Risk, Regulation & Innovation in Mobile Payments 2013, 5 November 2013, Central London, UK
Thaer Sabri, the EMA Chief Executive, has set out recent regulatory developments and the evolving role of European Supervisory Authorities.
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Benoît Coeuré, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, today held a speech at a joint conference by the European Central Bank and the Banque de France, “Retail Payments at a Crossroads: Economics, Strategies and Future Policies”. Although this is a conference that focuses primarily on scientific research in the area of payments, his speech provides some insight into the policy issues that are now top-of-mind for the ECB.
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Speech of ECB Board Member Coeuré on European Retail Payments PolicyRead More »
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Global money transfer summit 2013, 29 – 30 October 2013, London, UK
Thaer Sabri, the EMA Chief Executive set out the changes that are proposed in the 4th Money Laundering Directive and Wire Transfer Regulation. He described the changes in the FATF Forty Recommendations and Guidance on New Payment Products and Services, that are reflected in the new text. He also provided a overview of the impact on payment service providers.
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In may 2013, the European Commission published a legislative proposal on Payments Accounts. The proposal stipulates requirements for all Payment Services Providers and Member States with respect to:
The Electronic Money Association has responded to the Payments Account Directive by proposing that a distinction be made between those companies that offer specialised payment, card- or e-money accounts for specific services as opposed to the full-service bank deposit accounts that include direct debits, standing orders etc. …
EMA: position on the draft Payments Account DirectiveRead More »
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On October 9, HM Treasury announced that the Financial Conduct Authority will become the competition regulator for the payments industry. The reforms, which will be implemented via amendments to the Banking Reform Bill, seek to ensure that new players can access payment systems in a fair and transparent way, competing with them on a more level playing field.
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As a part of the ongoing discussions on the fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive and the Wire Transfer Regulation we have today published our amendments for the 4th Anti-money Laundering Directive. In particular we suggest to keep the current Simplified Due Diligence (SDD) regime of the third Anti-Money Laundering Directive in place, rather than eliminating it. …
Last week the FCA published an interim-report on mobile banking and payments. This interim report outlines the views and roadmap of the FCA on the risks in mobile banking. Next up is a phase of work which involves a more detailed assessment of a sample of providers of mobile banking. …
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its first Annual report on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) on July the 25th. This report sets out the obligations relating to anti-money laundering, and the FCA’s approach to firms’ compliance with these obligations. It also lists the trends and emerging risks in money laundering that the FCA sees in the firms it regulates.
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On 24 July 2013, the Commission adopted a legislative package which proposes a revised Payments Services Directive (PSD2) and a Regulation on Multilateral Interchange Fees (MIFs). The changes in the Payment Services Directive include a.o. changes in scope, the addition of a new type of institution (Third Party Payment Services Processor) and further rules as to transaction authentication. The Regulation on MIFs seeks to cap the interchange fees for card payments to 0,3 and 0,2 % for international credit- and debit-transactions. Over time these limits would also apply to domestic transactions. …
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On the 22th of May, the Dutch Ministry of Justice started a consultation on changes in the Betting and Gaming Act (Betting and Gaming Act), the Betting and Gaming Tax Act (KSB) and some other acts concerning the regulation of remote games of chance.
The Electronic Money Association responded to this consultation and stressed that the proposed rules should not distinguish between payments accounts of credit institutions, payment institutions or e-money issuers. …
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