Tag: EU
BBVA launches Bitcoin exchange in Spain in favourable EU regulatory landscape
More and more companies are joining the crypto gold rush in Europe as the market continues to adjust to the Markets in Crypto Assets...
DORA regulations ‘an opportunity to show resilience’ says Tribe Payments
The deadline for EU finance companies to abide by the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) falls today (17 January), but the regulations are ‘about...
EU instant payments deadline shows regulators favouring ‘stick over carrot’
The regulatory deadline for the EU’s Instant Payments Regulations (IPR) falls today (9 January),with euro area member states required to comply with two core...
EU’s IPR regulations critical to pan-continental pay-by-bank adoption
The European payments sector has yet another regulatory deadline to abide by this week with the first of several key dates for the Instant...
European Central Bank searching for third party partners for CBDC project
The European Central Bank (ECB) has invited selected bidders to tender to become the third party provider for its ‘digital euro’ CBDC.In its second...
EU chasing AML harmonisation with new rule package
A new package of anti-money laundering rules has been adopted by the European Council, which has been looking for ways to fill gaps in...
Montenegro bans Apple Pay and PayPal for online betting payments
Montenegro may have complicated its aspirations to join the EU by authorising strict new restrictions on payments for online gambling, including banning of the...
European football welcomes EU AML rules to ‘tackle financial crime’
European football has responded to new AML requirements introduced last week by the EU. Football leadership details that it will work closely with political...
EU 10 second instant payment rules to come into effect after...
Payment service providers active in the EU will now be required under European Commission regulations to offer merchants instant payments within 10 seconds.The implementation...
Apple reportedly set to face €500m penalty in EU antitrust ruling
The European Union’s (EU) legal clash with Apple is set to culminate in a hefty fine for the Silicon Valley giant, in a development...