UK regulator warns of "arms race" to keep up with AI use in financial services
FCA official makes case for greater powers for watchdog as millions use technology for personal finance decisions.
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The FCA’s vision for agentic AI points toward a financial system where programmable money and tokenized assets could play a much larger role.
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