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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has used its powers to check sites in Exeter, Nottingham, and Sheffield suspected of hosting illegal crypto ATMs.
FCA, AML, ATM, cryptocurrency, financial crime
UK-based LHV Bank has been authorised as a credit institution by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA).
banking license, SMEs, lending, banking, FCA, regulation
Payments provider Ryft has secured its UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) licence and will begin to operate as regulated payment facilitation.
regulation, banking license, compliance, FCA, online banking, digital banking, mobile banking
UK-based banking-as-a-service provider Griffin has received its authorisation from the PRA and the FCA to operate as a bank, with certain restrictions.
FCA, online banking, digital banking, BaaS, digital onboarding
US-based financial technology company Payoneer has received an Electronic Money License (EMI) from the UK’S Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
expansion, EMI licence, FCA, compliance, online payments, digital payments, ecommerce, cross-border payments
Britain has planned to set out draft legislation to regulate Buy Now, Pay Later credit, saying the sector posed potential harm to consumers without strong affordability checks.
BNPL, FCA, regulation, compliance, lending
Global payments platform for digital A2A transactions, Trustly, has announced it acquired UK-based Open Banking payments platform Ecospend, following FCA approval.
acquisition, account-to-account payment, digital banking, FCA, regulation, regulatory sandbox, online payments, bank transfer, credit card, debit card, card scheme, cross-border payments, Open Banking, Open Banking payments
UK-based Open Banking infrastructure Yapily has teamed up with insurance platform Certua to simplify applying for and managing life insurance.
Open Banking, embedded finance, insurance, FCA, partnership
The UK’s FCA has warned against the gamification of trading apps as these can lead to users taking on more risk and making poor investments.
gambling, FCA, regulation, trading platform, investment
CEO of ComplyCube, Dr. Tarek Nechma shares with The Paypers how can modern eKYC solutions offer superior user experience and minimise unnecessary friction.
eKYC, fraud detection, cybercrime, AML, regulation, KYC, FCA, digital identity, biometric authentication, financial crime
UK-based electronic payments company ePayments Systems has started closing after years of being under regulatory scrutiny.
FCA, EMI licence, regulation, fraud prevention, digital payments
Europe-based digital banking platform Revolut has reportedly been under pressure from its auditors to improve internal controls after UK-based regulators found flaws in the bank’s auditing accounts.
fintech, regulation, regulatory sandbox, FCA, mobile banking, online banking, online bank, digital banking, cryptocurrency, banking license, report
Given the upcoming regulation changes, should BNPLs be worried? Adriana Ellice-Flint from receeve discusses this in detail.
BNPL, lending, regulation, FCA, PSD2
UK-based fintech StormPay has announced it has signed a distributorship agreement with Electronic Money Institution (EMI) Safenetpay.
partnership, SMEs, SME lending, cross-border payments, financing , financial inclusion, fintech, FCA, regulation
UK-based digital payments platform Wirex has revealed a variety of features for new and existing customers in the UK, following dialogue with the FCA.
Wirex, FCA, MasterCard, digital payments, cross-border payments, product upgrade
The Government of the United Kingdom has announced in June 2022 a new plan to grow the country’s economy to tackle the cost of living, including new regulation to protect millions from the potentially negative aspects of local BNPL service providers.
BNPL, regulation, FCA, financial inclusion, financial institutions, P2P lending
UK-based payment institution Nucleus365 has launched to market to offer a centralised platform for global payments, FX, and connected banking.
product launch, payment processing, FCA, spend management, data analytics, merchant
UK-based Banking-as-a-Service and embedded finance platform provider Griffin has adopted Clausematch compliance technology for its application to become a fully licensed bank.
partnership, BaaS, banking license, FCA, online banking
UK-based inclusive lender Plend has secured FCA’s approval to start issuing loans, according to AltFi.
banking license, FCA, Open Banking, ESG, lending
Global provider of regulatory compliance software W2 has partnered with Visa to provide compliance solutions and tools for UK Platinum Infinite business cardholders.
regulation, partnership, credit card, cryptocurrency, FCA, gambling, KYC, eKYC, digital identity