On 1 July 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued a speech by Jessica Rusu (FCA chief data, information and intelligence officer) entitled Harnessing AI and technology to deliver the FCA’s 2025 strategic priorities. Among other things it is noted in the speech that applications for live testing in the FCA’s AI lab will go live next week. In addition, firms will begin testing the FCA’s newest ‘supercharged’ sandbox in October and it will provide firms with greater computing capabilities, enhanced data sets and more advanced tools.
