Regulations
Regulatory developments, compliance updates, and policy changes in global finance.
Federal Reserve signals final bank stress-test revisions within coming weeks
Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said final stress-test revisions would reach the Board within weeks, including measures she said could halve capital-buffer volatility for large banks.
Turkey imposes two-year trading bans after manipulation probes across three stocks
Turkey imposed two-year trading bans connected with manipulation probes covering three listed stocks, while Reuters reported that the regulator filed criminal complaints against 38 people.
US sanctions Iran’s BitBank over alleged IRGC and Hormuz payments
The US Treasury sanctioned Iran’s BitBank, alleging its infrastructure supported transfers of hundreds of millions in Bitcoin to the IRGC and was used to move Hormuz-linked payments to the Iranian regime.
US Senate blocks CLARITY Act after procedural vote falls short
The US Senate blocked the CLARITY Act from advancing after a 49–50 procedural vote failed to reach the required 60 votes, leaving digital-asset regulation unresolved.
India’s Supreme Court orders RBI to enforce vehicle repossession safeguards
India’s Supreme Court directed the RBI to secure compliance with recovery safeguards after an unlawful vehicle seizure, ordering ₹10 lakh compensation and a ₹4.50 lakh refund with 6% interest.
Turkey takes market measures after investment-fund liquidity disruption hits trading
Turkish authorities expanded repo funding to TRY300 billion, raised banks’ interbank borrowing limits tenfold and ordered 130 funds liquidated after a liquidity shock unsettled equities.
US states reach Credit Acceptance settlement worth about $700 million over subprime auto loans
A coalition of US states and Washington, DC secured a $700 million settlement requiring Credit Acceptance to provide debt relief, restitution and penalties over alleged abusive subprime auto-lending practices.
US SEC grants five-year exemption for tokenised stock trading venues
The US SEC granted temporary conditional relief for tokenised stock venues for five years, allowing permissioned liquidity pools under investor-protection, issuer-notice, trading-limit and transparency conditions.
FCA identifies small business lending barriers and outlines targeted regulatory reforms
The Financial Conduct Authority outlined steps to improve small business finance after finding that its own regulation was not a major barrier to SME access to finance.
UK FCA targets three London premises over illegal crypto trading
The UK Financial Conduct Authority targeted three London premises and issued cease-and-desist letters over suspected unregistered peer-to-peer crypto trading in an operation conducted on 10 September.
UK FCA opens money-laundering investigation into Euro Exchange
The UK Financial Conduct Authority opened an investigation into Euro Exchange Securities over suspected anti-money-laundering control failures spanning February 2020 to June 2026, without reaching any conclusions.
Revolut secures Colombian banking licence ahead of planned launch in 2027
Revolut said it received its Colombian operating licence, with around 200,000 people on its waiting list, while country head Diego Caicedo told Reuters that banking services would launch in 2027.