The Italian Legislative Decree implementing MiCAR has been published in the Official Gazette. Among other things, it designates CONSOB and the Bank of Italy as competent supervisory authorities and sets out a transitional...more
The Bank of Italy launched a public consultation regarding new AML reporting which would replace the AML questionnaire that has been sent out for the last two years. On 31 July 2024, the Bank of Italy launched a public...more
On 26 July 2024, the Bank of Italy, COVIP, IVASS and the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance jointly published instructions for enhanced controls on a wide range of supervised entities pertaining to the financial,...more
On 22 July 2024, the Bank of Italy issued a communication on MiCAR illustrating its supervisory powers and outlining certain MiCAR aspects and the impact on market players. Bank of Italy announced it is open for dialogue with...more
The new Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing (“AMLR”) extended for the first time the scope of application of anti-money...more
On 17 June 2024, the Bank of Italy published a communication on unauthorised payment transactions. Inspections revealed shortcomings with several payment service providers (PSPs), such as groundless refund refusals,...more
The Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) opened two public consultations to receive feedback on the draft decrees adapting Italian rules to Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 on markets in crypto-assets (MiCAR) and Regulation...more
The Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) opened a public consultation to receive feedback on the draft decree implementing Directive (EU) 2022/2464 as regards corporate sustainability reporting (CSRD) in Italy....more
The Bank of Italy published instructions to be followed by PSPs in case refunds for unauthorised payment transactions are suspended for justified suspicion of fraud....more
On 15 June 2023, the Bank of Italy published on its website a series of acts aimed at reviewing the domestic AML rules to comply with EBA Guidelines on the use of remote customer onboarding solutions....more
On 25 May 2023, the FIU Regulation containing anomaly indicators to be used by obliged entities for suspicious transactions reporting was published in the Official Gazette....more
The Bank of Italy, COVIP, IVASS and the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance have jointly launched a public consultation on draft instructions for the exercise of enhanced controls on the business of a wide range of...more
With the sentence No. 44378 of 22 November 2022, the Supreme Court ruled for the equivalence between cryptocurrencies and financial products....more
As part of its 2020 Retail Payments Strategy, the European Commission has adopted a proposed Regulation to accelerate the rollout of instant credit transfers in euro. The proposal, which looks to support innovation and...more
The Bank of Italy published a communication on Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) products warning consumers about potential risks noting the applicable regulatory framework...more
The Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance issued the long-awaited decree regarding the Italian register of payment services agents, e-money distributors and central contact points for AML supervision....more
The long-awaited decree regarding the establishment and regulation of the beneficial owner register in Italy was published in the Italian Official Gazette. Following a public consultation, on 25 May 2022 the long-awaited...more
The long-awaited decree regulating the business of VASPs in Italy was published in the Italian Official Gazette.
On 17 February 2022, following a public consultation, the decree of the Ministry of Economy and Finance...more
Bank of Italy, Consob and IVASS launched the Italian Sandbox announcing the first call for submitting FinTech projects.
On 17 July 2021, the Decree of the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance No. 100 of 30 April 2021...more
Bank of Italy launched initiatives regarding the use of Artificial Intelligence for innovating the banking, financial and payment sector and complaints handling....more
On 14 July 2021, IVASS published a new Regulation setting out rules on money laundering risk mitigation procedures and providing for amendments to IVASS Regulation No. 44/2019 regarding rules on internal organization,...more
On 2 July 2021, the Decree of the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance for the launch of a Sandbox in Italy and the establishment of a FinTech Committee was published in the Italian Official Gazette....more
On 1 July 2021, the Bank of Italy transposed into the Italian legal framework Article 106 of PSD2 regarding the obligation for payment service providers to inform consumers of their rights in the context of the provision of...more
The Counsel of State suspended the adoption of its opinion on the draft decree of the Ministry of Economy and Finance setting up and governing the functioning of the Italian register of ultimate beneficial owners causing a...more
Pursuant to Directive 2014/92/EU (“PAD”), as implemented in Italy under the Italian Consolidated Banking Act (“CBA”), payment service providers (“PSPs”) offering payment accounts to consumers must participate on one or more...more