Tag: Financial Conduct Authority
FCA extends SCA deadline to lessen consumer, merchant impact
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has extended the introduction of strong customer authentication (SCA) rules till March 2022 to reduce disruption to consumers and merchants.
FCA censures Premier FX for breaking payment services rules
A City watchdog has publicly censured collapsed payments company Premier FX for failing to safeguard its customers’ money and for misuse of its payment...
How the FCA expects financial services to protect vulnerable consumers
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its final guidance of its expectations of firms should fairly treat vulnerable customers.
FCA orders Buy2LetCars to halt its operations amidst finance concerns
The UK's top financial markets watchdog has ordered Buy2LetCars and Rent2OwnCars owner Raedex to halt operations.
Regulating buy now pay later market is a “logical move” –...
A UK regulator has moved to toughen up the playbook for buy now pay later (BNPL) companies, which has been welcomed by the PwC.
FCA calls for stricter buy now pay later regulations “to protect...
The buy now pay later sector may have had its best year ever in 2020, but now the UK’s top financial watchdog is calling for stricter rules “to protect consumers”.
Theta Lake has officially launched in the UK
Collaboration security and compliance company Theta Lake has expanded into the UK.
Insider dealer ordered to pay £3.9m
Having been found guilty of inside trading in June 2019, a former day trader has now been ordered by Southwark Crown Court to pay £3.9m via a consent confiscation order.
Don’t forget to update your permissions warns the FCA
The UK's top financial watchdog has warned firms to not forget to regularly reviewer regulatory permissions or risk having their licence to operate cancelled.
InsurTech welcomes Supreme Court ruling on Covid-19 cases
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that policyholders should have their coronavirus losses covered by insurers and the InsurTech industry is welcoming the decision.