Germany's move from coal powered power plants to renewable sources of energy is beginning to become effective, with up to 85% of German power use on 30 April provided by renewable sources...

Retailers will be banned from applying surcharges to many credit and debit card payments made by consumers under new laws finalised in Germany.

There remains a lack of clarity in the banking sector over the steps institutions must take to comply with regulations when adopting cloud-based services, an expert in financial services and technology law has said.

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Some firms may be displaying misleading information about the amount of money consumers could obtain when exchanging currency, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said.

The Labour Party has promised to introduce a cap on credit card interest payments should it come back into power, saying it will apply the same rules for credit cards as for payday loans.

The Labour Party in the UK has proposed the introduction of a levy on financial transactions, and claimed the tax would raise almost £5 billion a year.

Wholesale banks remain concerned about the pressures of complying with the "volume, pace and complexity" of new regulation, according to a survey of compliance officers.

Phones 4U entered into administration and ceased trading in September 2014.

A substantially shortened version of the UK Finance Bill received royal assent on 27 April. The government withdrew most of the provisions of the bill so that it could be passed before parliament...

The Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Commercial Affairs Department of the Singapore Police Force will set up a partnership with industry and regulators to fight money laundering and terrorism financing.

Industry estimates of 75,000 long term job losses in the City of London in the aftermath of the UK's departure from the EU are "plausible", the head of the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has said.

Changes in the way digital tokens are being used has prompted Singapore's central bank to tighten regulations around the way they are offered or issued.

The future of the independent Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has been confirmed by the UK government as part of a new national strategy to crack down on economic crime.

In theory, retail pensions should be different to workplace pensions.

The gender pay gap at UK financial services firms significantly exceeds the national average, according to the results of the first statutory gender pay gap reporting exercise.

Brexit and cyber attacks are two of the "key risks to the EU financial system", the joint committee of the EU supervisory authorities (ESAs) has said.

The European Commission and the UK Treasury have called for the European Central Bank and the Bank of England to set up a working group to examine risk management in the financial services sector as the UK leaves the EU.

A new insurance and liability regime for driverless cars has been finalised in the UK. The Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018 received Royal Assent on 19 July, although the majority of its provisions will not take effect until implementing regulations are also introduced into law.

The UK government has said it is encouraged by measures designed to increase the representation of women at a senior level in the financial services industry, but acknowledged more still needed to be done.