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Crypto Holders Warned as UK Budget Confirms Platforms Will Track Gains

  • The required data includes purchase amounts, sale amounts, and resulting profits or losses.
  • Authorities will reportedly compare exchange-submitted data with individuals’ self-assessment tax filings.
Friday, 28/11/2025 | 20:18 GMT by Jared Kirui
Retail FX

London Companies Push CEO Packages to Compete With US Rivals as FTSE 100 Pay Jumps 11%

  • UK corporate governance rules require companies to consult investors when support for resolutions—such as pay increases—drops below 80%.
  • Among publicly listed CFD brokers, IG Group CEO Breon Corcoran recently became the second-highest-paid executive.
Thursday, 27/11/2025 | 18:49 GMT by Jared Kirui
Regulation

FCA Tests Industry RegTech Solution for Disclosure Standards

  • The UK financial regulator accepted Eunice into its testing program to develop industry-led disclosure templates with major crypto firms ahead of 2026 rules.
  • The collaborative RegTech approach aims to improve market transparency while letting industry participants shape compliance frameworks before formal implementation.
Wednesday, 26/11/2025 | 11:51 GMT by Damian Chmiel
FinTech

Zopa Adds New Investment Products to Compete With 10 Million-User Revolut in The UK

  • The Digital bank adds brokerage to compete with larger rivals' trading platforms in their home market.
  • The new partnership with Upvest brings stocks and shares ISAs to 1.6 million customers.
Thursday, 20/11/2025 | 08:25 GMT by Damian Chmiel
Retail FX

After Options, Robinhood Adds Futures to UK Offering, Expands Partnership With CME Group

  • The US broker's expansion accelerates with CME products as it deepens its presence in the European retail market.
  • The move follows earlier launches of options and desktop trading as company pursues active trader segment.
Monday, 27/10/2025 | 09:56 GMT by Damian Chmiel
Retail FX

Webull UK Adds London-Listed Shares, Cuts U.S. Commissions in Fee Battle

  • The online broker reduces charges on the Wall Street stocks to a flat $0.10 per trade as competition for retail investors intensifies.
  • The platform offers access to the FTSE 100 and nearly 1,000 UK-listed securities through its Upvest infrastructure partnership.
Thursday, 09/10/2025 | 05:00 GMT by Damian Chmiel
Analysis

The UK Traders Use Stop-Losses 60% More Than Others, Helping One in Three Turn a Profit

  • The British investors achieve a 29% account profitability rate, nearly double MENA's 15%, according to Capital.com data from the last two years.
  • The average UK deposit stands at $18,913, with a median of $1,526, nearly triple the amount in Europe and the MENA.
Tuesday, 30/09/2025 | 08:11 GMT by Damian Chmiel
Brokers

Swissquote's London Unit Revenue Falls 48% in 2024 on Volume Drop

  • Trading volumes fall 53% as regulatory headwinds continue to weigh on customer acquisition.
  • The Swiss-owned CFD broker is working to diversify its product offering to strengthen its UK market position.
Thursday, 25/09/2025 | 07:32 GMT by Damian Chmiel
CryptoCurrency

UK, US Form Taskforce to Boost Capital Markets and Crypto Ties

  • The announcement was made during President Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK, where several economic initiatives were reportedly unveiled.
  • Despite leaving the European Union, the UK remains a global financial hub, with finance and professional services reportedly accounting for over 12% of GDP.
Monday, 22/09/2025 | 17:16 GMT by Jared Kirui
CryptoCurrency

UK Trade Groups Push for Blockchain Inclusion in Tech Deal With U.S.

  • The groups warned that excluding blockchain would risk sidelining Britain in global financial innovation.
  • A UK government spokesperson reportedly confirmed ongoing cooperation with the US in AI, quantum, and cybersecurity.
Friday, 12/09/2025 | 16:09 GMT by Jared Kirui
Brokers

Danish Trading Giant Saxo Joins Forces With The UK Platform Rivals

  • The retail brokerage becomes the latest member of the year-old Platforms Association as the fintech sector seeks a unified regulatory voice.
  • The move comes as Saxo reports a 132% jump in new global clients amid pricing overhaul.
Thursday, 04/09/2025 | 08:01 GMT by Damian Chmiel
Executives

CMC Markets' Former CFO Albert Soleiman Joins London-Based Digital Services Firm

  • Soleiman also previously served as the Head of CMC Invest UK.
  • He stepped down as the CFO early this year.
Monday, 01/09/2025 | 18:13 GMT by Jared Kirui
Regulation

Nearly 500 Victims Fall for Fake FCA Recovery Scams This Year

  • The UK's regulator received nearly 4,500 reports of impersonation scams in the first half of 2025.
  • Most victims were over 56, with crypto recovery scams being the most common method used by criminals.
Wednesday, 27/08/2025 | 09:50 GMT by Damian Chmiel
Brokers

The UK Investors Get New Robinhood's AI Tool That Explains Why Stocks Jump

  • The trading platform launches the Digests feature, powered by artificial intelligence, to better understand market movements.
  • It analyzes news, analyst reports, and trading data, then provides plain-English summaries directly within the app's stock pages.
Tuesday, 19/08/2025 | 06:23 GMT by Damian Chmiel
FinTech

The UK Fintech Investment Dips to $7.2B in First Half

  • Sector maintains European dominance despite 5% decline as quarterly activity shows sharp contrast.
  • “Key initiatives to keep an eye on in the UK’s fintech scene in the next few months include the FCA’s partnership with Nvidia,” KPMG commented.
Monday, 11/08/2025 | 05:58 GMT by Damian Chmiel
Regulation

FCA Extends Anti-Harassment Rules to 37,000 Financial Firms, Including CFD Brokers

  • Finance in London is still a “boys' club,” and it is women who are most often exposed to potential harassment.
  • The regulator aims to change this by expanding oversight beyond banks to encompass other financial firms, including retail trading.
Wednesday, 02/07/2025 | 09:33 GMT by Damian Chmiel
Retail FX

Webull UK Partners With Upvest for £1 Fractional Shares and ETFs Trading

  • Investment platform expands beyond US and Asian markets with fractional trading capabilities.
  • This marks Upvest's second major UK client after Revolut and after receiving FCA approval in October 2024.
Wednesday, 11/06/2025 | 06:19 GMT by Damian Chmiel
Executives

UK Hires First Crypto Specialist for Insolvencies as Recovery Cases Rise

  • This move follows a 420% surge in insolvency cases where cryptocurrencies are identified as recoverable assets.
  • Andrew Small, a former police investigator experienced in economic crime, will help the Insolvency Service trace, assess, and recover crypto assets.
Monday, 09/06/2025 | 16:57 GMT by Jared Kirui
FinTech

UK Fintech Hiring to Rise 32% on Compliance And Cyber Demands Despite Market Chaos

  • Risk management and cybersecurity roles drive recruitment boom as regulatory pressure mounts.
  • Despite challenging economic conditions and reduced venture capital funding, the sector is making strategic investments.
Tuesday, 27/05/2025 | 11:07 GMT by Damian Chmiel
Regulation

“Decreasing Regulatory Burden is a Focus” in Market Overhaul, Says FCA's Holland

  • The UK's watchdog Director Dominic Holland announced the regulator's commitment to “rebalancing risk across the industry.”
  • It wants to become a “smarter regulator: predictable, purposeful and proportionate” through reduced compliance burdens.
Monday, 26/05/2025 | 07:42 GMT by Damian Chmiel
CryptoCurrency

Crypto Derivatives Get FCA Approval in UK as Trading Venue GFO-X Launches for Institutions

  • It comes shortly after the UK Financial Conduct Authority lifted its 2020 ban on institutional crypto derivatives trading.
  • The first trade on GFO-X was between Virtu Financial and IMC and was cleared through DigitalAssetClear.
Tuesday, 13/05/2025 | 13:57 GMT by Jared Kirui
CryptoCurrency

UK Targets Crypto Exchanges With New Rules as Adoption Triples to 12%

  • Crypto ownership in the UK has increased significantly, rising from 4% in 2021 to 12% in 2024.
  • The proposed rules would require crypto exchanges operating in the UK to meet transparency, consumer protection, and operational resilience standards.
Tuesday, 29/04/2025 | 15:54 GMT by Jared Kirui
Regulation

FCA Plans to Remove “Imprecise” Transaction Cost Disclosures for 12.6 Million UK Investors

  • The regulator wants to eliminate requirements to calculate and disclose “implicit” transaction costs like bid-ask spreads.
  • The proposal is part of a broader overhaul of the UK's investment disclosure regime, replacing EU-era rules with a simplified framework.
Wednesday, 16/04/2025 | 08:29 GMT by Damian Chmiel
Brokers

Capital.com Aims to Support The UK Fintech Growth amid Global Funding Slowdown to 7-Year Lows

  • The company has joined TheCityUK and UK Finance as part of its engagement with the UK financial services sector.
  • The UK is a global leader in fintech funding, second only to the United States.
  • However, 2024 statistics paint an unfavorable picture, showing a decline in capital interest to its lowest levels since 2017.
Monday, 31/03/2025 | 09:15 GMT by Damian Chmiel
Executive Moves

Upvest Targets £430 Billion UK Investment Gap, Hires Former Starling Bank Exec

  • Investment infrastructure provider is expanding into the UK market, appointing Symmie Swil as UK General Manager.
  • The Berlin-based fintech processes over 2 million weekly investment orders and plans to triple this volume by year-end.
Monday, 24/03/2025 | 07:47 GMT by Damian Chmiel
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