Tag: EU

The European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) is a tricky piece of legislation to get your head around. Luckily, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has now offered some clarity.

After months of speculation, governmental hearings and partners abandoning the project, it seems as if the Facebook-led cryptocurrency Libra has taken a big step towards being recognised by regulators.

On the back of a €100,000 seed capital raise earlier in April, SPARQ is now aiming to bring the company’s “unique vision” of personal finance to the rest of the EU.

Banking-as-a-Service provider OpenPayd has enhanced its payments capabilities with direct access to the SEPA (Single Euro Payments Area) payment scheme.

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has called for evidence on the availability and use of credit rating information and data.

Despite being more than three years in the making, the UK’s divorce from the EU is still a cause of great uncertainty for financial services firms.

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has relaxed video communication monitoring requirements under MiFID II during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.

The European Central Bank (ECB) is the latest European body to take measures to stop the impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on the financial market.

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued a temporary requirement on net short positions in traded shares as it seek additional measures to secure financial market in COVID-19 pandemic.

The UK may have been the European RegTech leader for years, but the question is if this could change because of Brexit.