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Regulatory Reform

Bank of England aligns Basel 3.1 start date with strong and simple regime

The Bank of England (BOE) is aligning the start date for its strong and simple regime with the introduction of...
By Lindsey Rogerson 15th July 2025
Bank of England aligns Basel 3.1 start date with strong and simple regime

Enforcement Actions

Monzo fined £21 million for fincrime failures, third challenger bank fine inside a year

Challenger bank Monzo has been handed a £21 million fine by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for failings in...
By Lindsey Rogerson 8th July 2025
Monzo fined £21 million for fincrime failures, third challenger bank fine inside a year

Banking Compliance

No ‘regulatory barriersʼ for tokenised deposits in the UK

Tokenised deposits — or “bank-issued stablecoins” — do not face any regulatory barriers in the UK, according to a leading...
By Niece Prayoonrat 30th June 2025
No ‘regulatory barriersʼ for tokenised deposits in the UK

Banking Compliance

Intimate partnerships lie at the centre of embedded finance

Embedded finance may seem new but, as a panel at London Tech week revealed, some banks have been doing it...
By Elizabeth Lumley 20th June 2025
Intimate partnerships lie at the centre of embedded finance

Regulatory Reform

PRA leverage ratio proposals risk harming government plan to double mutual sector

UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) proposals to amend its “backstop” leverage ratio fail to fully consider building societiesʼ distinct business...
By Lindsey Rogerson 9th June 2025
PRA leverage ratio proposals risk harming government plan to double mutual sector

Americas

US Treasury to ease community banks’ compliance burden

The US Department of the Treasury is planning to ease the compliance burden on community banks by reducing regulatory requirements. Generally serving...
By Elizabeth Lumley 5th June 2025
US Treasury to ease community banks’ compliance burden

ESG Compliance

Sustainability becoming ‘business as usualʼ for central bank supervisors

European banking supervisorsʼ work on sustainability risks was now “much more business as usual” and embedded in their everyday interactions...
By Lindsey Rogerson 3rd June 2025
Sustainability becoming ‘business as usualʼ for central bank supervisors

Regulatory Reform

Barclays alone among big banks in backing retention of ring-fencing regime

Repealing ring-fencing — the separation of retail and investment banking arms — is not the way to boost UK growth,...
By Lindsey Rogerson 20th May 2025
Barclays alone among big banks in backing retention of ring-fencing regime