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 Police See $1.5B Crypto Fraud ‘Epidemic’
UK Police See $1.5B Crypto Fraud ‘Epidemic’
November 28, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency fraud rose by 32% in the U.K. over the last year, part of a larger fraud “epidemic” that began during the pandemic as people...

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FCA Calls for Credit Rating Reform
FCA Calls for Credit Rating Reform
November 22, 2022  |  emea

The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is calling for a reformation of the way credit rating agencies (CRA) in the country operate and are governed....

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UK Borrowers Due Millions as Lenders Fail to Meet FCA Expectations
UK Borrowers Due Millions as Lenders Fail to Meet FCA Expectations
November 09, 2022  |  Loans

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020, the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) asked the country’s lenders to offer payment deferrals as a means of...

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Crypto Weekly: EMEA Regulators Build up Legal Framework
Crypto Weekly: EMEA Regulators Build up Legal Framework
November 03, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

In Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in the past week, lawmakers have moved to better equip regulators with the tools needed to oversee...

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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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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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