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.
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.
LONDON, May 6, 2026 — The Financial Conduct Authority said Wednesday it is investigating Mastercard, PayPal and Visa under the Competition Act 1998 over suspected anti-competitive conduct linked to the funding and usage of PayPal’s digital wallet, according to a statement.
LONDON, May 1, 2026 — The Financial Conduct Authority said Friday that three individuals have been arrested as part of an investigation into suspected unlawful financial promotions, according to a statement.
LONDON, April 30, 2026 — The Financial Conduct Authority said Thursday that cryptoasset firms will be able to request pre-application meetings from May 11, according to a statement.
LONDON, April 30, 2026 — The Financial Conduct Authority said in a statement it published guidance setting out how asset managers can use distributed ledger technology within existing regulatory rules in connection with tokenised funds.
LONDON, April 22, 2026 — The UK Financial Conduct Authority said it carried out its first operation with partners to disrupt illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading across multiple London locations, targeting eight premises suspected of operating without the required registration, according to a statement published Wednesday.
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.
LONDON, April 15, 2026 — The Financial Conduct Authority launched a consultation on proposed guidance for the United Kingdom’s future cryptoasset regulatory regime, seeking industry feedback on how firms should assess whether their activities fall within the scope of regulation.
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.
