Regulating for growth – the future is now
Speech by Jessica Rusu, FCA chief data, information and intelligence officer, delivered at Travers Smith’s Future of Fintech 2025, Merchant Taylors’ Hall. The invite for this conference highlights...
Communities use rules to successfully maintain access to cash
The ribbon was cut on a new banking hub in Monmouth, Wales, marking the first anniversary of the FCA’s access to cash rules. The rules mean that before banks and building societies change cash servi...
Tax-free pension lump sums and cancellation rights
Our statement explaining how FCA rules on cancellation rights, to complement an HMRC statement about how tax legislation applies to tax-free pension lump sums. On 25 September 2025, HMRC published new...
Scott & Mears Credit Services Limited enters administration
On 2 September 2025, Scott & Mears Credit Services Limited (SMCS), a debt collection firm, went into administration. Louise Longley and Julian Pitts of Begbies Traynor (Central) LLP were appointed as ...
Showing financial crime the red card
Speech by Steve Smart, joint executive director of enforcement and market oversight, at the 1LoD Financial Crime Summit. Financial crime is still too often seen as a lesser offence. A small-scale scam...
OKB Defies Market Slump—But Can It Break $200 This Month?
OKB has emerged as one of the strongest performers in the market, climbing nearly 10% in the past 24 hours. This comes as Bitcoin and other leading digital assets trade lower, pushing the global crypt...
