A new EU-wide system to help financial technology (fintech) firms expand cross-border across the trading bloc is to be considered by policy makers later this year.

Asset purchases by the European Central Bank (ECB) may have overstepped the bank's powers, Germany's Constitutional Court has said.

Several Singapore cryptocurrency companies have had their bank accounts closed, the Business Times has reported.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has postponed its planned review of the effectiveness of new workplace pension independent governance committees (IGCs), after an initial review...

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at fostering long-term financial stability...

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a consultation over the supervisory approach to be adopted by the new Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision (OPBAS).

A framework which governs how UK financial services regulators work with one another to oversee the way payment systems in the country operate is "working well", a review has found.

Work to develop global guidance which would help insurers to underwrite environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks is now underway.

A retailer that sells building products over the internet has been fined £55,000 by the UK's data protection watchdog after customers' payment card details were compromised in a cyber attack.

The European Court of Justice has this month made a ruling regarding the need for Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) when submitting a Reserved Matters application. A Local Planning Authority (LPA) may grant outline planning permission subject to a condition requiring various ‘Reserved Matters’ to be submitted and approved by the LPA at a later date.

Financial regulators in Dubai and Hong Kong have agreed to cooperate to help innovative financial technology (fintech) businesses to grow.

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Businesses cannot wait for clarity over the terms of the UK's final deal with the EU before taking steps to prepare for Brexit, an expert has warned.

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