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 Financial Regulator’s Strategy Plan Includes Crypto, AML, Big Tech 

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  |  Legal & 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  |  Cybersecurity

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Wirex, the London-based cryptocurrency exchange platform, has withdrawn its application for a license from the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), CoinDesk.com reported Monday (March...

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UK to Boost Open Banking With New Regulator
UK to Boost Open Banking With New Regulator
March 25, 2022  |  Banking

The U.K. Treasury, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Payment System Regulator (PSR), issued a joint statement Friday...

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Crypto Promotions in the UK Will Be Harder To Get Approved 
Crypto Promotions in the UK Will Be Harder To Get Approved 
March 24, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Advertising cryptocurrencies and other crypto assets in the U.K. has been largely unregulated — like the crypto industry itself — and according to regulators, the...

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UK Watchdog Orders Crypto ATM Agents to Pull Plugs
UK Watchdog Orders Crypto ATM Agents to Pull Plugs
March 11, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

All of the cryptocurrency ATMs currently available in the U.K. are operating illegally and are being warned by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to cease...

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