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NY Stock Exchange to pay $9 million to US SEC over 2023 technology glitch March 06, 2026 | Neil Roland

The New York Stock Exchange has agreed to pay a $9 million fine to settle US Securities and Exchange Commission charges related to a 2023 technology glitch that disrupted the opening of trading in thousands of... (more story)

Canaccord fined by US regulators for anti-money laundering compliance failures March 06, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Canaccord Genuity failed to maintain an effective anti-money laundering compliance program and didn’t report suspicious activity in over-the-counter trading markets, US regulators said Friday, imposing an $80 ... (more story)

UK financial firms might have to prove their AI oversight competency March 06, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority is considering whether firms should be required to prove the competency of staff overseeing AI systems. While existing rules already make firms accountable for AI-driven ou... (more story)

Revamped EU bank resolution gets a step closer to final approval March 06, 2026 | Fanny Roux

The EU's revamped bank resolution framework was formally agreed to by EU countries on Thursday. The final texts, which are the result of a negotiation between EU countries and the European Parliament, now have... (more story)

Research firm steps into crossfire between senators, US SEC’s Atkins over enforcement data March 05, 2026 | Neil Roland

A nonpartisan research firm has stepped into a crossfire between some senators and US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins over the agency’s enforcement data, with information backing up the De... (more story)

US Fed lifts final enforcement action against Wells Fargo for fake accounts scandal March 05, 2026 | Neil Roland

The final US Federal Reserve enforcement action against Wells Fargo was lifted after eight years following the San Francisco-based bank's widespread fake accounts scandal. The third-largest US bank by assets “... (more story)

China claims blockchain breakthrough with homegrown chip, system deployed across government March 05, 2026 | MLex Staff

China has developed the country's first homegrown blockchain operating system with a dedicated acceleration chip, marking a significant advance in Beijing's campaign for technological self-reliance in critical... (more story)

Kraken first crypto firm given access to US Fed’s core payments system March 04, 2026 | Neil Roland

Kraken became the first cryptocurrency firm to be granted access to the US Federal Reserve’s payments system, drawing consternation from banking groups. “As we know, the payments landscape is actively evolving... (more story)

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Trump administration reveals bank liquidity plan mirroring Biden’s March 06, 2026 | Neil Roland

Trump administration officials this week unveiled their upcoming approach to the liquidity squeeze that starved three US banks in the Spring of 2023 — and it’s largely the same policy floated by the Biden admi... (more story)

UK car finance lenders get concession to prep for £11bn compensation payments March 04, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

UK car finance lenders have secured an early concession after the financial sector regulator signalled they could have between three and five months to prepare before reaching out to customers that are due com... (more story)

First share sale to set regulatory precedent on UK’s new Pisces private market February 26, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

The inaugural share sale on the UK’s new Pisces private market has been months in the making, but it could help establish a template for interpreting overseas participation and stamp-duty rules. The Financial ... (more story)

US order on chatbot privilege underscores lack of privacy for AI conversations February 17, 2026 | Emma Whitford

Criminal defendants can't assume their litigation-related conversations with chatbots will remain confidential, a Tuesday order out of the Southern District of New York shows. It’s the second reminder this yea... (more story)

UK watchdog’s £10m investor threshold puts growth ambitions under the spotlight February 17, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

The UK's financial regulator is considering a new £10 million wealth threshold to allow high-net-worth individuals to forgo retail investor protections — a move that sparked industry and consumer debate. The f... (more story)

Differences in UK's military and civilian AI regimes can inform good regulation February 13, 2026 | Frank Hersey

UK financial services’ adoption of AI is already benefitting from stress-testing techniques developed for assessing military uses of AI that can help the financial regulator understand what’s going on under th... (more story)

EU leaders to ignite debate on bank capital rules February 11, 2026 | Fanny Roux

The issue of reviewing the EU bank capital framework will be raised by some member states during an informal meeting of EU leaders on competitiveness on Feb. 12 at a castle in eastern Belgium. These informal d... (more story)

Lower bank capital requirements won’t improve profitability, ECB official says February 10, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Resilience, backed up by supervision, is the key to the European banking sector’s competitiveness, Patrick Montagner, a member of the European Central Bank supervisory board, has told MLex, hitting back agains... (more story)