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On 4 November 2026, the Bank of England (BoE) published its response to the Retail Payments Infrastructure Board’s (RPIB) June 2026 consultation on the design of the UK’s Next Generation retail payments infrastructure.
Background
On 25 June 2026, the BoE…
On 3 November 2026, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published Consultation Paper 15/26 ‘Northern Ireland Credit Unions: Implementing legislative changes’ (CP15/26).
Background
In April 2025, the Department for the Economy (DfE) in Northern Ireland consulted on a number of proposed…
On 2 November 2026, the Financial Services (Gibraltar) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2026 were made.
The Regulations come into force on 16 December 2026 and extend by 12 months the transitional arrangements under Parts 2 and 3 of the Financial…
Introduction
Financial services regulators, around the world are treating anti-money laundering (AML) compliance as a priority. They are strengthening their supervisory frameworks, imposing significant penalties for systems and controls failures, and dealing with emerging risks linked to crypto-assets, beneficial ownership…
On 4 November 2026, the European Commission (Commission) published a communication regarding its work programme for 2027.
The communication discusses the Commission’s main plans and priorities for 2027 and is accompanied by an Annex listing new initiatives and their…
On 29 October 2026, the Council of the EU published statements on both the proposed Directive on payment services and electronic money services in the internal market (PSD3) and the proposed Regulation on payment services in the internal market (PSR)…
On 3 November 2026, the FCA published Policy Statement 26/21 ‘‘Streamlining the UK EMIR Intragroup Regime’ (PS26/21).
Background
On 5 November 2026, HM Treasury published a draft statutory instrument for technical comment, which set out proposals to make the intragroup…
On 3 November 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Policy Statement 26/22 ‘ESG ratings: final regime’ (PS26/22).
Background
On 1 December 2025, the FCA published Consultation Paper 25/34 (CP25/34) on its proposed approach to Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) ratings…
On 3 November 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a statement in relation to its minimum expectations for firms making full and final settlement offers during the partial suspension of the motor finance redress scheme.
Background
Following a legal…
On 3 November 2026, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) (the Regulators) published a joint discussion paper in relation to credit unions supporting sustainable growth and resilience (DP2/26).
Background
In the mutuals landscape report, the…
