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Payments: European Court of Justice (ECJ) rules on PSP liability for unauthorised transactions and late PSU notification

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The ECJ has confirmed that a payment service user (PSU) is deprived of the right to reimbursement for an unauthorised transaction under PSD1 if: they fail to notify without undue delay upon becoming aware of it; or...more

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EBA repeals guidelines on major incident reporting under the revised Payment Services Directive

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The European Banking Authority has announced that it has repealed its guidelines on major incident reporting under the revised Payment Services Directive due to the application of harmonized incident reporting under the...more

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ISA Issues Draft Rules on Licensing Exemptions for Payment Services

Recently, the Israel Securities Authority (ISA) published draft rules regulating entities’ notice of exemption from the obligation to obtain a license to provide payment or payment initiation services....more

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Regulatory monitoring: EU version Newsletter - November 2024

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1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) International - FSB: 2024 list of global systemically important banks - Status: Final - The FSB has published a 2024 list of global systemically...more

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How to protect your customers from payment fraud: recommendations from the Polish regulator

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Payment service providers (PSPs) face a constant challenge to ensure the security of transactions carried out by their customers. The PSD2 Directive introduced standard rules and criteria for this purpose, but there is a...more

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Regulatory monitoring: EU version Newsletter - September 2024

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1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) EU - EC: Report on the future of European competitiveness Status: Final - The EC has published a report on the future of European competitiveness,...more

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FCA Consults on Permitting Bundled Payments for Research

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The FCA is proposing to allow asset managers to rebundle payments for third-party research and trade execution. On 10 April 2024, the FCA published its much-anticipated Consultation Paper on payment optionality for...more

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New UK Requirements for Payment Account Contract Terminations

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HM Treasury has published a policy note and a draft statutory instrument—The Payment Services and Payment Accounts (Contract Terminations) (Amendment) Regulations 2024—on strengthening requirements in the Payment Services...more

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UK Fifth Commencement Regulations Under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 Published

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The Fifth Commencement Regulations - the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2024 (SI 2024/250)- under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 were made on February 29, 2024. One of...more

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Payment Systems Regulator Publishes New Rules for Mandatory Reimbursement of Authorized Push Payment Scams

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The Payment Systems Regulator has published its Final Policy Statement on its new regime for fighting authorized push payment scams. The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (discussed in our client note, “A Boost for UK...more

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HM Treasury Publishes Plan for Regulation of Fiat-backed Stablecoins

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HM Treasury has published a Policy Paper on Plans for the Regulation of Fiat-backed Stablecoins, setting out the next steps for the implementation of stablecoin regulation in the U.K. Fiat-backed stablecoins are (under HM...more

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Financial Stability Board Issues Recommendations for Regulating Cryptoasset Activities and Markets

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The Financial Stability Board has finalized its global regulatory framework for cryptoasset activities and markets and revised the framework for global stablecoin arrangements. Both frameworks, based on the principle of "same...more

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EU’s Proposed Revisions to the Payment Services Directive, and How They Compare to the UK’s Approach

On 28 June 2023, the European Commission (EC) published its proposals for both a revised Payment Services Directive (PSD3) and a new accompanying Payment Services Regulation (EU PSR). This package of reforms addresses certain...more

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Evolution not revolution: European Commission publishes financial data access and payments package

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As part of the European Commission’s 2020 Retail Payments Strategy and following its 2022 review of PSD2 and related consultations, it has published legislative proposals to improve the functioning of PSD2. The first is for a...more

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UK FCA portfolio letter to payments firms: compliance with safeguarding is ‘top priority’

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The FCA has published a Portfolio letter setting out its priorities for payments and e-money firms amidst tightening economic conditions and the cost-of-living crisis. Among the three outcomes that it has set for firms in...more

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UK Regulator Targets Client Money Protections in Priorities for Payments Firms

On March 16, 2023, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) published a letter to the CEOs of UK electronic money and payment institutions (payments firms) setting out the FCA’s current priorities for the UK payments...more

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UK government reviews Payment Services Regulations and Payment Card Interchange Fee Regulations

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HM Treasury has published a review and call for evidence on the Payment Services Regulations 2017, as well as the outcome of a post-implementation review of the Payment Card Interchange Fee Regulations 2015. Both...more

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Crypto-Asset Market Turmoil: Financial Stability Board Issues Statement

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The Financial Stability Board has issued a statement on international regulation and supervision of crypto-asset activities. The statement is made in light of the crypto-asset market turmoil. The statement warns crypto-asset...more

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Global Payments Newsletter, May 2022

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Key developments of interest over the last month include: Queen's Speech 2022 announces forthcoming Financial Services and Markets Bill; European Commission consultations and calls for evidence on PSD2 review and open...more

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Snapshot of recent EU regulatory developments relevant to retail banking and payments

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There has been a recent flurry of EU developments relating to a number of ongoing initiatives relevant to firms in the retail banking and payments sectors, including some movement on the European Commission's review of PSD2...more

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UK Financial Conduct Authority consults on payments, e-money and other firms to comply with “Consumer Duty”

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On 7 December 2021, the FCA published a second consultation paper (CP21/36) on the proposed "Consumer Duty" (the "Second Consultation"). The FCA's first consultation on this topic (CP21/13) was published in May 2021 and...more

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And so it continues: FCA Policy Statement on changes to SCA-RTS and Payments Approach Document

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Following on from the consultation paper issued in January 2021, the FCA has now published a Policy Statement setting out the amendments which will be made to the SCA-RTS and to the guidance in the Payment Services and...more

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Global Payments Newsletter, July 2021

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Key developments of interest over the last month include: Europe: EBA consults on proposed guidelines on limited network exclusion under PSD2 UAE: Central bank issues Retail Payment Services and Card Schemes Regulation United...more

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Payments regulatory news, July 2021 #2

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PSD2: EBA consults on guidelines on limited network exclusion The European Banking Authority (EBA) is consulting on guidelines on the limited network exclusion (LNE) under the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2)....more

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Bank of Italy implements PSD2 provision on the obligation to inform consumers of their rights

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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

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