3/25/2025 5:36:24 PM Payments firms prepare for new EU accessibility standards By Harry Eddis Olivia Murphy Andreas Van Impe Simon Treacy +1 more... Show less Payments tends to be a volumes business and so payment service providers strive to make their services widely accessible within their...
3/17/2025 8:30:58 AM More support for overseas firms, crypto and start-ups: FCA pledges to support growth under UK Action Plan By Peter Bevan Simon Treacy The UK Government has released a cross-sectoral Action Plan for regulation. Building on the Chancellor’s Mansion House speech, the plan...
3/12/2025 4:55:20 PM UK confirms closure of Payment Systems Regulator By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Olivia Murphy Sam Quicke Arjun Lakhani Frances Hodgkins Simon Treacy +4 more... Show less The UK will abolish the Payment Systems Regulator as part of an efficiency drive. The Government explains that axing the PSR is a...
3/7/2025 11:21:47 AM Subcontracting rule changes agreed, clearing path towards finalised DORA rulebook By Raza Naeem James Morris Simon Treacy Even though the Digital Operational Resilience Act started to apply in January, some parts of the DORA regulatory framework have not yet...
3/6/2025 11:17:35 AM 19 March "meet the regulators": Linklaters financial regulatory conference on key topics for 2025 By Karen Cooper Victoria Hickman Simon Treacy Come and join us for a half-day Spring Outlook conference (register here) on 19 March in our Linklaters London Office where we will be...
2/19/2025 10:59:48 AM Payments strategic alliances - the why, how and what to look out for By Olivia Murphy Strategic partnerships or alliances are on the rise in the payments and fintech space and in recent weeks we have seen traditional banks...
2/17/2025 3:12:44 PM New German rules on safeguarding accounts - what PSPs need to know By Marius Raetz Dr Clemens Boehm As part of its omnibus act on urgent legislation in the financial sector, the German legislator has changed the safeguarding rules for...
2/12/2025 9:45:42 PM AI know it when AI see it: EU tries to clear up what an AI system is By Raza Naeem Simon Treacy The European Commission has issued guidance on what systems are artificial intelligence under the EU’s AI Act. Understanding the scope of...
2/12/2025 6:25:42 PM It’s complicated: The EU’s on-again off-again relationship with open finance By Simon Treacy Two years ago the European Commission proposed regulating how financial data is shared within the EU. Earlier this week reports suggested...
2/3/2025 3:51:41 PM FCA tells payments firms to improve governance standards By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Frances Hodgkins Olivia Murphy Arjun Lakhani Sam Quicke Fiona Garrahan Simon Treacy +5 more... Show less Weaknesses in governance, oversight and leadership are a root cause of many regulatory issues. This is the message from the Financial...
1/31/2025 1:28:20 PM Commission rejects DORA subcontracting rules By Raza Naeem James Morris Simon Treacy The European Commission has formally rejected draft rules on monitoring ICT supply chains under the Digital Operational Resilience Act....
1/30/2025 11:48:49 AM The EU AI Act: What is it and what do payments firms need to know? By Olivia Murphy The EU AI Act is a regulation which applies directly in every Member State and seeks to impose requirements on the supply and use of AI...
1/24/2025 2:22:17 PM EBA guidance on acquiring payments transactions and whether electronic money institutions can apply negative interest By Olivia Murphy In our previous post we covered two new and important pieces of guidance from the European Banking Authority. In this post we cover two...
1/23/2025 10:32:24 AM EU shares key guidance on DORA By Raza Naeem James Morris Simon Treacy Can a financial service be an ICT service? This question often came up in the course of implementing the EU’s Digital Operational...
1/22/2025 3:00:35 PM The EBA's latest PSD2 guidance and its impact for payments firms By Olivia Murphy The European Banking Authority has released a new batch of Q&A responses covering a range of PSD2 topics. In this post we cover the...
1/17/2025 5:33:18 PM Payments in 2025 #5 – AI in payments By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Frances Hodgkins Olivia Murphy Arjun Lakhani Fiona Garrahan +3 more... Show less The payments industry has a strong track record of using AI to help spot and stop fraud. Now, as they explore other opportunities to...