Below are relevant webpages at regulatory and industry bodies that publish e-money and payments-related materials.

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International organisations

Global

Financial Action Task Force

• The FATF Recommendations

The Wolfsberg Group

• The Wolfsberg Standards (including Guidance on Prepaid & Stored Value Cards)

European

European Commission

• The Internal Market and Services Directorate General (DG MARKT) (for structure and contacts) 
• Directorate H – Financial institutions – Unit H3 Retail financial services and consumer policy – Payment services (for payments-related developments, including e-money)
• Directorate F – Capital and companies – Unit F2 – Corporate governance, social responsibility – Company law and corporate governance – Financial crime (for AML-related developments)

European Central Bank

• Recommendations for the Security of Internet Payments

 

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National Organisations

UK

Financial Conduct Authority

• Payment Services
  • Key publications and provisions
  • The Financial Services Register (payment services)
• E-money
  • Key publications
  • Reporting requirements
  • The Financial Services Register (e-money)

Financial Ombudsman Service

• Technical resource – banking transfers, payments and cheques (for information on complaints regarding payment services and e-money)

Joint Money Laundering Steering Group

• JMLSG Guidance

France

Ministère de l’Économie et des Finances

• Publications on e-money

Germany

Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht

• Publications on e-money

Spain

Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad

• Draft law finalising the implementation of the 3^rd Money laundering Directive