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Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) - UK Financial Regulator

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The FCA homepage is a reference for UK financial AI regulation; more relevant to AI governance researchers studying sectoral regulatory models than to technical AI safety work. The current tags (forecasting, information-aggregation, mechanism-design) appear misassigned.

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Summary

The FCA is the UK's financial services regulator, responsible for overseeing financial markets, protecting consumers, and ensuring market integrity. It publishes guidance, rules, and policy statements relevant to AI and algorithmic systems used in financial services. Its regulatory frameworks increasingly address automated decision-making, algorithmic trading, and AI deployment in financial contexts.

Key Points

  • Primary UK regulatory body for financial services, with authority over firms using AI/algorithmic systems in finance
  • Publishes guidance on algorithmic trading, automated advice, and responsible use of data and AI in financial markets
  • Relevant to AI governance as a model for sectoral regulation of AI-enabled systems in high-stakes domains
  • FCA's principles-based regulatory approach informs broader debates about how to regulate AI deployment in critical sectors
  • Increasingly engaged with AI-specific risks such as model bias, explainability requirements, and systemic risk from correlated algorithms

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Financial Conduct Authority | FCA 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 My FCA is a portal for firms
 
 
 
 Access your Connect, Online Invoicing System and RegData tasks in one place. Find out more. 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 Welcome to the Financial Conduct Authority

 We enable a fair and thriving financial services market, for the good of consumers and the economy. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 For consumers
 

 
 Car finance complaints 
 Fake FCA communications 
 Warning List of unauthorised and clone firms 
 
 See our consumer information 
 
 
 For firms
 

 
 Motor finance complaints: firm information 
 Consumer Duty 
 FCA support services for firms 
 
 See our firm information 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 https://www.fca.org.uk/consumers/fca-firm-checker 
 
 
 FCA Firm Checker
 

 
 Our new tool for consumers makes it easier to check if financial services firms are authorised and have permission to sell you products and services.
 

 
 Check a firm 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 Resources
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 My FCA 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 Financial Services Register 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 RegData 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 FCA Handbook 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 Connect 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 Online Invoicing System 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 Authorisation: new to regulation 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 /firms/my-fca 
 
 
 My FCA is a portal for firms
 

 
 Sign in using your existing details for direct access to Connect, Online Invoicing and RegData tasks. Scheduled tasks have a due date and status so you can see what needs to be completed and when.
 

 
 Find out more 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 Latest news

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 News stories, Consumer news 
 FCA imposes restrictions on Bazar Money Transfer Limited 
 Published: 08/04/2026 
 

 
 News stories 
 FCA and Bank seek members for their Transaction and Post-trade Reporting Taskforce 
 Published: 02/04/2026 
 

 
 Statements 
 FCA confirms motor finance redress scheme 
 Published: 30/03/2026 
 

 

 
 
 

 See all news 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 What we do
 

 We regulate financial services firms and markets in the UK, setting standards for firms to meet and holding them to account if they don't. Find out more about our work.
 

 
 
 
 
 
 About us

 We aim to support a healthy and successful financial system, so consumers get a fair deal.

 Our role 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Publications

 Have your say on our live consultations, or browse our final rules and other resources.

 Our publications 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Join us

 Our people work across law, insurance, banking, policy, technology services and more.

 How to apply 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 Our strategy in action
 

 Our work helps underpin the UK's reputation as a leading financial centre, whe

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