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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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“Transparency as a regulatory tool”: The UK FCA’s proposed new enforcement approach

On 27 February 2024, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published consultation "CP24/2: Our Enforcement Guide and publicising enforcement investigations – a new...

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APP fraud mandatory reimbursement: UK PSR publishes final policy for 7 October 2024 go live date

On 19 December 2023, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) published its final policy statement on fighting authorised push payment (APP) scams alongside three legal instruments that will...

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Hitting the brakes: UK FCA review of motor finance commission arrangements

Following a large number of complaints from motor finance customers in relation to discretionary commission arrangements entered into before the FCA's 2021 ban was introduced, the FCA...

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UK trade sanctions: a new enforcement body and “tougher” monetary penalties

The UK is creating a new Office for Trade Sanctions Implementation, which will sit within the Department for Business and Trade and will be responsible for the civil enforcement of the...

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A comparative overview of EU and UK Russia Sanctions reporting obligations

The EU and UK have introduced novel and increasingly complex sanctions restrictions targeting Russia, which pose a myriad of new compliance challenges; amongst these are complying with...

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APP fraud: UK PSR consults on specific direction to FPS participants on reimbursement requirement

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) is consulting on a proposed specific direction which it intends to give to underpin the Faster Payments Scheme (FPS or Faster Payments) reimbursement...

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When push comes to shove - UK Supreme Court issues definitive guidance on banks' Quincecare duties

The UK Supreme Court in Philipp (Respondent) v Barclays Bank UK Plc (Appellant) [2023] UKSC 25 has confirmed that the so-called "Quincecare duty" – a duty on a bank to...

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