Consob opened a public consultation to issue the secondary measures in relation to Law Decree No. 25 of 17 March 2023 (“Fintech Decree”), which implemented the EU Pilot Regime in Italy, introducing a new form and circulation...more
On 15 June 2023, the Bank of Italy published on its website a series of acts aimed at reviewing the domestic AML rules to comply with EBA Guidelines on the use of remote customer onboarding solutions....more
On 17 May, the Bank of Italy published a public consultation on the supervisory guidelines for crowdfunding service providers to implement EU Regulation 2020/1503 on European crowdfunding service providers (“CSP”) for...more
The Bank of Italy, COVIP, IVASS and the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance have jointly launched a public consultation on draft instructions for the exercise of enhanced controls on the business of a wide range of...more
Law Decree implementing EU Regulation 2022/858, containing urgent provisions on issuance and circulation of financial instruments in digital form, was published in the Official Gazette on 17 March 2023. It provides for the...more
On 21 January 2023, the Italian Ministry of Economics published on the Official Gazette a regulation setting out the requirements to obtain the status of ethical and sustainable banking operator. The institution satisfying...more
With the sentence No. 44378 of 22 November 2022, the Supreme Court ruled for the equivalence between cryptocurrencies and financial products....more
Pending the completion of the process for adapting Italian rules to Regulation (EU) 2020/1503 on European crowdfunding service providers (“ECSP Regulation”), Consob and the Bank of Italy declared their availability for...more
The long-awaited decree regarding the establishment and regulation of the beneficial owner register in Italy was published in the Italian Official Gazette. Following a public consultation, on 25 May 2022 the long-awaited...more
The long-awaited decree regulating the business of VASPs in Italy was published in the Italian Official Gazette.
On 17 February 2022, following a public consultation, the decree of the Ministry of Economy and Finance...more
The Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance launched a public consultation on the long-awaited draft decree for the establishment of the Italian register of payment services agents, e-money distributors and central contact...more
Bank of Italy, Consob and IVASS launched the Italian Sandbox announcing the first call for submitting FinTech projects.
On 17 July 2021, the Decree of the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance No. 100 of 30 April 2021...more
Italy is moving to adapt its legislative framework to the European Union standards and to remove fragmentation at national level for UCITS. On 15 July 2021, the Italian Council of Ministers approved, in preliminary...more
On 2 July 2021, the Decree of the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance for the launch of a Sandbox in Italy and the establishment of a FinTech Committee was published in the Italian Official Gazette....more
On 1 July 2021, the Bank of Italy transposed into the Italian legal framework Article 106 of PSD2 regarding the obligation for payment service providers to inform consumers of their rights in the context of the provision of...more
The Counsel of State suspended the adoption of its opinion on the draft decree of the Ministry of Economy and Finance setting up and governing the functioning of the Italian register of ultimate beneficial owners causing a...more
Pursuant to Directive 2014/92/EU (“PAD”), as implemented in Italy under the Italian Consolidated Banking Act (“CBA”), payment service providers (“PSPs”) offering payment accounts to consumers must participate on one or more...more
The 2021 Italian Budget Law aligns the tax treatment applicable to EU investment funds with the tax treatment applicable to Italian investment funds....more
1/18/2021
/ Capital Gains ,
Dividends ,
EU ,
Future Tax Treatment ,
Investment Funds ,
Italy ,
Non-Residents ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Tax Planning ,
UCITS ,
Withholding Tax
The Italian Government repealed the tax, introduced in 2018, on money remittances outside EU executed through payment institutions....more
New provisions have been introduced to the Italian law concerning the development of FinTech initiatives and the establishment of an Italian Fintech Sandbox. Secondary measures are expected to be enacted by 31 January 2021....more
Italian news on on-line KYC for AML purposes, including the possibility to rely on SCA when certain conditions are met, have been confirmed.
On 14 September, Law Decree No. 76/2020 regarding urgent measures for...more
The outbreak of the COVID-19 emergency and the contextual economic crisis are triggering unprecedented challenges throughout all industry sectors. The asset management sector plays a key role in fostering the economic...more
The Ministry of Economic Development launched a public consultation setting out recommendations for the use of DLT and blockchain in a number of fields, including the regulatory banking and financial industry. ...more
6/22/2020
/ Blockchain ,
BSA/AML ,
Cryptoassets ,
Digital Currency ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Economic Development ,
FinTech ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Investment ,
Italy ,
Know Your Customers ,
Money Laundering ,
Popular ,
Public Consultations ,
Token Sales
The Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance launched a public consultation asking for the stakeholders' views on the envisaged amendment of the eligibility criteria investors have to meet for subscribing Italian reserved...more
On 16 April 2020 the Italian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) published a communication stressing the need for intermediaries, professionals, other qualified entities and public administrations to calibrate AML measures in...more
4/21/2020
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Electronic Payment Transactions ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) ,
Information Technology ,
Italy ,
Liquidity ,
Money Laundering ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Scams