Upcoming FinTech-related regulatory developments – August 2021

29 July 2021

In this blog post, we round-up forthcoming developments in the UK and at EU and International levels in FinTech-related regulation which are expected for August 2021.

1 Aug	Deadline for responses to European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) call for evidence on digital finance
3 Aug	Deadline for responses to European Commission (EC) consultation paper (CP) on a retail investment strategy for Europe
4 Aug	Deadline for responses to Lending Standards Board (LSB) CP on Access to Banking Standard
6 Aug	Deadline for feedback on EC proposal for a regulation on artificial intelligence (AI) - ethical and legal requirements
10 Aug	FCA final rules and changes to the Listing Rules for certain special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) as set out in Policy Statement 21/10 (PS 21/10) come info force
From Aug	Under the G20 Enhancing Cross Border Payments (ECBP) roadmap, the Committee on Payment and Market Infrastructure (CPMI) and others to start assessing options for interlinking central bank digital currencies (CBDCs)

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