On 29 December 2023, the Minister for Finance signed the European Union (Credit Servicers and Credit Purchasers) Regulations 2023 (the "Regulations") into law, thereby transposing the Directive on credit servicers and credit...more
4/16/2024
/ Borrowers ,
Central Bank of Ireland ,
Consumers ,
Credit Agreements ,
Creditors ,
Due Diligence ,
EU ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Exemptions ,
Good Faith ,
Ireland ,
Loans ,
New Regulations ,
Recordkeeping Requirements
On 16 November 2023, the Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") published its feedback statement, revised draft Central Bank Regulations (on the Senior Executive Accountability Framework ("SEAR"), the Certification...more
Partners Niall Esler and Shane Martin, along with senior associate Conor Daly and trainee solicitor Coleen Wegmann, have authored the Ireland chapter for Global Legal Insights Fintech 2023. They provide an up-to-date summary...more
9/22/2023
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Blockchain ,
Central Bank of Ireland ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Commission ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs) ,
Investment Funds ,
Ireland ,
Sustainable Finance ,
UCITS
On 20 April 2023, the European Parliament adopted the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation ("MiCA") and the Regulation on Information accompanying transfers of funds and certain crypto-assets ("TFR") by passing its final vote....more
On 9 March 2023, the President of Ireland signed the Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022 (the "Bill") into law. See our previous update here for a detailed examination of the contents of the Bill. ...more
On the 22 November 2022, the European Banking Authority (“EBA”) published its final Guidelines on the use of remote customer onboarding solutions for credit and financial institutions (the “Remote Onboarding Guidelines”). ...more
Substantial changes to Irish whistleblowing law will be introduced by the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act, 2022 (the “Amendment Act”) on 1 January 2023.
Protection for whistleblowers is not a new concept in...more
12/1/2022
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Confidentiality Policies ,
Criminal Liability ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Ireland ,
Protected Disclosures ,
Terrorist Financing ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
The Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022 (the “IAF Bill“) was published on 28 July 2022 by the Department of Finance, following the publication of the General Scheme of the IAF Bill (“General Scheme”)...more
The Consumer Protection (Regulation of Retail Credit and Credit Servicing Firms) Act 2022 (the “2022 Act”) was commenced on 16 May 2022.
The introduction of the 2022 Act ensures that providers and servicers of hire...more