This article, updated quarterly, looks ahead to the areas expected to be prioritized by financial services regulators across the globe; we look at the key regulatory trends emerging from the past year which inform our...more
5/14/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Banking Sector ,
Climate Change ,
Crisis Management ,
Cryptoassets ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Greenwashing ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Strategic Planning ,
UK
Our M&A lawyers predict a new wave of technology sector M&A centered on the consolidation of existing market participants, together with investors taking advantage of lower valuations to acquire strategic stakes in scaleable...more
Challenges and opportunities in the US, UK and Europe -
"Many Fintechs that previously avoided bank-like regulation in the US are now actively seeking that status."
The digital revolution was well underway long before most...more
11/17/2021
/ Banking Sector ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Services ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Licenses ,
Popular ,
Sandbox ,
Technology Sector ,
UK
On 18 July 2019 the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a report on the EU regulatory perimeter, national regulatory status and EU national regulators' (NCAs') authorisation approaches for FinTech firms conducting...more
7/25/2019
/ Banking Sector ,
Capital Requirements Directive IV (CRDIV) ,
Crowdfunding ,
Cryptoassets ,
Electronic Payment Transactions ,
EMD2 ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Commission ,
FinTech ,
NCAs ,
Payment Services Directive ,
Popular ,
PSD2 ,
Regulatory Oversight
On 12 July 2019 the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) reported on the status of FinTech firm licensing regimes across the EU, based on two ESMA surveys of EU national competent authorities (NCAs). ESMA's report...more
7/17/2019
/ Crowdfunding ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cybersecurity ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
FinTech ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Innovation Hubs ,
Licensing Rules ,
MiFID II ,
NCAs ,
Outsourcing ,
Popular ,
Sandbox