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DLT Pilot Regime: ESMA Report Highlights Legal Hurdles and Regulatory Next Steps

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On 25 June 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its first comprehensive review of the Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Pilot Regime, a regulatory sandbox designed to test blockchain-based...more

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ECB Decision (EU) 2025/1148 on access by Non-Bank Payment Service Providers to TARGET published in OJ

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The Decision (EU) 2025/1148 of the European Central Bank (ECB) adopted on 2 June, has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union. This decision amends Decision (EU) 2025/222 concerning access by non-bank...more

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EBA opinion on PSD2 and MiCAR

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The European Banking Authority (EBA) has issued an opinion (referred to as the No Action letter) in response to a request from the European Commission (EC) in December 2024, on the interplay between Payment Services Directive...more

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Further suite of technical standards supplementing MiCAR published in the OJ

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Three Commission Delegated Regulations supplementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (the EU Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation) (MiCAR) have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, namely: - Commission...more

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DORA for Tech Vendors - What You Should Know (But Haven’t Asked)

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DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act) is an EU regulation that sets rules for how financial entities manage ICT (Information and Communication Technology) risks. It covers areas like cyber resilience, incident reporting,...more

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IOSCO publishes final reports on finfluencers, online imitative trading practices and digital engagement practices

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The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published final reports on finfluencers, online imitative trading practices and digital engagement practices, accompanied by a press release. These reports...more

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ESMA final guidelines on preventing and detecting market abuse under MiCAR

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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its final report on the guidelines on supervisory practices for National Competent Authorities (NCAs) to prevent and detect market abuse under the Market in...more

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EPC publishes Guidelines for PSPs joining payment schemes

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The European Payments Council (EPC) has issued Version 7.0 of the Adherence Guide to the EPC Payment Schemes, together with an updated webpage. The updated guide provides guidelines and template application forms for payment...more

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ESMA guidelines on suitability requirements and format of the periodic statement for portfolio management activities under MiCAR

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Official translations of the guidelines on certain aspects of the suitability requirements and format of the periodic statement for portfolio management activities under the EU Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCAR) have...more

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ESMA guidelines on the conditions and criteria for the qualification of cryptoassets as financial instruments

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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published official translations of its guidelines on the conditions and criteria for the qualification of cryptoassets as financial instruments under Article 2(5) of...more

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ESMA guidelines on reverse solicitation under MiCAR

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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published official translations of its guidelines on situations in which a third-country firm is deemed to solicit clients established or situated in the EU and...more

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European Commission writes to EU authorities on the interplay between crypto asset and payment services regulations

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The European Banking Authority has published a letter from the European Commission (dated December 6, 2024) to the EBA and the European Securities and Markets Authority regarding the interplay between Markets in Crypto Assets...more

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New draft of Polish markets in crypto-assets act – evolution or revolution in the legislative process?

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Although the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) 2023/1114 of 31 May 2023 on crypto-assets markets (the MiCAR) was published in June 2023, the work on laws implementing it in Poland is still in...more

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[Event] 2nd Forum on Digital Assets Compliance: AML, Sanctions and Regulatory Oversight - October 17th - 18th, New York, NY

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With so many new, emerging risks coming to the forefront, ACI is excited to announce our Digital Assets Compliance: AML, Sanctions and Regulatory Oversight. Unlike other conferences, this highly anticipated event stands apart...more

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Global Payments Newsletter, April 2023

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Key developments of interest over the last month include: the UK FCA’s publication of a portfolio letter to payments and e-money firms; the U.S. Federal Reserve announcing the July 2023 launch of its FedNow Service; and...more

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Fintech Week in Review - April 2021 #2

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FDIC Consumer Compliance Supervisory Highlights Fair Lending Risks - The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has issued the March 2021 edition of its Consumer Compliance Supervisory Highlights. The publication was...more

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Structured Finance Year in Review and the Outlook for 2021 | Key Takeaways

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On December 8 and 10, Katten’s Structured Finance and Securitization Department presented the “Year in Review and Outlook for 2021” webinar series. Topics covered by Katten attorneys and guest speakers include the impact of...more

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EU Statement on Stablecoins

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The Council of the European Union and the European Commission have published a joint statement on stablecoins. The statement reiterates many of the messages of the G7 working group paper on the impact of stablecoins...more

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European Banking Authority Reports on Regulatory Perimeter, Regulatory Status and Authorization of Fintech Activities

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Fulfilling its mandate under the European Commission's FinTech Action Plan to map the current authorization and licensing approaches for innovative FinTech business models in Europe, the European Banking Authority has...more

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EU Banking Authority reports on FinTech banking and payments licensing regimes across Europe

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On 18 July 2019 the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a report on the EU regulatory perimeter, national regulatory status and EU national regulators' (NCAs') authorisation approaches for FinTech firms conducting...more

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ESMA and EBA Assess Whether Crypto-Assets Are Regulated Under Existing EU Rules and Advise the European Commission to Consider an...

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On Jan. 9, 2019, both the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a report on crypto-assets....more

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Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

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Federal Court Sends Colorado's Case Against Online Lending Platform Back to State Court - Colorado's ongoing challenge to the bank partnership model of online lending will next play out, at least in part, in state court. ...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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US regulators have given passing grades to the living wills for all 8 major US banks, a reversal from the April 2016 determination that 5 of the 8 had deficiencies in their bailout-prevention plans....more

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French Legal and Regulatory Update – March 2017

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The Paris office of Hogan Lovells is pleased to provide this English language edition of our monthly e-newsletter, which offers a legal and regulatory update covering France and Europe for March 2017. ...more

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Making regulation invisible: Using RegTech to embed rules into workflow

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Financial institutions are increasingly no stranger to innovative technology as a way to boost their efficiency while cutting costs. The use of RegTech (defined by the UK Chief Scientific Adviser as technology "applied to...more

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