06 February 2020
FinTech: Italy consults on regulatory Sandbox
The Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance has launched a consultation on a Draft Decree on the criteria to test FinTech initiatives in a sandbox environment and to establish a FinTech...
Read more21 November 2019
What lies ahead for vulnerable customers and financial services?
A number of current FCA initiatives are designed – in varying degrees – to address the issue of fair treatment of vulnerable customers in the financial services sector. The...
Read more25 July 2019
FCA draft vulnerability guidance: embedding 'doing the right thing' in firms' culture
The FCA has published a consultation on proposed non-Handbook guidance for firms on the fair treatment of vulnerable customers. The FCA reiterates that vulnerability is one of its key...
Read more12 April 2019
General insurance: FCA publishes report on Thematic Review of GI distribution chain
The FCA’s Thematic Review into general insurance distribution chains concludes that certain GI sector manufacturing, sales and distribution approaches can lead to customers purchasing ...
Read more08 March 2019
BREXIT: SEPA - A successful transition
The European Payments Council Board has announced that it has approved the application from UK Finance for the continued participation of UK payment service providers in the SEPA schemes...
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