The EMA co-signed a joint industry letter on virtual IBANs:
The EU digital payment industry urges Member States to reconsiderthe Belgian Presidency proposal to assimilate virtual IBANs to traditional IBANs,and to mandate payment service providers to open a payment account with acredit institution in each Member State they operate in. The result will be tomaterially reduce the ability of payment service providers operating cross-borderto help consumers and merchants manage their payments and overcome IBANdiscrimination. More evidence is needed on the risks implied by virtual IBANs, andthe potential risk mitigation measures should be assessed against their impact oncompetition, innovation and consumer choice in the EEA.
The EMA is launching a working group on digital operational resilience for e-money issuers and payment service providers (“DORA 2024“).
The DORA regulation, directive and numerous RTS, ITS and guidelines will apply from January 2025. We will be working together to implement DORA within the EMI and PI business and be ready for this deadline.
DORA 2024 working group sessions form part of the EMA’s compliance support track for members and will be purely practical in nature. Documents, checklists, templates etc. will be provided to attendees.