Regulations
By Bruce Buterin
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What happened. On May 29, 2026, Halo Financial Limited was placed into special administration.
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The historical context. It's hard not to think of London Capital & Finance here.
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Why it matters. For consumers who used Halo's payment services, the immediate concern is straightforward: what…
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What to watch. A few things worth tracking closely. First, the FCA's response over the coming weeks — whether the…
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Why do regulated firms still fail? It's a question the UK financial sector keeps asking, and Halo Financial Limited just handed everyone another uncomfortable reason to ask it…
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On May 29, 2026, Halo Financial Limited was placed into special administration. Louise Longley and Bai Cham of BTG Begbies Traynor (Central) LLP were appointed as joint special…
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It's hard not to think of London Capital & Finance here. That 2019 collapse also happened under FCA authorisation, and it also left consumers asking how a regulated firm…
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And the trust problem is real. Payment services firms depend almost entirely on confidence. Once that cracks, it's hard to rebuild.
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A few things worth tracking closely. First, the FCA's response over the coming weeks — whether the regulator moves to tighten guidelines around payment service providers, or…
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Third, watch the market. Payment service providers operate in a sector where reputation travels fast.
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The voluntary undertaking Halo signed in April 2026 is worth scrutinising more carefully. Agreements like that don't come out of nowhere.
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The FCA's continued engagement with the administrators is, at minimum, a sign that the regulator isn't walking away. That matters.
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Halo remains FCA-authorised even now, which is a technical status that carries real implications for how the administration proceeds — and for what obligations the administrators…
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