Payment Systems Regulator

Neobanks May Face Squeeze in Europe If X-Border Fee Caps Materialize
Neobanks May Face Squeeze in Europe If X-Border Fee Caps Materialize
December 13, 2023  |  Regulation

Beyond the card networks, among those that may feel the squeeze should cross-border interchange fees see new caps in the United Kingdom are neobanks. As...

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British Payment Regulator Calls for Cross-Border Card Fee Cap
British Payment Regulator Calls for Cross-Border Card Fee Cap
December 13, 2023  |  Regulation

Visa and Mastercard are under pressure to cap cross-border merchant fees in the U.K. The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) on Wednesday (Dec. 13) published an update to its review of cross-border...

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Bank Push Payment Scams Now 40% of UK Fraud
Bank Push Payment Scams Now 40% of UK Fraud
October 31, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Great Britain’s smaller banks are apparently among the largest targets for payment fraud. That’s according to a report issued Tuesday (Oct. 31) by the U.K.’s...

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UK Will Regulate Crypto Like Other Financial Services
UK Will Regulate Crypto Like Other Financial Services
October 30, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

The British government has unveiled its long-awaited plans for regulating cryptocurrencies. Included in that plan is the government’s intent to “bring a number of cryptoasset...

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UK Supreme Court Rules Customers Liable for Fraud Through Bank Accounts
UK Supreme Court Rules Customers Liable for Fraud Through Bank Accounts
July 12, 2023  |  Banking

The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court has reportedly ruled that customers are liable for fraud through their accounts when the bank carried out instructions expressly authorized...

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UK Regulator: Banks Have Five Days to Reimburse Push Payments Fraud Victims
UK Regulator: Banks Have Five Days to Reimburse Push Payments Fraud Victims
June 07, 2023  |  Regulation

Authorized push payments (APP) fraud victims in the U.K. could soon see faster reimbursements. That’s according to Great Britain’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) which on Wednesday (June...

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Debate Over UK Fraud Refund Rules Heats Up
Debate Over UK Fraud Refund Rules Heats Up
February 15, 2023  |  Bank Regulation

Regulators in the U.K. are preparing to mandate that banks reimburse victims of APP fraud. Leading the charge, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has drawn...

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Barclays ‘Bitterly Disappoints’ With 15% Drop in Profit
Barclays ‘Bitterly Disappoints’ With 15% Drop in Profit
February 15, 2023  |  Earnings

British bank Barclays is apparently still suffering the cost of an $361 million administrative error. The bank on Wednesday released a full-year earnings report showing...

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UK Regulator Reports ‘Broad Support’ for Reimbursing APP Fraud Victims
UK Regulator Reports ‘Broad Support’ for Reimbursing APP Fraud Victims
February 06, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

The U.K.’s payments regulator wants banks to reimburse victims of authorized push payment (APP) fraud. In light of a 40% increase in APP fraud in...

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