunderclouds hanging over London today are an ominous sign for Liz Truss, who has officially been handed the reins...

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Today in Crypto: Russian, Iranian Investors Turn to Dubai’s Crypto Shops to Get Around Sanctions; CryptoPunks NFTs See $2.3M Sales Jump After Tiffany Partnership
Today in Crypto: Russian, Iranian Investors Turn to Dubai’s Crypto Shops to Get Around Sanctions;...
August 01, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced Monday (Aug. 1) that it has finalized new rules intended to help fight misleading advertisements. The ads in...

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