Tag: the UK
Hacking concerns cause delay to UK Conservative leadership vote
Voting in the UK’s Conservative Party leadership election has been delayed after government cyber experts raised concerns over potential hacking of members’ ballots.
UK introduces new Financial Services Bill to Parliament
The UK Government has introduced legislation to ‘enhance the competitiveness of the UK financial services sector’ to Parliament.
CISA set to open UK-based office to foster global cooperation
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has revealed it is set to open an office in the UK to ‘boost international cooperation and collaboration’.
UK calls on social media platforms to find and remove Russian...
Changes to UK internet safety laws will mean social media platforms will have to proactively look and remove disinformation harmful to the UK from foreign state actors.
UK set to tighten regulatory grip on BNPL credit agreements
The UK government has announced new plans to strengthen the regulation of interest-free buy now, pay later (BNPL) credit agreements.
UK sets out plans to become global cryptoasset technology hub
The UK government has unveiled its plans to make the country a global centre for cryptoasset technology.
US and the EU sign data transfer deal to abate privacy...
The European Union and the US have signed an agreement that will help pave the way for the personal information of Europeans to be stored in the US.
US and UK agencies warn of Iranian cyberattack risk
Government agencies in the US and the UK have warned of the growing risk of cyberattacks by an Iranian threat actor against public and private organisations.
UK’s European Affairs Committee launches UK-EU financial services inquiry
The UK’s European Affairs Committee in the House of Lords has launched an inquiry into how the UK and EU’s relationship in the financial services sector.
Majority of Brits want government to focus on financial stability post-Brexit
Opinium has found 91% of UK citizens want the government to focus on the future stability of the financial system rather than to promote international competitiveness post-Brexit.