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FCA transaction reporting update: key changes in CP25/32

23.01.26

Blog

FCA transaction reporting update: key changes in CP25/32

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) recent Discussion Paper and Consultation Paper on improving the UK transaction reporting regime signal more than a technical rule change.
Timeo rhetores et technologiam ferentes

22.01.26

Blog

Timeo rhetores et technologiam ferentes

“Timeo rhetores et technologiam ferentes?”: secured loan portfolio, sales and due diligence, why there’s nothing to fear and much to be gained “when lawyers come bearing tech” – as long as the lawyer stays engaged.
90 per cent of mortgage lending now covered by UK Finance’s Financial Abuse Code

21.01.26

Press release

90 per cent of mortgage lending now covered by UK Finance’s Financial Abuse Code

UK Finance’s Financial Abuse Code now covers 90% of UK mortgage lending, strengthening lender support for customers experiencing economic abuse.
Redress Readiness: Are motor finance lenders prepared for the challenges ahead?

15.01.26

Blog

Redress Readiness: Are motor finance lenders prepared for the challenges ahead?

The motor finance redress scheme is already being compared to Payment Protection Insurance (PPI), representing a similar scenario that requires large-scale data and operational preparedness.
Fraud & AML: a unified approach in the global fight against financial crime

14.01.26

Blog

Fraud & AML: a unified approach in the global fight against financial crime

The UK suffered from £25.2 billion in fraud losses in 2023, as stated in Nasdaq Verafin’s Financial Crime Insights: Europe report.
As crypto goes mainstream in Europe, AML needs an AI upgrade

13.01.26

Blog

As crypto goes mainstream in Europe, AML needs an AI upgrade

Europe is moving fast on crypto, but AML expectations are rising even faster, and firms face a new compliance reality.
Complicating Factors

12.01.26

Blog

Complicating Factors

For some time, the UK commercial finance industry has had a confusing – and strangely complicated – relationship with the term ‘factoring’.
Open Banking payments - industry proposal for a commercial model for Wave 2 cVRP

08.01.26

Blog

Open Banking payments - industry proposal for a commercial model for Wave 2 cVRP

UK Finance publishes its industry proposal for a commercial model for Wave 2 commercial variable recurring payments.
Monthly Economic Review - January 2026

07.01.26

Economic Insight

Monthly Economic Review - January 2026

As we enter 2026, the monthly round up takes a look at how the data and policy decisions shaped up at the end of last year and what this might mean for the outlook in the year ahead.