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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -
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Regulatory monitoring: EU version Newsletter - July 2024

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1. Bank regulation - 1.1 Prudential Regulation - (a) General - (i) International - BCBS: Consultation on report regarding various technical amendments and FAQs - Status: Consultation - Deadline for the submission of...more

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Regulatory monitoring - July 2024

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1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) International - BCBS: Consultation on report regarding various technical amendments and FAQs - Status: Consultation - Deadline for the submission of...more

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CFPB and European Commission Release Report Regarding “Critical” Priority Areas for Consumer Financial Protection Issues

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In April 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) and the Commissioner for Justice and Consumer Protection of the European Commission (European Commission) announced that three meetings had been...more

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Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update 23-29 Feb 2024

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Amongst the broad range of updates this week, at international level, the FSB published its thematic peer review on MMF Reforms and the BCBS published the outcomes of its meeting held on 28 and 29 February, including that it...more

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Payment services versus e-money issuance: Court of Justice of EU clarifies regulatory border

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A recent Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) judgment has considered where the boundary lies between regulated payment services and e-money issuance. Read on for a more detailed look at the reasoning of the ECJ in...more

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Key Regulatory Topics Weekly Update 16 February to 22 February 2024

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Of particular note this week in the EU, the Council adopted the legislative package to strengthen market data transparency which includes changes to the EU’s trading rules on market data, payment for order flow and commodity...more

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Basel Committee Report on 2023 Banking Turmoil

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The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision published a press release in early October in which it announced...more

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The Edinburgh Reforms - Where Are We Now?

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As the pace of reform increases, we take a look at key developments and the timeline ahead. Significant progress has been made on the Edinburgh Reforms since they were announced in December 2022, with developments...more

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Evolution not revolution: European Commission publishes financial data access and payments package

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As part of the European Commission’s 2020 Retail Payments Strategy and following its 2022 review of PSD2 and related consultations, it has published legislative proposals to improve the functioning of PSD2. The first is for a...more

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EBA finds ineffective management of EU payments firms’ money laundering/terrorist financing risks

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Following its 2022 assessment of money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (TF) risks in the EU payment institutions (PIs) sector, the European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a report on its findings. Among other...more

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Global Payments Newsletter, July 2022

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Key developments of interest over the last month include: UK Financial Services and Markets Bill 2022-23 introduced to Parliament; US Treasury publishes framework for international engagement on digital assets; and European...more

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Global Payments Newsletter, December 2021

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Key developments of interest over the last month include: In this Newsletter: For previous editions of the Global Payments Newsletter, please visit our Financial Services practice page. It is expected that the implementation...more

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UK Payments Regulation – Changes Are Coming

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On 28 January 2021, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation paper (CP21/3)1 proposing various changes to the UK regulation of payment services and electronic money. Most of the proposed changes relate...more

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Brexit: Changes Afoot for UK Payment Services?

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The UK formally left the EU on 31 January 2020, subject to a transition period which is due to end on 31 December 2020. While it is effectively “business as usual” for the UK payments industry (as well as other sectors)...more

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COVID-19: FCA Announcement on Key Workers in Financial Services and other issues

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The FCA has published a series of measures and regulatory guidance on how financial services firms should deal with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In our previous client notes, “Planning in a Time of Pandemic:...more

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Emerging Themes in Financial Regulation 2020

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Under the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (“SMCR”), firms are required to identify and report to the FCA any instances of disciplinary action taken in relation to conduct that would amount to a breach of one of the...more

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Crypto Coming of Age: UK Regulation Hits Cryptoasset Business

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New regulatory requirements, including registration and customer disclosure requirements, apply to regulated and unregulated persons carrying on relevant cryptoasset business. On 20 December 2019, the UK government published...more

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Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update - 9 August 2019 - 15 August 2019

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BREXIT - Post-Brexit options in the Luxembourg financial sector - Allen & Overy has published a list of available options for UK firms currently passporting their activities to Luxembourg or willing to provide services...more

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What is Open Banking, and What are its Implications?

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This post is the first in a series discussing open banking, its implementations, and its implications. “Open banking” is a phrase that has been coined to capture a current theme in financial sector innovation – one that...more

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Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - December 2018

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In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the European Commission's second annual review of the Privacy Shield and the Department of Commerce's guidance on how to comply with the Privacy Shield...more

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Financial Regulatory Developments Focus - December 2018

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In this week’s newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more

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A&O Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update 17 August 2018 – 23 August 2018

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BREXIT - No-deal Brexit: banking, insurance and other financial services technical notice - On 23 August, the UK government published guidance on the effect on banking, insurance and other financial services if the UK...more

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Allen & Overy's weekly update on Key Regulatory Topics - 8 June 2018 – 14 June 2018

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BREXIT - Please see the Payment Systems and Payment Services section for an update on the HoC’s European Scrutiny Committee thirtieth report of the 2017-19 parliamentary session....more

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European Businesses Offering Payment Services Told How to Manage Operational and Security Risks

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Payment service providers operating in the EU must take note of new risk management requirements from the European Banking Authority. The European Banking Authority’s operational and risk management guidelines apply to all...more

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Global Payments Newsletter, March 2017

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Welcome to the Hogan Lovells Global Payments Newsletter. In this monthly publication we provide an overview of the most recent payments, regulatory and market developments from major jurisdictions around the world as well as...more

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