Financial Conduct Authority

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 Financial Regulator Chief Lures Crypto Firms
UK’s Financial Regulator Chief Lures Crypto Firms
April 27, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Nikhil Rathi, the Head of the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), gave a speech at City Week 2022 on April 26, in which he stressed...

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EMEA Daily: FCA Finds Weaknesses in Bank Financial Crime Defenses; UK Financial Regulator Says Next Data Sharing Innovation Is Synthetic Data
EMEA Daily: FCA Finds Weaknesses in Bank Financial Crime Defenses; UK Financial Regulator Says Next...
April 22, 2022  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is concerned about the growing issue of financial...

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UK Financial Regulator Sees Synthetic Data as Next Step in Data Sharing  
UK Financial Regulator Sees Synthetic Data as Next Step in Data Sharing  
April 22, 2022  |  Data

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EMEA Daily: Google Opens Its First African Product Hub; Moneyhub, Wyzr Team on Automated Financial Planning
EMEA Daily: Google Opens Its First African Product Hub; Moneyhub, Wyzr Team on Automated Financial...
April 20, 2022  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, Google plans to open its first product development center in Kenya, while Moneyhub partners with...

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UK Financial Regulator’s Strategy Plan Includes Crypto, AML, Big Tech 
UK Financial Regulator’s Strategy Plan Includes Crypto, AML, Big Tech 
April 07, 2022  |  Regulation

The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) revealed on Thursday a three-year strategy plan that will enable the regulator to stop firms that don’t meet their...

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UK’s Crypto Plans May Seek to Reverse Regulators’ Actions
UK’s Crypto Plans May Seek to Reverse Regulators’ Actions
April 05, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The U.K. government on Monday (April 4) unveiled plans to become a “global hub” for the crypto industry. The speech by Economic Secretary to the...

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UK Stakes Claim to Crypto Leadership, Cites Friendly Regulatory Climate
UK Stakes Claim to Crypto Leadership, Cites Friendly Regulatory Climate
April 05, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

As British Economic Secretary John Glen announced plans to embrace stablecoins and make “dynamic” regulation of crypto technologies part of a broad plan to make...

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Digital Fraud Tracker: Crypto Scams Increased in UK Last Year
Digital Fraud Tracker: Crypto Scams Increased in UK Last Year
April 04, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) was busy in 2021 when it came to keeping the cryptocurrency space safe, not only fighting off money laundering...

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Crypto Payments Firm Wirex Withdraws from FCA Registry
Crypto Payments Firm Wirex Withdraws from FCA Registry
March 28, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Wirex, the London-based cryptocurrency exchange platform, has withdrawn its application for a license from the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), CoinDesk.com reported Monday (March...

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