Digital currency exchanges will be subject to tighter anti-money laundering (AML) regulation in Australia, under new proposals put forward by the country's coalition government.

Chinese regulators are introducing new regulations on money-market mutual funds (MMFs) to protect against systemic risk, the Financial Times has reported.

Virtual currency exchanges in China have been told to close down their operations, according to a news publisher that reports on the industry.

EU policy makers could be set to reject a recommendation to impose a ban on 'screen scraping' in the payment services market, according to a banking industry body.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) will be told to rethink proposed regulatory technical standards that, if introduced, would prohibit the use of 'screen scraping' in the payment services market.

The guidance will apply from 13 January 2018, the date on which PSD2 must take effect in national legislation across EU member states.

A financial services regulator in Hong Kong has stepped in to stop a business offering digital tokens to prospective investors.

Singapore's central bank will consult financial firms in the city state in a bid to better understand the implications of their use of artificial intelligence and data analytics, according to a report in the local press.

Consumers who have used the free, government-backed pensions guidance service were overwhelmingly satisfied with the process, with 90% saying they it helped them to make an informed choice about their next steps.

The UK government must prioritise continued "frictionless" access to EU markets and labour for the oil and gas industry during the Brexit negotiations, an industry body has warned.

The speed at which UK financial firms are making plans to move some staff or part of their operations to mainland Europe ahead of the UK's departure from the EU is increasing, according to analysis by EY.

The chief executive of the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Andrew Bailey, has called for close cooperation between regulatory bodies to ensure continuity of service for financial institutions...

A new right for businesses and consumers who make payments by cheque to obtain a free copy of that cheque from their bank is set to be introduced into UK law.

Banks around the world are battling to prepare themselves for the introduction of new accounting rules affecting provisions for potential future losses, with UK banks expecting to be particularly hard-hit.

The Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE) said the changes mean that "customers using credit cards, e-wallets and prepaid cards will also be able to take advantage of open banking services" in future.

The High Court has ruled that the entitlement to redact documents survived the coming into force of the CPR and applied equally to the right to inspect under CPR 31.14 and to the requirements of standard disclosure...

Legislation giving UK households the legal right to request a fast broadband connection has passed into law.

Businesses based outside of the UK will have to disclose details about their ultimate owners when buying property in the country, under plans to be taken forward by the UK government.

Six new banks have joined a UBS-led group developing a "utility settlement coin" (USC) for financial trading, the Financial Times has reported