Vulnerability Registration Service licenses Pulse Permissions Protocol® to ensure their data is readied for the smart data era

London, 25 November 2025: Smarter Contracts has been selected by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to lead a consortium exploring whether a portable and auditable Business Passport, connected to alternative data sources, can remove friction from data sharing and unlock new opportunities for micro and SME businesses to secure credit.

Smart Data Challenge finalist partners with VRS to eliminate repeated vulnerability disclosure burden across Banking, Energy and Essential Services.

Andrew Dowsett, former Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer for PA Media Group and Atul Mehta, former Managing Director at Publicis Sapient, Senior Executive at IBM and Partner at PwC.