FCA stories
Mortgage networks can now review every case in minutes, as OMS and Curvestone AI roll out automated checks to curb compliance risk.
Rising demand for responsive claims handling is prompting the firm to deepen broker links through new hires and a BIBA association.
Compliance teams face new blind spots as 61% of UK financial services and insurance staff use generative AI daily, a survey found.
UK users can now move sterling on-chain as Coinbase adds a FCA-registered token aimed at reducing dollar exposure in transfers.
Businesses warn delays could push stablecoin activity overseas, as a coalition presses ministers and regulators for clearer UK rules and tax treatment.
UK Coinbase users can now unlock cash from Bitcoin and Ether holdings in seconds, but rapid price swings could trigger liquidation.
Customers can now freeze cards or check spending by text or voice, as Revolut joins banks racing to make finance apps conversational.
UK regulators are racing to assess whether Anthropic’s Mythos model could speed up attacks on banks and unsettle financial stability.
Institutional clients will gain deeper spot crypto liquidity as the broker links its platform to Cumberland through XplorSpot and API access.
Small firms and mortgage seekers could gain faster access to credit as the regulator widens permissioned data sharing beyond open banking.
Finance teams could soon shed repetitive treasury and payroll tasks as the London fintech expands its automation software after fresh backing.
The move comes as lenders seek digital alternatives to legacy collections systems in a UK market handling more than GBP £60 billion of consumer debt.
Dynamic profiling could give lenders around 40 days' warning of financial strain, as unemployment rises and FCA scrutiny on vulnerable customers grows.
Retail savers will keep FSCS protection as Monument moves up to GBP £250 million of deposits on to the Midnight blockchain.
The London startup's software could ease onerous due diligence for banks and custodians as scrutiny intensifies across digital assets and private markets.
Nucleus365 will white-label Paysecure's AI-driven payments orchestration suite, adding smart routing and 500+ connections to its platform.
Many enterprises are still failing to turn AI pilots into wider gains, prompting Valliance to hire three former Palantir specialists and track stalled deployments.
Banks face wider compliance burdens as regulators scrutinise AI-generated messages, collaboration tools and cloud records across finance.
UK retail traders are getting more education-focused tools as regulators warn that many still rely on social media for market advice.
The study could help more Irish savers move money out of cash and into investments by turning dense fund documents into plain English.
