UK vs EU - Diverging Paths & Strategic Choices for Cross-Border Firms

Introduction

How do you structure your operating model and implement ‘no regrets’ controls across regimes?

This new webinar will help you to decide on sustainable operating models and implement baseline controls to manage regulatory divergence between the UK and EU across payments, data/AI, AML, crypto, and conduct, without creating unnecessary complexity.

This webinar is designed for Executives, Senior Management Functions, Compliance teams, Strategy Leads and Operations functions.

What you will learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• The Divergence Map - Overview of key divergence areas post-Brexit
• Payments regulation (e.g. PSR vs PSD2/3 trajectory)
• Data & AI frameworks (UK AI regulation vs EU AI Act, GDPR divergences)
• AML/CFT evolution (UK reform vs EU AMLA package)
• Cryptoassets regulation (FCA regime vs MiCA)
• Conduct and consumer protection (Consumer Duty vs EU equivalents)
• Regulatory Hotspots
• Policies and governance
• Disclosures and transparency
• Reporting and data
• Outsourcing and third parties
• Licensing and supervision style: FCA vs EU regulators - speed, scrutiny, and cultural differences
• Operating Model Options
• Branch vs subsidiary structures
• Distribution routes
• Dual-compliance mapping
• Outsourcing strategies
• Scalability and future-proofing
• ‘No-Regrets’ Baseline Controls and Six-Month Action Plan
• Baseline controls applicable across both regimes: robust outsourcing governance; consistent product governance and disclosure standards; centralised regulatory change tracking; strengthened data lineage and reporting systems

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Monday 9th March 2026

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