At our recent global conference we held in partnership with Global Digital Finance, our keynote speaker suggested that the three major drivers for financial institution regulators and policy makers for the next few years...more
Key developments of interest over the last month include: Nigeria: eNaira digital currency launched United Kingdom: PSR publishes final report on card-acquiring services market review United States: Federal Reserve launches...more
11/19/2021
/ Banking Sector ,
Blockchain ,
Digital Currency ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Insolvency ,
Payment Systems ,
Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
UK
Key developments of interest over the last month include: United Kingdom: HM Treasury responds to Payments Landscape Review call for evidence Hong Kong: HKMA publishes white paper exploring the idea of a CBDC Italy: Bank of...more
10/29/2021
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Banking Sector ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
HM Treasury ,
Know Your Customers ,
Payment Systems ,
Popular
Key developments of interest over the last month include: El Salvador: Bitcoin becomes legal tender European Union: European Commission proposes Path to the Digital Decade to deliver EU's digital transformation by 2030...more
9/29/2021
/ AML/CFT ,
Bank of England ,
Banking Sector ,
Bitcoin ,
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDCs) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
El Salvador ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
FDIC ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financial Stability Board ,
FinTech ,
OCC ,
Payment Services Directive ,
Popular ,
State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR)
The FCA’s long-awaited feedback statement on open finance has been published. Findings from December 2019’s call for input suggest that, although there is a place for a regulatory framework to set outcomes, the best way...more
Regulatory Developments -
United Kingdom: Kalifa Review of UK FinTech published -
On 26 February 2021, HM Treasury published the Kalifa Review of UK FinTech, identifying priority areas to support the UK’s fintech sector. The...more
3/25/2021
/ Banks ,
Competition ,
Data Protection ,
Digital Currency ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Foreign Exchanges ,
FSB ,
Mobile Payments ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
UK
Europe: European Commission communication on EU Retail Payments Strategy -
On 24 September 2020 the European Commission published a communication setting out an EU Retail Payments Strategy identifying key priorities and...more
10/29/2020
/ Cross-Border Transactions ,
Digital Currency ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
MasterCard ,
Payment Systems ,
Popular ,
PSD2 ,
Regulatory Agenda
Key developments of interest over the last month include:
United Kingdom: The Payment Systems Regulator has published its interim report on its market review into the supply of card-acquiring services.
...more
9/25/2020
/ AML/CFT ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Digital Assets ,
FATF ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
FinTech ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Infrastructure ,
Payment Systems ,
Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
UK
In this Newsletter: For previous editions of the Global Payments Newsletter, please visit our Financial Services practice page. On 3 April 2020 the European Commission issued a public consultation to help inform a retail...more
4/22/2020
/ Bank Service Providers ,
Business Plans ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Fraud ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
FSB ,
Payment Systems ,
PSD2 ,
Retail Market ,
UK Payment Systems Regulator
Key developments of interest over the last month include:
Spain: The Spanish Council of Ministers has approved a draft Bill for the Digital Transformation of the Financial System, which will create a Spanish regulatory...more
3/20/2020
/ AML/CFT ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Currency ,
EU ,
FATF ,
Federal Budget ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Payment Systems ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Sandbox ,
SEPA ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Payment Systems Regulator
The FCA's latest Business Plan demonstrates a commitment to pushing forward on both existing and new initiatives across sectors, focused on maintaining fair consumer outcomes in the rapidly changing UK financial services...more
4/24/2017
/ BSA/AML ,
Cybersecurity Act of 2015 ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Innovative Technology ,
Investment Management ,
MiFID II ,
MiFIR ,
Pensions ,
Popular ,
Retirement ,
Senior Management Regime (SMR) ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
Technology ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
In its 2015 Productivity Plan, the government committed to working with UK regulators to publish Innovation Plans setting out how legislation and enforcement frameworks could adapt to emerging technologies and disruptive...more
4/6/2017
/ Bank of England ,
Blockchain ,
BSA/AML ,
Digital Currency ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinTech ,
Innovation ,
Innovative Technology ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
PSD2 ,
RegTech ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
UK ,
UK Payment Systems Regulator