FCA stories
Awareness of new rules remains low even as PayPlan customers increasingly use buy now, pay later to cover everyday household costs.
Banks and insurers face tighter resilience checks as four cloud providers come under joint UK supervision for the first time.
Banks and brokers gain a single cloud compliance layer as IPC adds Luware Recording across trading and collaboration channels.
Regulatory reform could help mutual lenders and insurers close gaps in protection, healthcare and savings for households outside mainstream finance.
The cash will help the fintech expand its team and product as regulated firms seek faster onboarding, compliance checks and payments.
FCA findings show vulnerable customers are still missing out on basic bank accounts, prompting nine banks to tighten offer and application processes.
Regulatory change is squeezing margins at UK payments firms, with 45% saying compliance costs are rising faster than revenue.
The payments firm's diversity work has put it in contention alongside two senior leaders as the awards spotlight women in technology workplaces.
Britain's crypto firms face mandatory FCA authorisation, while lighter stablecoin capital rules may help keep business and liquidity in the UK.
About 11 million UK adults could use autonomous AI for money management, raising fresh concerns over fraud, control and market concentration.
Providers now face a test of service quality as pension dashboard use could trigger more member enquiries and expose data gaps.
Crypto firms face tighter oversight as the FCA brings trading, custody and stablecoins into its rulebook, forcing authorisation and capital checks.
Rising compliance pressure and AI-polished applications are pushing employers to rethink hiring, as Blue John targets regulated sectors with GREY.
The four UK regulators are moving generative AI into routine oversight, despite concerns over errors, bias and consumer harm.
UK regulated firms are rethinking customer service as AI cuts routine work and pushes more complex queries back to human teams.
Most UK lenders now face overlapping FCA, PRA and data rules on AI, as 75 per cent of firms already deploy the technology.
The hire brings Santander compliance expertise into ThetaRay as banks face tougher anti-money laundering oversight and demand proof their controls work.
The deal broadens LemFi's UK offering as it seeks to help internationally mobile customers move from transfers and savings into investing.
Teams can now spot unapproved infrastructure changes in minutes, helping reduce outage and audit risk as firms face tighter resilience scrutiny.
False positives and language gaps in surveillance are now a bigger burden for financial compliance teams as alert volumes keep rising.
