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Proskauer Rose LLP

Safeguarding Reforms in the UK and EU – Preparing for Change

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The FCA has completed a major review of safeguarding for payment and e-money institutions. Its new rules are designed to reduce the risks seen in recent failures – where customers faced long delays and, on average, recovered...more

K&L Gates LLP

Brussels Regulatory Brief: July and August 2025

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Antitrust and Competition - The General Court of the European Union Upholds the European Commission’s Decision to Assess Boissons Heintz/Brasserie Nationale Acquisition Under Article 22 of the EU Merger Regulation - On 2 July...more

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass

EU-U.S. Data Transfers in 2025

Cross-border data transfers between the EU and U.S. remain a legal and operational minefield. While the July 2023 adequacy decision ushered in the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF), recent developments have called its...more

Walkers

The case for payment regulations in the Crown Dependencies

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Payments was historically a hidden component of financial services only fully understood by specialists. In the last 20 years, however, it has become a strategic differentiator not just between banks but also between...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

European Accessibility Act Poses New Challenges for US Companies with Customers in the EU

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Disability advocates issue demands to retailers about their allegedly inaccessible websites shortly after the EAA takes effect....more

Hogan Lovells

Non-EU imports under scrutiny: the EU Parliament’s resolution on cross-border e-commerce

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The resolution sets a political agenda for tougher enforcement of EU rules on product safety, consumer protection, VAT and customs in cross-border e-commerce. It signals imminent legislative reforms and, for instance, calls...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Summer Reading: CRD VI, August 2025 - What Fund Finance Lenders Need To Know About CRD VI

One of the aims of the European Union’s Capital Requirements Directive VI (CRD VI) is to harmonise the banking supervisory and access framework across the EU, including in relation to the provision of core banking services....more

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EBA publishes report on direct provision of banking services from third countries under CRD VI

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The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published its report under Article 21c(6) of the Capital Requirements Directive VI on whether to amend the provisions governing the direct provision of core banking services from third...more

A&O Shearman

Regulatory monitoring: EU version - July 2025

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1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) EU - EBA: Report on the exemption of third country undertakings from the requirement to set-up a branch for the provision of banking services to EU...more

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Regulatory monitoring - July 2025

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1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) EU EBA: Report on the exemption of third country undertakings from the requirement to set-up a branch for the provision of banking services to EU...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Addressing Gaps and Inconsistencies in the EU Sanctions’ Enforcement: The Commission Urges Member States to Transpose Directive...

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Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the European Union has adopted 18 packages of sanctions targeting Russia and Belarus, with the latest on July 19, 2025. In total, the EU has about 40 different sanctions...more

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CRD VI—European Banking Authority report on direct provision of services from third country institutions

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This note discusses the European Banking Authority’s (EBA’s) report, published on July 23, 2025, which addresses whether and when EU non-bank entities should be allowed to deal with locally unregulated non-EU banks. In some...more

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Cross-Border Data Processing under the "Offshore Model": China's Regulatory Approach in Comparative Context

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As the digital economy continues to thrive and remote work becomes increasingly mainstream, an “offshore model” of business operation has emerged. Under this model, companies may provide services to users in a given...more

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FATF updates standards on payment transparency

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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has published revised standards and an accompanying explanatory note, updating its comprehensive framework on recommendations to strengthen global efforts in anti-money laundering,...more

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Refresher: EU Capital Requirements Directive 6 (“CRD6”) – What Cross-Border Financial Institutions Need to Know

Many US and other non-EU financial institutions which lend or undertake trade finance business on a cross border basis into Europe do so in reliance upon exemptions under local law.  These exemptions typically permit these...more

K&L Gates LLP

Implementation of the Mobility Directive: Significant Changes for Mergers, Divisions and Conversions With the Introduction of a...

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On 23 January 2025, Luxembourg enacted a bill implementing the EU Mobility Directive (2019/2121) for cross-border conversions, mergers and divisions, featuring (i) a harmonised legal framework for these transactions across...more

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The EU Court Ruling on the Bindl Case: What It Means for Privacy Law

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At first glance, the headline looks like a typo: The EU rules against the EU…for breaching EU data protection law?...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Managing Deal Risks in a Challenging Regulatory Environment: Strategies and Deal Terms

The already complex business calculus that goes into a merger has become even more complicated in the past several years because of stepped-up government scrutiny. Major transactions have been blocked or abandoned in the face...more

J.S. Held

2024 J.S. Held Global Risk Report: Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance (ESG)

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The extraterritorial expansion of ESG laws and policies will reach a significant turning point in 2024. Investors, government regulators, and consumers are demanding greater transparency and disclosure when it comes to a...more

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EU carbon border adjustment mechanism – the transitional phase has begun: Are you ready?

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The EU Regulation establishing a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) is designed to drive businesses to achieve a true global reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions instead of relocating carbon-intensive production...more

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Marketing Crypto-Assets in and Into Europe: MiCAR, the EU’s New Uniform Crypto Code

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The EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 9 June 2023. MiCAR is a the major, step toward an EU-wide uniform code governing crypto-assets, such as BTC,...more

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Doing Fintech Business in the UK: Regulatory Q&A for US and Other Non-UK Businesses

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With more fintech’s looking to expand their businesses internationally, it can be daunting to navigate varying regulations across borders. This article focuses on regulations in the United Kingdom....more

Mayer Brown

Beyond Brexit: How Does the New Relationship between the UK and EU Affect Technology Transactions?

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The end of the Brexit transition period and the implementation of the new UK/EU Trade Agreement have had a significant impact on technology transactions throughout Europe. Businesses entering into Europe-wide technology...more

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Adapting to Brexit: The New EU-UK Trading Relationship

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This Alert gives a high level overview of the new trading relationship between the European Union (‘EU’) and the United Kingdom (‘UK’) for goods and service supply. The EU and the UK reached provisional agreement on a...more

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The Share Trading Obligations – A New Year’s Mess

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Diverging approaches to Share Trading Obligations from the FCA and ESMA pose challenges for investment firms in a post-Brexit Europe. With 1 January 2021 creeping closer and the hope of securing an effective Brexit deal...more

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