artificial intelligence

Illustration of an interconnected digital market network representing evolving financial market infrastructure and regulation

CFTC Official Warns Regulatory Frameworks are Falling Behind Digital Markets

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WASHINGTON, September 3, 2026 — A senior Commodity Futures Trading Commission official warned during remarks at George Washington University that international regulatory frameworks are struggling to keep pace with increasingly interconnected, programmable and autonomous financial markets, pointing to gaps in supervisory cooperation, financial-stability oversight, global standard-setting governance and market safeguards.

Illustration of an AI symbol representing the FCA's review of artificial intelligence in financial services.

FCA Publishes Landmark AI Review on the Future of Retail Financial Services by 2030 and Beyond

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LONDON, July 6, 2026 — The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published an AI review examining how artificial intelligence could reshape retail financial services by 2030 and beyond, concluding that AI is likely to become a defining force across the sector while setting out seven recommendations for the FCA Board and Executive to prepare the UK’s regulatory framework for increasingly autonomous AI-enabled financial services.

FCA expands AI live testing program for financial firms

FCA Selects Eight Firms for Second AI Live Testing Cohort

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LONDON, April 21, 2026 — The UK Financial Conduct Authority said eight firms, including Barclays, Experian, Lloyds Banking Group and UBS, have been selected for the second cohort of its AI Live Testing programme, which is intended to support the safe and responsible deployment of artificial intelligence in financial services, according to a statement published Tuesday.