Tag: EU
European Commission releases list of 23 countries with weak AML/CTF processes
The European Commission has adopted a new list of 23 countries with weak anti-money laundering and terrorist financing regimes.
European Commission fines MasterCard €570m for antitrust breach
The European Commission has fined MasterCard €570m for breaching EU antitrust rules. Mastercard was fined due to it ‘limiting the possibility for merchants to benefit...
ESMA publishes advice to EU on ICOs
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has released its advice to the European Union Institutions on initial coin offerings.
European Supervisory Authorities compiles analysis of sandboxes and innovation hubs
The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) has published a joint report on regulatory sandboxes and innovation hubs. Its new report provides a comparative analysis of the...
FCA, SEC sign MoUs to reaffirm cooperation after Brexit
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have signed two memoranda of understandings (MoU) to reaffirm cooperation following Brexit.
EU council proposes measures to lower risks in banking sector
The banking union council has endorsed a number of new measures to help reduce risk in the EU banking sector. These agreed proposals aim to...
European challenger bank Margo collects €6.4m funding
Margo Bank, a new European challenger bank for SMBs, has collected €6.4m in its funding round.
The European Commission unveils 23-step plan to support FinTechs
The European Commission has unveiled a 23-step action plan on harnessing opportunities created by FinTech.
EU mutual funds record-keeping platform IZNES closes its first funding round
IZNES, a blockchain record-keeping platform for EU mutual funds has secured an undisclosed strategic investment.
Konsentus launches PSD2 open banking solution
Three payment industry venture have launched Konsentus, a new RegTech company enabling financial institutions to meet PSD2 open banking requirements.