What Is My FCA and What Can Firms Do Through It?

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My FCA is the FCA's portal for firms. According to the FCA website, firms sign in using their existing details for direct access to Connect, Online Invoicing and RegData tasks. Once inside, scheduled tasks show a due date and status, so a firm can see what needs to be completed and when. If you work for an authorised or applicant firm and need to submit filings, pay fees or manage regulatory data, My FCA is the entry point to start from.

What My FCA gives firms access to

The FCA describes My FCA as a single sign-in route to several firm-facing systems rather than a separate regulatory regime. The systems named on the FCA site are:

  • Connect – the FCA's system for applications and notifications (for example, authorisation and approved person applications).
  • Online Invoicing System – where firms handle their FCA fees and invoices.
  • RegData – the FCA's regulatory data collection platform, used for submitting the returns and data the FCA requires from firms.

The practical benefit is that you use your existing sign-in details instead of managing separate credentials for each system, and you reach all three from one portal.

Seeing what you need to do and when

The FCA states that within My FCA, scheduled tasks have a due date and status. That means a firm user can open the portal and see:

  • which tasks are outstanding,
  • when each one is due, and
  • the current status of each task.

For a compliance or finance team, this is the quickest way to confirm nothing is about to be missed before a deadline, rather than checking each underlying system separately.

Who it is for

My FCA is for firms, not consumers. The FCA separates its site into "For consumers" and "For firms" sections, and My FCA sits under the firm-facing side. If you are an individual trying to check whether a firm is authorised, that is a different tool — the FCA Firm Checker, which the FCA describes as its tool for consumers to check if financial services firms are authorised and have permission to sell products and services.

Where to find it and related firm resources

The FCA lists My FCA alongside other firm resources, including the Financial Services Register, RegData, the FCA Handbook, Connect, the Online Invoicing System, and authorisation guidance for firms new to regulation. The FCA also offers support services for firms and publishes firm information such as updates on motor finance complaints.

To get started, go to the FCA website (fca.org.uk), open the "For firms" section, and select My FCA. Sign in with your existing details. If you are new to regulation, the FCA's authorisation pages for firms new to regulation are the sensible starting point before you need portal access.

Common points to check

  • Use your existing credentials. The FCA's wording is that you sign in "using your existing details" — there is no indication you need to create a separate My FCA account.
  • Check task status, not just task lists. The due date and status fields are what tell you whether something still needs action.
  • Don't confuse it with consumer tools. My FCA is for firms; the Firm Checker and the Warning List of unauthorised and clone firms are for consumers and the public.
  • Confirm current access and login requirements on the FCA site itself, since portal arrangements and system names can change over time.