816 results about this entity
Period: 02 Sep 2004 - 03 Nov 2025
News/regulation
Could the purchase of Wirecard Card Solutions (WCS) by Railsbank be the perfect opportunity to drive regulatory change? Railsbank founder and CEO Nigel Verdon thinks so, but stability must come first.
25 September 2020
Company announcement/people
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced that Chris Woolard will chair a review of the future regulation of the unsecured credit market, reporting to the FCA Board.
16 September 2020
News/retail
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has warned banks that every time they plan to close a branch or ATM they will need to provide an analysis of the impact on customers' access to cash.
14 September 2020
Company announcement/regulation
Over a thousand UK investment firms will be adversely impacted by the FCA’s new prudential regime for MiFID investment firms, according to research by financial consultancy Bovill.
25 August 2020
In a recent consultation paper, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) set out its proposed approach to the supervision of both new and growing non-system UK banks.
24 August 2020
The FCA has today published the findings of a review into relending by firms that offer high-cost credit.
06 August 2020
The Financial Conduct Authority has made it clear to banks that maintaining access to cash in local communities remains a regulatory priority that the industry should take on board when making decisions on the future of their branches and ATMs.
16 July 2020
News/covid-19
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the City of London Corporation are collaborating on the pilot of a ‘digital sandbox’ to support innovative firms tackling challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
In the wake of Wirecard's demise, Nigel Verdon, Railsbank co-founder and CEO, has called on the industry and regulators to introduce new provisions for material outsourcers such as card issuing platforms as a further safeguard to protect client money.
13 July 2020
In a ‘Dear CEO’ letter the FCA has set out clear requirements for payment institutions (PIs) and e-money institutions (EMIs) operating within the payment services sector to act on new guidance focused on customer protection.
09 July 2020
News/crypto
An estimated 2.6 million UK consumers have bought cryptoassets at some point, new FCA research reveals, almost double the number reported last year.
30 June 2020
Payday lender Elevate Credit has entered administration in the UK, blaming regulatory haze and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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