EMA publications

The EMA frequently responds to government and European consultations on regulation that impacts the e-money and payment services industry. Sometimes, we also express our views on issues that are raised in the public domain where we feel it is important to provide an industry input.

Our publications reflect the views of the EMA as whole; individual members’ views may vary from time to time. The public consultation responses are listed below. For further information on these positions, please contact us.

Joint industry press release on AMLR regarding low-value gift cards

An industry association coalition of electronic money issuers, distributors, and retailers strongly calls on the European Parliament and the Council to keep the use of popular and everyday low-value, low risk e-money products such as e-money gift cards and vouchers and to abstain from introducing a mandatory customer identification for such products.

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EMA response to EBA’s draft response to European Commission CfA on significance criteria under MiCA

The EMA submitted a letter to the EBA on the EBA’s draft response to European Commission’s CfA on Delegated Acts under MiCAR concerning certain criteria for the classification of ARTs and EMTs as significant and the fees that are to be charged by EBA to issuers of significant ARTs and EMTs.

Read the letter here

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