Tag: EU
European Parliament postpones crypto regulation vote amid backlash
The European Parliament has postponed a vote on crypto asset regulation after a leaked draft included a provision that sought to ban cryptocurrencies.
Squirro raises funds, acquires open.exchange, teams with ECB
Squirro, an augmented intelligence platform that helps assess risks to banks, has reportedly raised $4m in funding and acquired US deal sourcing platform open.exchange.
EU groups publish best practices to bolster cybersecurity resilience
Two European Union cybersecurity agencies have published a set of best practices to help organisations strengthen their cyber resilience.
UK’s European Affairs Committee launches UK-EU financial services inquiry
The UK’s European Affairs Committee in the House of Lords has launched an inquiry into how the UK and EU’s relationship in the financial services sector.
European regulators suggest improvements to EU regulations
The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA) have made a joint list of proposals to keep the EU’s regulatory and supervisory framework...
Europe’s first blockchain financial institution opens for pre-registration
Benker is set to become the first ever licensed blockchain financial institution in Europe following an approval by the Bank of Lithuania.
The EBA hopes to bring transparency to crowdfunding
The European Banking Authority (EBA) finalises new standards draft, that would require crowdfunding campaigns to become more transparent.
EBA could reform a part of SCA
The European Banking Authority commenced its public consultation on the amendment to the Regulatory Technical Standards on strong customer authentication and secure communication (SCA&CSC).
European banks benefit from the economic recovery
European banks are benefitting from the economic recovery as return on equity remaining stable between Q1 and Q2 2021.
EU officially links Russia to Ghostwriter hacking operation
The European Union has linked Russia to Ghostwriter, a hacking operation that has targeted several high-profile EU officials, journalists and members of the general public.