Financial Conduct Authority

Name

Financial Conduct Authority

Legal name

Financial Conduct Authority

Website

https://fca.org.uk

Company type

Public

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Financial Services Regulation

NAICS

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615), Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (926150)

SIC

Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Financial Services Regulators (Banking, Securities, Insurance) (BPAIAOAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fraud Risk & Financial Crime Controls Advisory (BPAKADAL), Market Abuse & Conduct Risk (Insider Trading, Manipulation) (FSACAJAB)

Keywords

• Financial regulation services
• Conduct supervision
• Regulatory compliance
• Consumer protection
• Market integrity

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Regulatory Fees from Authorized Firms: The FCA is a public body that is entirely funded by fees charged to regulated firms. It charges annual fees for authorization, supervision, and regulatory activities. The FCA also collects levies on behalf of other organizations including the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) and Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Financial Conduct Authority is a UK statutory regulatory body that authorizes, supervises, and regulates approximately 42,000 financial services businesses, including banks, insurers, investment firms, payment providers, and consumer credit firms. It sets rules through the FCA Handbook, maintains the public Financial Services Register, collects regulatory fees, investigates misconduct, and takes enforcement action to protect consumers and ensure market integrity.

Product overview

The FCA operates as a unified regulatory platform offering multiple integrated services for firms and consumers. The core offerings include My FCA (central portal), Connect (application submission), Online Invoicing System (fee management), Financial Services Register (public authorization records), FCA Handbook (regulatory rules), FCA Firm Checker (consumer verification tool), and RegData (regulatory data collection). These products work together as an integrated ecosystem for regulatory authorization, compliance monitoring, fee management, and market oversight.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• My FCA A portal for firms to access Connect, Online Invoicing and RegData tasks in one place, with scheduled tasks having due dates and status indicators.
• Connect An online system for firms to submit applications and notifications to the FCA, including applications for authorisation, registration, approved persons, change in control notifications, and regulatory submissions.
• Online Invoicing System An online system allowing firms to view invoices, pay fees, setup direct debits, submit tariff data, and receive email notifications for regulatory fees and levies.
• Financial Services Register A public record of firms, individuals and other bodies authorised or registered by the FCA or PRA, including data extracts and API access.
• FCA Handbook The complete set of FCA rules and guidance including modules for High Level Standards, Prudential Standards, Business Standards, Regulatory Processes, Redress, Specialist Sourcebooks, and Listing/Prospectus requirements.
• FCA Firm Checker A consumer tool for checking if financial services firms are authorised and have permission to sell products and services.
• RegData The FCA's data collection platform for gathering regulatory data from firms, replacing the previous Gabriel system.

Quantifiable outcome

• The FCA estimates it adds £14 in social benefit for every £1 spent on operating costs
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability1 record

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA)coreOthersThe FCA works with the PRA, which is part of the Bank of England, for prudential regulation of banks, building societies, credit unions, insurers and major investment firms. The two regulators coordinate on supervisory approach and policy.
• Bank of EnglandcoreOthersThe FCA collaborates with the Bank of England on financial stability, digital finance, stablecoin regulation, tokenization, and wholesale market infrastructure including RTGS and CHAPS settlement systems.
• HM TreasurycoreOthersThe FCA is accountable to HM Treasury which is responsible for the UK financial system. The FCA also works with HM Treasury on legislative reforms and digital finance strategy.
• International RegulatorscoreOthersThe FCA engages regularly with international counterparts including IOSCO, FATF, and foreign regulators like ASIC (Australia) and OSC (Canada). The FCA led a coordinated 'finfluencer week of action' with 16 other regulators in April 2026.
• Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)coreOthersThe FCA is conducting a joint market review of claims management companies and law firms with the SRA, examining fair value, fee structures, and regulatory coordination.
• Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS)coreOthersThe FCA collects FSCS levies from authorized firms and refers consumers to the FSCS for compensation when regulated firms fail.
• Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS)coreOthersThe FCA refers consumers to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free dispute resolution when firms fail to resolve complaints.
• HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)minorOthersThe FCA collaborates with HMRC on enforcement actions including joint operations against illegal P2P crypto trading operations.
• Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)minorOthersThe FCA participates in joint regulatory taskforces with the ICO on issues like misleading advertising and data protection in claims management.
• Bank for International Settlements (BIS)minorOthersThe FCA participates in BIS Innovation Hub initiatives exploring cross-border open finance interoperability through Project Aperta linking UK, UAE, Brazil, Hong Kong SAR, and India.
• ETS Connect UKcoreTechnology or IntegrationThe FCA authorized ETS Connect UK as the UK's bond Consolidated Tape Provider, providing a single real-time source of prices and trading activity across the UK bond market with 98% market coverage.
• Security Industry AuthorityminorOthersThe FCA worked with the Security Industry Authority as part of joint strategies to disrupt financial crime, including the special administration of Euro Exchange Securities UK Limited.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• FINRA: U.S. self-regulatory organisation overseeing broker-dealers with rulemaking, supervisory and enforcement functions similar to those the FCA exercises over firms in its investment and intermediary segments.
• Financial Services Agency of Japan (JFSA): Japan's integrated financial regulator overseeing banking, insurance and securities with planning, supervisory and inspection functions parallel to the FCA's authorise–supervise–enforce model.
• BaFin (Federal Financial Supervisory Authority of Germany): Germany's integrated federal financial regulator covering banking, insurance and securities. Comparable statutory authority, fee-funded structure and cross-sector mandate, and a primary European counterpart for supervisory coordination.
• U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): U.S. derivatives regulator with comparable market surveillance, manipulation enforcement, and oversight of trading venues, including emerging digital asset markets. Comparable enforcement-heavy approach to market integrity.
• Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS): Singapore's integrated financial regulator combining monetary, prudential and conduct functions. Comparable in operating as a single integrated authority over banking, insurance, capital markets and payments, and a peer jurisdiction for FinTech and tokenisation policy.
• Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC): Australia's integrated corporate, markets and financial services regulator with concurrent consumer protection and market integrity mandates. ASIC is a confirmed bilateral engagement partner of the FCA and operates a near-identical conduct-supervision model.
• Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC): Hong Kong's integrated securities and futures regulator with dual mandate of investor protection and market development. Comparable in supervising intermediaries, authorising funds, and operating a public register of licensed entities.
• Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF): France's integrated markets and financial services regulator with comparable responsibilities for issuer disclosure, intermediary conduct and enforcement across securities, asset management and retail distribution.
• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: U.S. federal securities regulator with closely aligned responsibilities for capital markets conduct, disclosure, and enforcement. Comparable in mandate scope (securities, broker-dealers, investment advisers), statutory authority and public enforcement model.

Broad incumbents

• European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA): EU-level regulator developing single rulebooks and coordinating national competent authorities. Not a direct UK competitor post-Brexit but operates the closest cross-border supervisory and standards-setting peer mandate and is a primary coordination counterpart.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/thefca
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments6 records

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