Digital Finance, DLT and Fintech

On 14 September 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)  and Bank of England (BoE) published a Feedback Statement (FS26/1) summarising responses to their May 2026 Call for Input on the future of tokenisation in UK wholesale financial markets.

Background

The FCA and BoE explain that FS26/1 sits within a…

The SEC’s proposed Regulation Crypto Assets (Reg CA) would create new exemptions for crypto-asset fundraising and a safe harbor for certain investment contracts. While the framework may expand capital-raising opportunities, issuers, platforms and investors should remain mindful of ongoing SEC, state and criminal enforcement risks.

Read the full update here.

On 2 September 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a new webpage setting out insights for firms on how frontier artificial intelligence (AI) may affect cyber resilience, governance and vulnerability management for firms. The insights follow a review and summarises observations reported by firms during its engagement with the FCA. …

On 31 August 2026, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published a letter from its Chair to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors ahead of their ahead of their meetings on 31 August and 1 September 2026.

In his letter FSB Chair, Andrew Bailey, refers to a combination of macroeconomic vulnerabilities, growing leverage…

In the latest episode of our mini-series on artificial intelligence, we consider recent regulatory developments in Australia. In particular, we draw on a series of recent significant regulatory developments – including APRA’s letter to industry on AI, published on 30 April 2026, ASIC’s own work on AI governance and cyber resilience, and the Federal Court’s…

On 30 June 2026, the FCA published its highly anticipated policy statements, laying the foundations for a comprehensive new regulatory regime for cryptoassets in the United Kingdom.

In our ‘Crypto under the FCA’ podcast mini-series, we unpack what these changes mean in practice — breaking down the key themes and the strategic implications for firms…

Our podcast mini-series on ‘Crypto under the FCA’ examines the FCA’s highly anticipated policy statements published on 30 June 2026, which collectively shape the new regulatory regime for cryptoassets in the United Kingdom. This podcast in the series focuses on the FCA’s approach to staking, we compare the FCA’s consultation proposals in CP25/40 and CP26/4 with…

Our podcast mini-series on ‘Crypto under the FCA’ examines the FCA’s highly anticipated policy statements published on 30 June 2026, which collectively shape the new regulatory regime for cryptoassets in the United Kingdom. This latest podcast in the series focuses on the FCA’s new crypto authorisation application forms as the FCA has published detailed information…

Our podcast mini-series on ‘Crypto under the FCA’ examines the FCA’s highly anticipated policy statements published on 30 June 2026, which collectively shape the new regulatory regime for cryptoassets in the United Kingdom. This podcast in the series focuses on the FCA’s approach to operational resilience, one of the core cross-cutting requirements the FCA has…