Tag: European Commission

Why FinTechs can’t relax once AMLA takes charge

The EU's new Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA), passed by the European Parliament in 2024, is designed to...

RegTech CleverChain backs EU’s AI transparency code

CleverChain has become one of roughly 190 organisations to sign the European Commission's Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-Generated Content, underlining its stance...

Digital euro nears reality but banks weigh cost vs reward

The digital euro is edging from concept towards reality, and according to a report from Tieto, European banks now face pivotal choices over the...

eIDAS 2.0 deadlines loom: two tracks, one trust chain

Halfway through 2026, eIDAS 2.0 has shifted from a regulation to monitor into a deadline to hit. By December 2026, every EU Member State...

ESMA targets simpler Taxonomy KPIs in new consultation

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the regulator and supervisor of financial markets across the EU, has opened a consultation aimed at streamlining...

AI accountability drives insurance trends in Q1 2026

The broad predictions made for insurance in 2026 have largely held up. But according to analysis from Tietoevry, the story emerging from the first...

Q1 2026 wealth trends: resilience over risk

The first quarter of 2026 largely vindicated earlier predictions for the wealth management sector, with less noise, more execution, and a sharper focus on...

Can AI deliver real productivity gains?

Generative AI has long dazzled with its technical capabilities, but the real economic question, as analysts at Prometeia point out, is whether it can...

Prometeia: why Spain is outpacing Italy since the pandemic

Italy and Spain are two of the biggest beneficiaries of Next Generation EU, with approximately €194bn allocated to Italy and €100bn to Spain, equivalent...

Exante weekly macro: energy shock grips global markets

In its latest weekly macro update, Exante examines how an escalating Middle East conflict is sending shockwaves through global energy markets, forcing emergency responses...

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