On 7 January 2021, HM Treasury (“HMT”) published a consultation and call for evidence on the UK’s regulatory approach to cryptoassets and stablecoins, which sets out HMT’s proposals for a new regulatory regime covering stablecoins and its approach to regulating cryptoassets more generally. The proposals follow HMT’s July 2020 consultation on bringing certain cryptoassets within the scope of the financial promotions regime (see our blog post here). Read more

In this regular update, we round-up FinTech-related regulatory developments for the period 21 December 2020 to 8 January 2021. Read more

In this regular update, we round-up FinTech-related regulatory developments for the week ending 18 December 2020. Read more

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 January 2021. Read more

In this regular update, we round-up FinTech-related regulatory developments for the week ending 11 December 2020. Read more

We are pleased to announce the launch of FSR Outlook 2021: Paving the Way Forward. Our Global Outlook for 2021 looks at nine different areas, from innovation in payments and digital operational resilience, through to the trend towards increased regulatory intervention which leads us to expect the number of investigations against individuals will to continue to grow, not least given continuing regulatory focus on making senior managers accountable. Read more

In this regular update, we round-up FinTech-related regulatory developments for the week ending 4 December 2020. Read more

In this regular update, we round-up FinTech-related regulatory developments for the week ending 27 November 2020. Read more