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The AFB welcomes the announcement in the Queen’s Speech of a new Financial Services and Markets Bill. We support the objective of the Bill – to maintain and enhance the UK’s position as a global leader in financial services – and the proposed measures, including updating the objectives

Read the latest monthly Round Up with words from Dr Catherine Raines in her final Round Up following stepping down from her position as AFB CEO, as well as the rest of the team at the AFB.

Today, Friday 29 April 2022, we bid farewell to AFB CEO Dr Catherine Raines. Under Catherine’s leadership, the AFB has gone from strength to strength. She has been a strong and visible ambassador who has put the AFB on the policy and regulatory map with government

Banking Circle is a Payments bank for the new economy – delivering payments and banking services by connecting to the world’s clearing systems.  Through Banking Circle, Banks, Payments businesses and Marketplaces can access a range of global services including multi-currency bank accounts, cross-border payments and FX – all underpinned by

Read the latest monthly Round Up, which this month focuses on our Policy and Regulatory Affairs Network, with words from Andrew Brooke, Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs, as well as the rest of the team at the AFB.

Read the latest monthly Round Up from CEO Catherine Raines and the rest of the team at the AFB.

The AFB is happy to announce that Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) shall be sponsoring the 2022 AFB CEO Programme. More information can be found here. Please find BCLP’s full biography below: BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER With over

On Wednesday 9 February the AFB responded to HM Treasury’s ‘Future Regulatory Framework Review: Proposals for Reform’. The AFB and its members are broadly supportive of the proposals and welcome measures to ensure the UK remains an attractive place for non-UK headquartered banks to do business, through measures