6/20/2025 1:34:10 PM MiCA and payment services: No dual authorisation for stablecoins required (for now...) By Marius Raetz James Morris Dr Clemens Boehm Transactions involving electronic money tokens ('EMTs') are subject to both payment services and crypto-asset regulation, which gives...
6/19/2025 4:21:49 PM Tech M&A and investment show resilience in a volatile market By Elena Rubinov Niranjan Arasaratnam Lisa Chang Clare Murray +1 more... Show less The tech sector remains the most targeted sector for M&A by value and volume and global tech M&A and investment grew in 2024 and early...
6/18/2025 5:32:35 PM GENIUS Act on stablecoins clears U.S. Senate - all eyes now on House of Representatives By Joshua Klayman Jeffrey Cohen Douglas Donahue David Lucking John Hwang Zila Acosta Grimes +3 more... Show less The Senate’s passage (68 to 30, with strong bipartisan support) of the GENIUS Act marks a massive step forward towards clarity in U.S....
6/17/2025 1:13:46 PM Consumer deep dive: Understanding drip pricing under the DMCC By Helen Crossley Matthew Flanagan Kim Rust In the third of a series of deep dives, we focus on drip pricing under the Digital Markets Competition and Consumers Act, the CMA’s...
6/13/2025 4:11:51 PM EU seeks input on high-risk AI rules By Raza Naeem Simon Treacy The European Commission’s AI Office has opened a survey on high-risk AI systems. Feedback will inform guidelines on the practical...
6/13/2025 3:04:06 PM UK Finance response to review of payments insolvency regime By Richard Hay Rory Conway Simon Treacy Francesca Mitchell +1 more... Show less Linklaters was pleased to work alongside Osborne Clarke LLP on UK Finance’s submission to the independent review of PESAR, the Payment...
6/9/2025 4:32:30 PM AI: Check your cites? Read the cases…the Ayinde judgment By Peter Church Artificial intelligence tools play an increasingly important role in the delivery of legal services. However, these tools create...
6/6/2025 3:52:59 PM UK to allow wider sale of crypto exchange-traded products By James Morris Simon Treacy The Financial Conduct Authority has suggested opening up access some exchange-traded cryptoasset products for retail customers. Citing...
6/5/2025 9:31:18 AM Next Steps to Stability: HKMA Issues Draft Stablecoin Guidelines By Chin-Chong Liew Carl Fernandes I-Ping Soong Kishore Bhindi +1 more... Show less Following the passing of the new Stablecoins Ordinance, the HKMA has issued two consultations on how they will supervise stablecoin...
6/4/2025 1:31:00 PM UK & EU Fintech and payments regulation update – June 2025 By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Simon Treacy Frances Hodgkins Arjun Lakhani Olivia Murphy +3 more... Show less In this monthly update, we summarise the latest legal and regulatory developments for firms in the payments sector.
6/3/2025 3:31:08 PM FCA proposes rules for stablecoin issuance and cryptoasset custody By Olivia Murphy The FCA has taken a significant step on its cryptoassets roadmap by opening a consultation on rules for stablecoin issuers and...
6/2/2025 5:07:40 PM Virtual Assets regulation in Dubai: VARA issues updates to its Rulebooks By Gabriella Savastano The multifaceted regulatory landscape for Virtual Assets (VAs) in the UAE continues to evolve to keep pace with the fast-changing nature...
6/2/2025 9:54:56 AM FCA proposes MiFID-style capital requirements for crypto firms By James Morris The Financial Conduct Authority is consulting on capital requirements for cryptoasset firms. Crypto firms that have not previously had to...