UK banks commit to better basic account access
Nine major UK banks and building societies have committed to improving access to basic bank accounts, following an FCA mystery shopping exercise that revealed widespread poor practice.
The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) support the European Systemic Risk Board's (ESRB) warning on systemic cyber risks from frontier AI models.
The European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) has issued a formal warning regarding vulnerabilities in the financial system linked to frontier AI models.
The Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee (FPC) highlighted persistent vulnerabilities in risky asset valuations, sovereign debt, and private credit markets.
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has clarified its ability to release Other Systemically Important Institution (O-SII) buffers during systemic stress.
Nine major UK banks and building societies have committed to improving access to basic bank accounts, following an FCA mystery shopping exercise that revealed widespread poor practice.
The Bank of Russia has removed consumer credit cooperatives (CCCs) affiliated with large microfinance organisations (MFOs) from the state register.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the People's Bank of China (PBoC), and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today announced new measures to deepen financial cooperation.
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has published version 1.2 of its QR+ Standard under the Payments Ecosystem Modernisation Programme.
The Banque de France and ACPR have published their 2025 Sustainability Report, highlighting exceeded emissions reduction targets and expanded integration of climate and nature-related risks.
The Bank of England has appointed Rhys Phillips as its new Chief Cashier and Director of Notes.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published 'The Mills Review', a landmark report detailing how artificial intelligence will reshape retail financial services by 2030.