Preparing for the FCA’s 2025 Product Sales Data regulation

In this episode, we examine the Financial Conduct Authority’s upcoming Product Sales Data (PSD) regulation, which will take effect in Q3 2025. PSD represents a major shift in regulatory expectations, requiring firms with more than £20 million in outstanding balances or new advances to submit comprehensive, near real-time data on product performance. This change aligns with a global movement towards more data-driven supervision, where regulators demand faster, more accurate insights to protect consumers.

Firms that do not prepare adequately face significant risks, including operational disruption from inadequate systems, regulatory penalties for poor-quality or late submissions, and the strain of relying on fragmented legacy technology. Quick fixes and manual reporting are no longer sufficient and often lead to higher costs and compliance ga ...