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UK FCA finalises changes to create stronger framework to support borrowers in financial difficulty

The FCA has published its final rules and guidance aimed at strengthening protections for borrowers in financial difficulty, incorporating aspects of the Tailored Support Guidance (TSG)...

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UK Consumer Duty: FCA gives more implementation feedback and some focus areas for closed books work

On 20 February 2024, the FCA published details of recent good practice in Consumer Duty implementation and highlighted areas for improvement. As well as this, the FCA also published the...

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UK: FCA Business Plan 2024/25: a quick guide to the FCA’s key priorities

On 19 March 2024, the FCA published its Business Plan for 2024/25 setting out its planned programme of work for the coming year. The FCA states that it remains resolute in supporting the...

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The Payments Newsletter including Digital Assets & Blockchain, March 2024

Key developments of interest over the last month include: the UK government publishing draft legislation on payment service contract termination rule changes; the Central Bank of Ireland...

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UK “de-banking”: Government publishes draft legislation on changes to termination rules for PSPs

In July 2023, the UK government committed to changing the requirements on payment service providers (PSPs) when terminating payment service contracts. HM Treasury has now published draft...

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APP fraud: UK government publishes draft legislation allowing PSPs to delay payments for fraud concerns

In its 2023 Fraud Strategy, the UK government committed to looking at changes to allow payment service providers (PSPs) more time to investigate suspicious payments to help tackle...

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The Payments Newsletter including Digital Assets & Blockchain, February 2024

Key developments of interest over the last month include: the European Parliament’s ECON Committee adopting draft reports on the European Commission’s PSR and PSD3 legislative...

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UK: Advice Guidance Boundary Review – recap on FCA proposals to close the advice gap

On 8 December 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and HM Treasury (HMT) published a joint discussion paper to examine the regulatory boundary between financial advice and...

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DORA – New Digital Operational Resilience rules for the EU’s financial sector

EU financial institutions have until 17 January 2025 to implement the new requirements of the Digital Operational Resilience Act (Regulation (EU) 2022/2554) (DORA). For the first time,...

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