We’re bringing together innovators, consumer groups, regulators, government and industry leaders to help shape the future of stablecoin payments in the UK.
Agenda
Sprint: March 2026
Help to shape policy and set standards for the future of payments.
The event will focus on:
- Retail payments.
- Cross-border payments.
- E-commerce and business-to-business (B2B) transactions.
- Remittance.
Trade payments roundtable: May 2026
We’re also running a roundtable in May, focusing on trade payments, including:
- B2B and trade finance applications.
- Related payment flows (domestic and international).
Who is this for
This sprint is open to:
- Fintech firms.
- Payment institutions, including electronic money firms and merchant acquirers.
- Banks and other traditional regulated financial institutions.
- Technology providers.
- Large corporate enterprise users of stablecoins.
- Stablecoin issuers.
- Consultants.
- Trade bodies.
- Law firms.
- Consumer representative groups.
- Merchant representative groups.
Those with experience as:
- Product managers.
- Proposition and strategy managers.
- Digital asset consultants.
- Fintech founders or executives.
- Distributed ledger technology or stablecoin infrastructure and software managers.
How to register
If you’re interested in taking part, please complete an application form by midnight, Wednesday 4 February 2026.
We’ll let you know whether you have secured a place at the Stablecoin Sprint and / or roundtable by 13 February 2026.
If you have questions about the sprint, email techsprints@fca.org.uk.
Background
We want to develop a regulatory framework for stablecoin payments to unlock faster, cheaper and trusted payments while protecting consumers and markets.
In 2025, we consulted on proposals:
- For issuing qualifying stablecoins, safeguarding cryptoassets, and setting up prudential capital and liquidity requirements for stablecoin issuance and custody (CP25/14 and CP25/15).
- For applying the FCA Handbook to regulated crypto activities, including stablecoin issuance (CP25/25).
- On disclosure for UK-issued qualifying stablecoins (CP25/41).
We also announced a stablecoins cohort in our Regulatory Sandbox, so issuers can test UK-issued stablecoins.
We will draw on insights from the sandbox and consultation feedback to finalise rules for stablecoin issuers by mid-2026.
Source: FCA
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