Regulatory Update: Fewer rules, higher expectations: what the FCA wants next
FCA updates on pure protection, vulnerability in payments, rising whistleblowing cases, AI-driven investment risks, and T+1 readiness challenges.
The banking sector needs fresh thinking and agile support to overcome a variety of challenges, seize new opportunities and achieve its goals
You have just come through the biggest real-world test of banking's operational resilience. Your organisations have been at the forefront of delivering government assistance through loan schemes and forbearance to your customers.
Negative and extended near zero interest rates, inflationary pressures and the relentless advance of technology based solutions are also making traditional approaches to banking impossible. Budgets are being cut as the need to automate and address challenges from the tech sector rise. Regulatory pressures remain and still past mistakes are coming to light. New approaches to bank business models and resource sharing are emerging and M&A activity looks likely to increase.
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