The Bank of England, the Prudential Regulation Authority, and the FCA will begin overseeing critical third parties designated by the Treasury to enhance the resilience of the UK financial sector.

UK · 2026-07-10

1. Step 1 · The triggerUK Treasury designates AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft, Oracle as critical third parties; regulators gain oversight powers.
2. Step 2 · Knock-onCloud providers invest in compliance, resilience testing, and reporting, increasing their operational costs.
3. Step 3 · Knock-onFinancial institutions benefit from reduced systemic risk but face higher cloud service fees as providers pass on costs.
4. Step 4 · Reaches youUK SMEs using these cloud platforms experience higher input costs for cloud services, squeezing margins.

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Source: FCA News

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