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April 2024 | Smarter rules for slower payments
Jean Price, Arjun Lakhani & Simon Treacy
Upcoming rule changes will give payment providers more time to investigate fraud. Firms also face more red tape when closing customer accounts. Jean Price and Arjun Lakhani sum up these changes and what payment firms can expect next under the UK’s smarter regulatory framework.
March 2024 | Why DORA is a priority for payments
Andreas van Impe & Simon Treacy
Our payments podcast returns with an update on the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act. In this episode, Andreas van Impe explains what payment firms should focus on to meet the DORA deadline.
July 2023 | How will PSD3 modernise payments?
Andreas van Impe & Frances Hodgkins
The European Commission has released draft legislation which aims to reshape payments regulation in the EU. In this episode Andreas van Impe and Frances Hodgkins give their reaction to the PSD3 proposals.
June 2023 | How crypto marketing is becoming tougher
Harry Eddis, Olivia Murphy & Simon Treacy
The UK is adding cryptoassets to its financial promotion regime. Harry Eddis, Olivia Murphy and Simon Treacy look at the lawful routes to marketing cryptoassets and the tough new rules that crypto ads must comply with.
April 2023 | How a more powerful FCA will impact payments
Jean Price, Frances Hodgkins & Simon Treacy
The FCA is in line to get new rule-making powers over payments firms. But why does the FCA need these powers? Jean Price, Frances Hodgkins and Simon Treacy discuss how they could be used to settle a debate about whether payments firms hold customer funds on trust.
March 2023 | Another FCA Dear CEO letter to payments firms
Pansy Wong, Harry Eddis & Simon Treacy
The FCA is still concerned about compliance standards at payments and e-money firms. Pansy Wong, Harry Eddis and Simon Treacy talk about what firms need to do in response to its latest warning shot to the sector.
March 2023 | What next for UK crypto regulation?
Harry Eddis, James Morris & Simon Treacy
2023 is set to be a pivotal year for the regulation of cryptoassets. In our latest payments podcast, Harry Eddis, James Morris and Simon Treacy provide an update on how the UK government plans to regulate stablecoins and other cryptoassets.
October 2022 | Consumer Duty update
Harry Eddis, Olivia Murphy and Simon Treacy
The FCA has finalised its plans for a new Consumer Duty. Harry Eddis, Olivia Murphy and Simon Treacy highlight what’s changed since the draft rules and other points of interest for payment and e-money institutions.
June 2022 | Consumer Duty for payments
Jean Price, Arjun Lakhani & Simon Treacy
The FCA plans to raise the bar for how firms deal with retail customers. Jean Price, Arjun Lakhani and Simon Treacy work through the different aspects of the FCA's Consumer Duty and what payments firms should be doing to prepare for it.
April 2022 | Becoming authorised
Jean Price, Olivia Murphy & Simon Treacy
Before you can start a regulated business, you need a licence. Jean Price, Olivia Murphy and Simon Treacy talk us through this first step in the life of a payments firm: applying to the FCA for authorisation.
March 2022 | Trust in payments
Harry Eddis, Frances Hodgkins & Simon Treacy
The FCA’s interpretation of e-money safeguarding rules has been dismissed by the courts. Harry Eddis, Frances Hodgkins and Simon Treacy consider what the ipagoo decision means for payments firms.
January 2022 | The Senior Managers and Certification Regime
Nik Kiri, Jean Price & Simon Treacy
The FCA wants more powers to regulate the conduct of individuals working in the payments sector. In this episode, Nik Kiri, Jean Price and Simon Treacy look at the FCA’s individual accountability regime – the SMCR – and predict how it could be applied to payments and e-money firms.
October 2021 | Regulating buy-now, pay-later
Harry Eddis, Jean Price & Simon Treacy
In this month’s payments podcast, Harry Eddis, Jean Price and Simon Treacy cover the Treasury’s consultation on buy-now pay-later and one of the team tries out BNPL for the first time.
September 2021 | Binance: Lessons for payments firms
Harry Eddis, Jean Price, Paul Harris & Simon Treacy
The FCA has restricted the UK operations of one of the world’s largest crypto-asset exchanges. In this month’s payments podcast, Harry Eddis, Jean Price, Paul Harris and Simon Treacy talk about what payments firms can learn from Binance’s experience. Plus, they look ahead to possible changes to the UK’s AML regime.
June 2021 | E-money communications and a new duty of care
Harry Eddis, Jean Price, Paul Harris & Simon Treacy
The FCA has told e-money firms to explain to their customers how their money is protected. In this month’s payments podcast, Harry Eddis, Jean Price, Paul Harris and Simon Treacy talk about the impact these communications will have, plus financial promotions and the FCA’s plans for a consumer duty of care.
May 2021 | Insolvency risks in the payments chain
Richard Hay, Simon Treacy
Social changes are benefitting a new generation of payment providers. In our final episode on insolvency in the payments sector, Richard Hay and Simon Treacy discuss the potential systemic role of these providers and how the Bank of England might respond to emerging risks.
April 2021 | Insolvency and safeguarding
Jean Price, Paul Harris, Simon Treacy
In the second of three episodes on insolvency in the payments sector, Jean Price, Paul Harris and Simon Treacy discuss the Premier FX case and what it means for the FCA’s approach to safeguarding.
April 2021 | Insolvency changes for payment and e-money institutions
Rory Conway, Harry Eddis, Simon Treacy
No one wants to contemplate the failure of their business. But incoming changes to the insolvency regime for payment and e-money institutions have forced those firms to engage with that possibility. In this episode, Rory Conway, Harry Eddis and Simon Treacy discuss some of the features of the new special administration regime for payments firms.
March 2021 | Payments in Australia – Data, Resilience, Competition: Part 2
Nicola Greenberg, Elyse Adams, Kerensa Sneyd and Rob Walker (Allens), Frances Hodgkins, Jonny Ford and Simon Treacy
In the second of two episodes comparing payments trends in the UK and Australia, Frances Hodgkins and Jonny Ford discuss the consumer data right / open banking, operational resilience and competition with Nicola Greenberg, Elyse Adams, Kerensa Sneyd and Rob Walker from Allens, Melbourne.
March 2021 | Payments in Australia – BNPL: Part 1
Nicola Greenberg, Kerensa Sneyd and Rob Walker (Allens), Frances Hodgkins and Simon Treacy
Australia is at the forefront of buy-now pay-later. In the first of two episodes looking at payments trends in Australia, Frances Hodgkins talks to Nicola Greenberg, Kerensa Sneyd and Rob Walker from Allens, Melbourne, about the latest in the BNPL market and what happens next.
February 2021 | Protecting consumers: APP fraud and interbank payments
Simon Treacy, Harry Eddis, Jean Price & Paul Harris
Fraudsters trick you into transferring money to them. Should your bank reimburse you? This month Jean Price, Paul Harris, Harry Eddis and Simon Treacy look at the latest suggestions for tackling authorised push payment fraud, as well as whether consumers need more protection when using Faster Payments.
January 2021 | How buy-now pay-later works
Simon Treacy, Harry Eddis, Jean Price & Paul Harris
As more of us shop online, more ways to pay are emerging. In this month’s payments podcast we take a closer look at one of these new payment options known as buy-now pay-later. Harry Eddis, Jean Price, Paul Harris and Simon Treacy explain how BNPL firms make money, how they are regulated and why this matters to the payments sector.
December 2020 | What 2021 holds for the payments sector
Simon Treacy, Jean Price & Paul Harris
The pace of change in the payments industry continues to accelerate. In this episode, Jean Price, Paul Harris and Simon Treacy look ahead to more change in 2021, the regulators’ plans to keep up and what payment firms will be focusing on in the year to come.
November 2020 | Meet MiCAR: the EU’s Markets in Cryptoassets Regulation
Harry Eddis, Sophia Le Vesconte & Simon Treacy
The EU has unveiled its plans for regulating cryptoassets. In this month’s payments podcast Harry Eddis, Sophia Le Vesconte and Simon Treacy walk through how MiCAR would work and what it could mean for the payments industry.
October 2020 | Brexit revisited
Simon Treacy, Harry Eddis, Jean Price & Paul Harris
After a short break, our payments regulation experts revisit Brexit and look ahead to what the end of the transition period means for payments firms. Harry Eddis, Jean Price and Paul Harris also highlight other developments that have caught their eye over the last couple of months.
July 2020 | The FCA’s warning to payment services firms and e-money issuers
Simon Treacy, Harry Eddis, Jean Price & Paul Harris
The FCA has written to CEOs of payments firms to warn them to act to prevent customer harm. Simon Treacy, Harry Eddis, Jean Price and Paul Harris look at what this letter means for payment and e-money institutions, as well as the newly finalised guidance on safeguarding.
Bonus Episode | Killer acquisitions in the payments industry
Natura Gracia, Sima Ostrovsky, Frances Hodgkins & Simon Treacy
In a special episode, our Competition experts Natura Gracia and Sima Ostrovsky join Frances Hodgkins and Simon Treacy to examine recent high-profile deals in the payments industry and the approach of competition authorities as they look out for smaller competitors being “killed off” by larger rivals.
June 2020 | How payments firms safeguard customers’ funds
Simon Treacy, Jean Price & Paul Harris
As part of its response to Covid-19, the FCA has put forward new guidance for payment institutions and e-money institutions on safeguarding and prudential risk management. Simon Treacy, Jean Price and Paul Harris examine what the change in regulator’s expectations means for payments firms.Bonus Episode | Payments in Australia
Nicola Greenberg (Allens), Frances Hodgkins & Simon Treacy
In a special episode, Simon Treacy and Frances Hodgkins are joined by Nicola Greenberg from Allens, Melbourne, to discuss the Royal Commission, buy-now-pay-later models, new design and distribution rules for Australian payments firms and progress on open banking.
April 2020 | FCA and PSR business plans and the response to stablecoins
Simon Treacy, Harry Eddis, Jean Price & Paul Harris
The promise of stablecoins has caught the attention of regulators and central banks. Simon Treacy, Harry Eddis, Jean Price and Paul Harris consider the regulatory response, including the potential for central bank digital currencies, and discuss how Covid-19 has impacted the UK payments regulators’ plans for the year to come.
March 2020 | The response to Covid-19
Simon Treacy, Paul Harris & Jean Price
In our first remotely recorded podcast we cover what Covid-19 means for payment services. Simon Treacy, Paul Harris and Jean Price talk about the practical challenges for firms, the latest regulatory developments and the potential commercial impact of the pandemic.
February 2020 | Payment fraud and operational resilience for payments firms
Simon Treacy, Jean Price & Harry Eddis
Fraud and cyber risks are major issues for the payments industry. This month Simon Treacy, Jean Price and Harry Eddis discuss authorised push payment fraud and the measures that have been taken to try to tackle it, and consider what the regulatory focus on cyber and operational resilience means for the payments industry.
January 2020 | Brexit transition and an update on electronic communications
Simon Treacy, Jean Price & Paul Harris
For our first episode of 2020 we look at one issue which will dominate the coming year and beyond, and pick up another which emerged at the end of 2019. Simon Treacy, Jean Price and Paul Harris discuss the latest on Brexit and how it will impact the payments industry, and highlight a Dear CEO letter from the FCA to the telecoms industry setting its expectations for firms wishing to rely on the electronic communications exemption under PSD2.