Innovation Pathways application form [pdf]

On April 14, 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a draft application form to participate in the FCA’s innovation pathway program which supports firms in their efforts to navigate the UK regulatory jungle when seeking to provide products and services that
– do not „neatly fit“ into existing products or services categories or
– are completely new in the UK market.
The draft application form may be used to prepare the application which must ultimately be submitted to the FCA electronically via this link.
In this context, it may also be helpful to review the FCA’s so-called
– Innovation Pathways Guide which outlines what the innovation pathway program is all about, the benefits of the program, the criteria for firms to participate, and the application process itself and / or
– the Authority’s Innovation Pathways Authorisation guide which is directed towards (investment) firms providing or developing automated advice models.