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Joint Statement on the U.S.-UK Financial Innovation Partnership Meeting 29th June 2022 | U.S. Department of the Treas…

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Joint Statement on the U.S.-UK Financial Innovation Partnership
Meeting 29th June 2022
July 1, 2022

LONDON – U.S. and U.K. participants in the U.S.-UK Financial Innovation Partnership (FIP) met
in London on Wednesday 29th June for a Regulatory Pillar meeting. In this third meeting of
the Regulatory Pillar of the FIP, participants gathered to exchange views on topics of mutual
interest in the U.S. and UK regarding crypto and digital asset ecosystems and to deepen ties
between U.S. and UK financial authorities on financial innovation.
Her Majestyʼs Treasury hosted the Regulatory Pillar of the FIP with the U.S. Department of the
Treasury on 29th June 2022. UK participants included sta from the Bank of England and the
Financial Conduct Authority. U.S. participants included sta from independent regulatory
agencies, including: the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Commodity
Futures Trading Commission, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Securities and Exchange
Commission, and O ice of the Comptroller of the Currency.
Participants exchanged views on crypto-asset regulation and market developments, including
recent developments in relation to stablecoins and the exploration of central bank digital
currencies (CBDCs).
Both sides discussed recent market developments on digital assets, including stablecoins and
exchanged updates on regulatory approaches in their jurisdictions. The United States and UK
are committed to continuing to cooperate to support safe innovation and strengthening
regulatory outcomes for stablecoins across jurisdictions. Recent events highlight the key role
of stablecoins and crypto-asset trading and lending platforms in the digital asset ecosystem,
the variance in their governance and operations, and the need for robust cross-border
regulatory cooperation. UK and U.S. participants also considered future opportunities for
further discussion on broader crypto-asset regulatory initiatives and considerations as their
respective policy and regulatory agendas progress. UK and U.S. authorities also provided
updates on their approaches to CBDCs, exchanging views on their respective plans for CBDC
policy research and technology exploration.

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Joint Statement on the U.S.-UK Financial Innovation Partnership Meeting 29th June 2022 | U.S. Department of the Treas…

Participants also noted the importance of continued cooperation on crypto and digital assets
in international fora, including the G7 Digital Payments Expert Group, the Financial Stability
Board Crypto Assets Working Group and Regulatory Issues of Stablecoins Working Group, the
work pursuant to the G20 Roadmap for enhancing cross-border payments, the Committee on
Payments and Market Infrastructures, the group of central banks and the Bank for
International Settlements (BIS) working together on CBDCs, and the International
Organization of Securities Commissionsʼ FinTech Task Force.
Participants intend to continue to engage on these topics, as well as other financial
innovation topics of mutual interest, in support of the next U.S.-UK Financial Regulatory
Working Group (FRWG) meeting, due to be held in July this year.
Participants recognised the continued importance of the ongoing partnership on global
financial innovation as an integral component of U.S.-UK financial services cooperation. The
FIP was inaugurated in 2019 at the FRWG as a means of boosting U.S.-UK engagement in
financial innovation issues. The first meeting of the FIP took place in August 2020, and
participants met most recently in June 2021.

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