11/27/2025 11:23:54 AM PSD3 breakthrough: EU legislators agree payments regulation reforms By Harry Eddis Andreas Van Impe Marius Raetz Frances Hodgkins Olivia Murphy Fiona Garrahan Imran Bhaluani Simon Treacy +5 more... Show less The European Parliament and Council have agreed changes to the EU’s payments regulatory framework. A new Payment Services Regulation...
11/26/2025 3:53:50 PM EU authorities weigh up impact of AI regulation on financial services By Raza Naeem Simon Treacy EU financial services firms must consider how their adoption of AI relates to both the EU AI Act and the existing financial regulatory...
11/19/2025 11:20:58 PM EU Digital Omnibus: Takeaways for financial services By Raza Naeem Simon Treacy The European Commission plans to simplify some EU rules on AI, cybersecurity and data. Its Digital Omnibus package proposes amending the...
11/14/2025 10:01:53 PM Parliamentary committee warns of overlap between EU AI rules and financial regulation By Raza Naeem Simon Treacy The European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs has adopted a report on AI in financial services. The committee,...
7/8/2025 8:31:06 PM Final pieces of DORA rulebook fall into place By Raza Naeem James Morris Simon Treacy In the last couple of years EU financial entities have been busy implementing the Digital Operational Resilience Act. DORA started to...
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...
6/13/2025 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...
5/20/2025 7:22:28 PM European Parliament drafts demand for Commission to spell out how financial regulation applies to AI By Victoria McGowan A committee of the European Parliament has published a draft report on the impact of artificial intelligence on the financial sector. The...
5/16/2025 2:56:14 PM EU guidance suggests firms may need to train clients and service providers on AI By Raza Naeem Simon Treacy The EU AI Act requires providers and deployers of AI systems to make sure that their staff understand the AI they use. In a new Q&A...
3/25/2025 5:36:24 PM Payments firms prepare for new EU accessibility standards By Harry Eddis Olivia Murphy Andreas Van Impe Simon Treacy +1 more... Show less Payments tends to be a volumes business and so payment service providers strive to make their services widely accessible within their...
3/12/2025 1:15:19 PM Spain proposes a new AI bill, including significant fines By Ceyhun Pehlivan Yesterday, the Spanish government announced a proposed bill designed to harmonise Spain's legal framework with the EU’s AI Act. This bill...
3/7/2025 11:21:47 AM Subcontracting rule changes agreed, clearing path towards finalised DORA rulebook By Raza Naeem James Morris Simon Treacy Even though the Digital Operational Resilience Act started to apply in January, some parts of the DORA regulatory framework have not yet...
2/21/2025 10:38:14 AM DORA: ESAs set out roadmap towards the designation of critical ICT third-party service providers and Commission adopts RTS on threat-led penetration testing By Victoria McGowan Stephen Clipsham The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) have provided a roadmap to move forward with designating critical ICT third-party service...
2/19/2025 10:59:48 AM Payments strategic alliances - the why, how and what to look out for By Olivia Murphy Strategic partnerships or alliances are on the rise in the payments and fintech space and in recent weeks we have seen traditional banks...
2/12/2025 9:45:42 PM AI know it when AI see it: EU tries to clear up what an AI system is By Raza Naeem Simon Treacy The European Commission has issued guidance on what systems are artificial intelligence under the EU’s AI Act. Understanding the scope of...
2/12/2025 6:25:42 PM It’s complicated: The EU’s on-again off-again relationship with open finance By Simon Treacy Two years ago the European Commission proposed regulating how financial data is shared within the EU. Earlier this week reports suggested...