Global Regulatory Landscape: What Firms Need to Know in 2026

This webinar examines the fast-evolving global regulatory environment for digital assets, focusing on what compliance, legal, and risk teams must prepare for in 2026. It breaks down FATF standards, MiCA implementation phases, and compares expectations from major regulators including the FCA, DFSA, VARA, and ADGM. The session also reviews the Crown Dependencies’ current approaches and highlights licensing, registration, and cross-border risk areas that firms must navigate carefully.

This webinar provides one-hour of CPD and offers insights and updates from a leading industry-expert speaker. 

Delegates places are interchangeable with colleagues from the same organisation.

Content

• FATF VA/VASP rules – the real-world impact on firms

• MiCA: what is live, what is phased, and how it affects service providers

• FCA expectations vs EU vs DFSA vs VARA vs ADGM

• The Crown Dependencies: current stance and supervisory approach

• Licensing, registration, and cross-border pitfalls

Presenter

Anne-Gabrielle Haie Partner at Steptoe

Anne-Gabrielle Haie advises clients on a wide range of digital-related matters, with a strong focus on data protection, privacy and cybersecurity. In addition, she has developed considerable expertise on AI and blockchain. She advises clients on compliance with EU laws and risk management. Anne-Gabrielle also has strong experience advising clients on data privacy and cybersecurity issues related to strategic transactions and commercial negotiations. She further assists clients with cybersecurity preparedness and response to data breaches and other security incidents. Anne-Gabrielle's practice include representing clients in enforcement and litigation actions before European supervisory authorities and courts. Her clients include multinationals, start-ups and scaleups in diverse industries, and she has a strong track record in the Life Sciences and Technology sectors.