Institutional financial building representing UK tokenised wholesale market infrastructure initiative

FCA and Bank of England Set Out Joint Vision for Tokenised Wholesale Markets

LONDON, May 18, 2026 — The Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank of England on Monday set out a joint long-term vision for the use of tokenisation and distributed ledger technology in UK wholesale financial markets, outlining a coordinated regulatory and infrastructure approach aimed at supporting the transition from pilots toward production deployment.

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FCA, Bank of England and Treasury Warn on Cyber Risks From Frontier AI

LONDON, May 15, 2026 — The Financial Conduct Authority, Bank of England and HM Treasury said Friday that frontier artificial intelligence models are increasing cyber risks facing regulated financial firms and financial market infrastructures, warning firms to strengthen operational resilience and cybersecurity capabilities against faster and more scalable AI-driven attacks.

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FCA and Bank of England Establish Taskforce to Harmonise Transaction Reporting

LONDON, April 2, 2026 — The Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank of England have jointly invited expressions of interest from market participants to join a taskforce aimed at informing the design of a long-term approach to harmonising transaction and post-trade reporting across UK wholesale markets, according to a statement.