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September 18, 2026 @ 1:42 pm By FCA  |  

This post was originally published on fca.org.uk 

September 18, 2026 @ 1:42 pm By FCA  |  

This post was originally published on fca.org.uk 

September 18, 2026 @ 12:41 pm By FCA  |  

This post was originally published on fca.org.uk 

September 18, 2026 @ 10:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European payments group Nexi and Agentic Commerce Optimization specialist ReFiBuy have joined forces to help merchants stay visible as shoppers lean more heavily on AI assistants. Announced on 17 September 2026 from Milan and Raleigh, the collaboration aims to keep product catalogues ready for evaluation,… Read More

September 18, 2026 @ 7:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

US officials have added an Iranian digital asset platform to the sanctions list, saying it helped move large bitcoin payments tied to Tehran’s security apparatus. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced the designations on September 17, 2026, as part of Operation Economic… Read More

September 18, 2026 @ 5:37 am By FCA  |  

This post was originally published on fca.org.uk  Safe access and simpler communications Key to our ambition for the consumer investments market is to ensure people can access a wide range of investments safely. For most people simple, diversified products will be the most appropriate option…. Read More

September 18, 2026 @ 12:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

North Korea has expanded a covert campaign to place information-technology staff inside American firms by recruiting people in third countries to help hide the true origin of job applicants, according to US officials and cybersecurity researchers. The effort previously relied heavily on stolen US identities… Read More

September 17, 2026 @ 11:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE) has introduced a dedicated reference data product for privately originated credit instruments, extending work that began earlier this year with unique deal identifiers. The offering, branded ICE Private Credit Reference Data, is intended to give lenders, asset managers and other counterparties… Read More

September 17, 2026 @ 11:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Nik Storonsky, CEO and co-founder of digital bank Revolut, was in France this week after receiving approval for a French banking license. Speaking with Les Echos, the country’s leading financial publication, Storonsky said Revolut may dual-list its shares on Nasdaq and the London Stock Exchange… Read More

September 17, 2026 @ 10:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Deutsche Bank says it will begin offering digital asset custody to institutional customers. In a corporate statement, the bank said that it would launch its digital asset custody solution this year. European clients will gain access to regulated custody services for “selected digital assets.” At… Read More

September 17, 2026 @ 8:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Danske Bank has rolled out a new wealth advisory offering that pairs its own investment specialists with BlackRock’s (NYSE: BLK) Aladdin Wealth technology. The service, branded Butterfly, went live for the bank’s private banking clients on 9 September 2026 and is described by the lender… Read More

September 17, 2026 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) has revised its Federal Reserve outlook after this week’s policy meeting, now projecting another quarter-point increase in October rather than treating September’s move as the last adjustment of 2026. The bank had previously expected a single hike this year. That view changed… Read More

September 17, 2026 @ 7:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s financial regulator has given digital-asset businesses a clearer map of what will count as a regulated activity under the country’s incoming crypto framework. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published perimeter guidance explaining which firms will need full authorisation once the new regime takes… Read More

September 17, 2026 @ 7:28 am By FCA  |  

This post was originally published on fca.org.uk  What’s changing At the backend of 2028, the FCA will begin to take on responsibility for AML supervision of 60,000 entities in the legal and accounting sectors. We’ve heard some concern. Can a regulator built for banks and… Read More

September 17, 2026 @ 6:26 am By FCA  |  

This post was originally published on fca.org.uk  The FCA has carried out further operations with partners to disrupt illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading across multiple London locations. Working with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and the Metropolitan Police Service, the FCA targeted 3 premises suspected of… Read More

September 17, 2026 @ 6:26 am By FCA  |  

This post was originally published on fca.org.uk  The FCA has carried out further operations with partners to disrupt illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading across multiple London locations. Working with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and the Metropolitan Police Service, the FCA targeted 3 premises suspected of… Read More

September 17, 2026 @ 5:26 am By FCA  |  

This post was originally published on fca.org.uk  Design, adapt, and test We found that firms who understood their customers were better able to design support around real needs, adapt their communications, and ensure people received a consistent experience. This helped them deliver better outcomes, reduce… Read More

September 17, 2026 @ 5:26 am By FCA  |  

This post was originally published on fca.org.uk  An FCA review found no evidence that its regulation is a major barrier for SME access to finance. Many of the challenges identified relate to wider market, information and capability challenges.  The review found that the challenges are… Read More

September 17, 2026 @ 4:26 am By FCA  |  

This post was originally published on fca.org.uk  The reason for opening the investigation is that it appears to us that, between 1 February 2020 and 4 June 2026, EES may have committed offences under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on… Read More

September 16, 2026 @ 11:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lithuanian electronic money institution ConnectPay has turned the proprietary core banking stack it built for its own operations into a standalone commercial product. The platform, now branded Serdis, is being offered to other European EMIs and financial institutions that want cloud-native infrastructure they can run… Read More