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FFinancial Conduct Authority· Finance · 6 sources · Jul 22, 2026Story

National Grid plans 50.9m scrip shares

National Grid has applied for the admission of about 50.86 million ordinary shares under its 2025/26 Scrip Dividend Scheme, including 219,257 ADRs, with dealings expected to commence on 23 July 2026 and share pricing set at 1,197.70 pence per share or US$80.5453 per ADR. The stock has seen a modest rise supported by regulated earnings and ongoing infrastructure investment, with a Buy rating on NGG from TipRanks Spark at a $85.50 target amid mixed near-term momentum.

Finance· Jul 22, 2026

FFinancial Conduct Authority· Tech · 6 sources · Jul 22, 2026Story

FCA taps Anthropic for AI Supercharged Sandbox

The UK Financial Conduct Authority is expanding its Supercharged Sandbox by partnering with Anthropic to support a second cohort of 21 firms, providing access to Claude tools to test AI in a controlled environment and explore use cases from widening financial services access to vulnerable consumers to fraud detection and automation; demand rose 51% with 199 applications, and the FCA also launched the Agentic Academy to build in-house AI capability.

Tech· Jul 22, 2026