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The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures has published two reports to the G20 that offer key insights and recommendations on the interlinking and interoperability of payment systems to enhance cross-border...more
Given the sea change of payment services directive 2015/2366 (“PSD2”), one might expect the prospect of the proposed PSD3 and PSR to have psps groaning at the thought of yet more root and branch reg change projects. However,...more
The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has published a policy statement and final Specific Direction to banks and other payment firms participating directly or indirectly in CHAPS (the UK’s high-value payment system) to...more
The Payment Systems Authority has published a consultation paper on a draft statement of policy on its cost benefit analysis (CBA) framework. The draft statement builds on and replaces the draft CBA framework published...more
Following feedback from industry and other stakeholders, the Payments Systems Regulator published a consultation paper on reducing the maximum level of reimbursement for the Faster Payments APP fraud reimbursement limit from...more
The U.K. Payment Systems Regulator has published a response to its call for views on proposals for the expansion of variable recurring payments. VRPs allow customers to safely connect authorised payment providers to their...more
The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have launched a joint call for information on the opportunities and risks of digital wallets for people and businesses. This comes as recent data...more
HM Treasury has published a policy note and a draft statutory instrument—The Payment Services (Amendment) Regulations 2024—on a risk-based approach to payments to mitigate against authorized push payment fraud. HM Treasury...more
HM Treasury has published the Future of Payments Review report, setting out the Review's recommendations for HM Treasury, the regulators and industry that aim to improve the U.K.'s existing payments landscape for consumers....more
The UK is widely regarded as a global leader in Open Banking, and regulators and industry participants believe there is strong potential to build on that success. Regulatory efforts on that front are led by Joint Regulatory...more
Much is written about revolutionary developments in payments, but the reality of progress in such a complex area is that it is often evolutionary. Legislators, regulators, and industry have been working incrementally to...more
Key developments of interest over the last month include: discussions over tightening crypto regulation in Europe and Asia; digital currency pilots in India and the U.S.; and UK Payment Systems Regulator looking into card...more
Key developments of interest over the last month include: the UK Payment Systems Regulator’s proposals on mandatory reimbursement for APP fraud; the Central Bank of Ireland’s announcement of a review of the Consumer...more
Following a previous consultation in November 2021 on a package of measures to combat authorised push payment (APP) scams, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) is now consulting on specific proposals on mandatory reimbursement...more
Key developments of interest over the last month include: UK Payment Systems Regulator announces two market reviews on card fees; Reserve Bank of India publishes Payments Vision 2025; and U.S. Department of Commerce solicits...more
The U.K. Payment Systems Regulator has announced a phase-out of the Phase 1 technical environment that enables certain U.K. payment services providers to provide confirmation of payee services. The PSR's Specific Direction...more
CRM code for APP scams: LSB update The Lending Standards Board (LSB) has published a press release setting out the next steps for the contingent reimbursement model code (CRM code) for authorised push payment (APP) scams. ...more
Future strategy review: PSR requests input on three themes - The UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) is working on defining its future strategy. It has published webpages requesting input on three themes...more
Funding no-blame APP scams: PSR considers options - The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has published slides and speaker notes of Chris Hemsley, PSR Managing Director, for a call on authorised push payment (APP) scams,...more
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
PSR issues new directions and response to consultation feedback - The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has issued new versions of its directions following its consultation in CP19/3. It has also published a document,...more
The U.K. Payment Systems Regulator has published a policy statement setting out its final decision on varying Specific Direction 10, which requires payment service providers to implement the Confirmation of Payee system by...more
The U.K. Payment Systems Regulator has opened a consultation on proposals to vary its Specific Direction 10 on Confirmation of Payee. Confirmation of Payee is a system that ensures that certain identifiers (including name,...more
Following the publication of a discussion paper in June 2018, the U.K. Payment Systems Regulator has published its response paper on the issue of data in the payments industry. The discussion paper outlined three potential...more
The U.K. Payment Systems Regulator has published its fourth report on developments in access to payment systems and the governance of those systems. The report focuses on developments in 2018, including the following...more