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Europe Advances Plans For Real-Time Payments Connectivity With Asia
By linking its TARGET Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS) system with India and Southeast Asia, the European Central Bank (ECB) is accelerating real-time payments globally and challenging European payment service providers (PSPs) to prepare for faster flows and competitive pressures.
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Prolonged Limbo On Open Banking Leaves US Financial Sector Navigating Uncertainty
A renewed push from Democratic senators highlights how the stalled Personal Financial Data Rights (PFDR) rule is forcing banks and fintechs to rethink strategy, as shifting political priorities threaten a stable data-access framework for the long term.
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US Open Banking Rule Highlights Industry Divisions Over Data And Fees
By defining who can access consumer data, whether fees are allowed and compliance timelines, the Personal Financial Data Rights final rule (PFDR Rule) underscores continuing legal and market tensions between banks and fintech innovators.
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EBA Slams Fintechs Over Lax Compliance In New AML Risk Assessment
In its latest risk assessment, the European Banking Authority (EBA) has warned that poor practices and a lack of experience at fintechs, including payments and crypto firms, are undermining efforts to tackle financial crime.
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Sign up for accessRegulatory Influencer: UK’s Prudential Regulatory Authority’s 2026 Supervisory Priorities – Continuity, Change and Regulatory Focus
On January 15, 2026, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published “Dear CEO” letters outlining its 2026 supervisory priorities.
Read articleUS Fintechs Set To Gain Direct Access To Banking System In 2026
Fintechs, payments companies and digital asset providers are set to seek direct access to US financial networks during 2026 via special-purpose bank charters or state licences that allow them to operate on traditional banking rails without becoming full-service, federally regulated banks.
Read articleStablecoins And The GENIUS Act Propel US Digital Currency Innovation
Digital assets have made their way to the forefront of stakeholder and regulator conversations in the US, with fintechs and banks looking to capitalise on the next wave of digital currency innovation as the regulatory framework takes shape.
Read articleFederal Consumer Protection Rollback Forces US Firms To Navigate State-By-State Patchwork
The US regulatory landscape in 2026 is fragmented, dynamic and enforcement-driven. Firms that treat compliance as a strategic asset, anticipating state rules, embedding consumer protections, and documenting controls, will reduce exposure to enforcement risk and strengthen trust with consumers and partners.
Read articleMajor AML Reform On Horizon As US Seeks To Cut Compliance Burden
Recent legislative and regulatory developments indicate that wholesale modernisation of the US federal anti-money laundering/counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) framework is approaching.
Read articleRegulatory Influencer: Navigating the FCA’s New FSMA 2000 Cryptoasset Regime Authorisations in the UK
On January 29, 2026, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) held a webinar setting out its supervisory expectations for the forthcoming UK cryptoasset regulatory framework. This follows HM Treasury’s 2023 proposals to bring cryptoasset activities within the regulatory perimeter and the subsequent laying before parliament of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2025, which will place these activities formally under FCA oversight.
Read articlePreparing PSPs For Seamless Euro Instant Payments
The EU’s Instant Payments Regulation (IPR) aims to make instant euro payments ubiquitous, shifting regulatory focus from adoption to operational resilience and compliance enforcement.
Read articleEU's AML Overhaul To Bring Unified Rules And Central Supervision
The EU is set to reshape Europe’s anti-money laundering (AML) landscape by introducing a central authority and a harmonised rulebook, shifting supervision from national discretion to coordinated EU oversight and increasing operational and compliance expectations across institutions.
Read articleFinancial Data Sharing The Next Step In EU’s Digital Strategy
Moving into 2026, the European payments industry is monitoring the progress of the Financial Data Access (FiDA) Regulation, which builds on the open banking framework established in the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) to establish a regime for open finance across the EU.
Read articlePSD3 And PSR Set To Reshape Open Banking And Payment Security In The EU
Open banking regulation is set to move forward significantly in the EU during 2026, as regulators shift from refining access rights under the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) to enforcing operational, security and accountability standards across the payments value chain.
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