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
In the short term, firms are likely to face dual authorisation and significant regulatory requirements. On 10 June 2025, the European Banking Authority (EBA) issued a No Action letter on the relationship between the...more
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
The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) and the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) has published a report, alongside a press release, evaluating the EU's implementation of the...more
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
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
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
Welcome to the Hogan Lovells Global Payments Newsletter. In this monthly publication we provide an overview of the most recent payments, regulatory and market developments from major jurisdictions around the world as well as...more