In this blog post, we round-up forthcoming developments in the UK and at EU and International levels in FinTech-related regulation which are expected for April 2021.

 

 

1 Apr	FCA to join the Digital Regulation Cooperation Framework (DRCF)
7 Apr	Deadline for responses to European Commission consultation on roadmap on EU-wide instant payments scheme
12 Apr	Deadline for responses to European Commission public consultation on the digital levy
20 Apr	Deadline for responses on FATF consultation on updating guidance on virtual assets and virtual asset service providers
28 Apr	Deadline for comments on EIOPA discussion paper on open insurance
30 Apr	Deadline for responses to FCA Consultation Paper (CP 21/3) on changes to strong customer authentication (SCA) technical standards and to payments and e-money approach document
Apr	PRA to make policy proposals for operational resilience incident reporting from April 2021 to March 2022 PRA Policy Statement following Consultation Paper (CP 20/20) on operational continuity in resolution (OCIR) expected A Digital Markets Unit is to be established within the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) Public request for feedback to GFXC proposals from FX Global Code review (may include proposals relating to algo trading)
End Apr	C19 measure: FCA to allow delay of European Single Electronic Format (ESEF) requirements for annual financial reports and temporary measures on corporate reporting until end of April