Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

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Period: 02 Sep 2004 - 20 Mar 2025

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FCA hits London Metal Exchange with £9.2 million fine over nickel market meltdown

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FCA hits London Metal Exchange with £9.2 million fine over nickel market meltdown

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined the London Metal Exchange (LME) £9.2 million for failing to ensure its systems and controls were adequate to deal with severe market stress.

Consumer coalition presses FCA to abandon e-mail deletion plans

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Consumer coalition presses FCA to abandon e-mail deletion plans

A coalition of consumer groups and advocates have written to UK ministers calling for the FCA to abandon its plans to delete most emails automatically after a year.

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FCA authorises Islamic property finance fintech Offa

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has authorised Offa, the UK's leading Islamic property finance fintech, to provide home purchase plans (HPPs), the Sharia-compliant alternative to conventional residential mortgages, for customers across the UK.

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Atoa Payments secures FCA authorisation

Atoa Payments Limited, a leading provider of open banking-enabled payments, has secured regulatory approval from the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to operate as an Authorised Payment Institution (API).

FCA seeks feedback on scrapping £100 contactless limit

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FCA seeks feedback on scrapping £100 contactless limit

The UK Financial Conduct Authority is inviting feedback on its previously-floated proposal to remove the £100 contactless limit on card payments.

FCA seeks regulatory clarity over lacklustre AI adoption by UK banks

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FCA seeks regulatory clarity over lacklustre AI adoption by UK banks

The FCA is to host a roundtable with banking industry leaders over concerns that onerous compliance requirements are stifling investment in artificial intelligence.

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FCA goes to tender for a bond consolidated tape provider

A UK bond consolidated tape (CT) will collate data on transactions, such as prices and volumes, and brings together information on trades executed on trading venues and over-the-counter with a broker.

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Martyn Beauchamp appointed as CEO of FSCS

The FCA and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have appointed Martyn Beauchamp as CEO of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).

Bitcoin ATM operator jailed for four years

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Bitcoin ATM operator jailed for four years

The operator of a crypto ATM network in the UK has been sentenced to four years in prison in the first such case brought the FCA.

UK Government mulls abolishment of Payment Systems Regulator

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UK Government mulls abolishment of Payment Systems Regulator

The UK Government is considering scrapping the Payments Systems Regulator and folding it into the Financial Conduct Authority.

Apple and Google to face UK digital wallet competition scrutiny

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Apple and Google to face UK digital wallet competition scrutiny

Amid industry concerns about the dominance of Big Tech in the provision of digital wallets, UK financial regulators say they will take a back seat and support the country's Competition and Markets Authority in its wider investigations into Apple and Google’s mobile ecosystems.

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FCA and PSR assesses the usage and impact of digital wallets

The use of digital wallets has rapidly grown in recent years with the proportion of card transactions using a digital wallet increasing significantly from 8% in 2019 to 29% in 2023.

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