payment regulation

PSR outlines card transparency and governance changes

22nd December 2025 Consumer Lending | #payment regulation

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has outlined changes that will provide businesses with more information on the card payment fees they incur. This follows its market review which found Mastercard and Visa don’t face competition with fees rising and a lack of clarity on how much businesses will have to pay to accept card payments. Card payments…

FCA tightens rules for payment firms

8th August 2025 Consumer Lending | #payment regulation

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced that stricter regulations for electronic payment firms will come into force in May 2026. The new rules say companies must separate customer funds from their own, ensuring refunds in case of firm failures. The City watchdog says firms will face annual audits by qualified auditors, monthly reporting, and daily…

PSR to review post-Brexit Visa and Mastercard fees

22nd June 2022 Consumer Lending | #payment regulation

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has announced that it will conduct two market reviews of card fees charged by Visa and Mastercard. The first review will look at why there was a fivefold post-Brexit increase in the cross-border interchange fee that Mastercard and Visa charged retailers for consumer purchases by phone or online in the…

PSR fines NatWest £1.82m for overcharging interchange fees on credit cards

12th May 2022 Consumer Lending | #payment regulation

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has taken action against National Westminster Bank Plc, Royal Bank of Scotland Plc, Ulster Bank Ltd and Coutts & Company for overcharging interchange fees on credit cards. The regulator’s action has made sure that those who were overcharged by the banks got their money back. The PSR has also fined…

PSR fines five prepaid card companies £33m over cartel behaviour

18th January 2022 Consumer Lending | #payment regulation

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has announced that it has imposed fines against Mastercard, allpay, Advanced Payment Solutions (APS), Prepaid Financial Services (PFS) and Sulion after concluding that the five parties infringed competition law by agreeing not to compete or poach each other’s customers in the prepaid cards market in the UK. The pre-paid cards…

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