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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
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
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
Expectations of a surge in non-performing loans in Italy have failed to materialize, with the country’s banking system and economy holding firm in the face of macroeconomic volatility - Despite annual inflation still...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 17 May, the Bank of Italy published a public consultation on the supervisory guidelines for crowdfunding service providers to implement EU Regulation 2020/1503 on European crowdfunding service providers (“CSP”) for...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
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
Key developments of interest over the last month include plans to consider increasing regulation on crypto firms in several countries; the Bank of Thailand publishing a payment development strategy for 2022-2024; and "The...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
Freezing of assets is one of the most pervasive forms of sanctions against Russian individuals and entities. While much has been written with regard to the protection of the rights of people subject to sanctions, there is few...more
On April 21, 2022 the Italian Organismo Agenti e Mediatori issued a circular implementing the Ministry of Economic and Finance decree regarding statutory registration, fees, and obligations of cryptocurrency providers and...more
In 2016 Italy introduced new forms of security, including a pledge on movable goods which would not require physical delivery to the creditor, but would take effect by way of registration in a central repository held by the...more
L’intervento militare russo in terra d’Ucraina ha determinato e sta determinando reazioni senza precedenti da parte di diversi Stati e Organizzazioni sovranazionali. Tra queste vi è una serie di misure sanzionatorie emanate a...more
The Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance ("MEF") issued a new decree ("Decree") requiring that virtual asset/currency service providers promptly enroll in a soon-to-be established special section of the register held by...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
L’OAM ha lanciato una consultazione relativamente al testo di una propria comunicazione (la “Comunicazione”) avente ad oggetto: “Chiarimenti in merito al funzionamento delle piattaforme on-line che offrono servizi di...more
Italian tax authorities address for the first time the VAT regime applicable to the assignment of NPLs. On the very last day of 2021 the Italian Revenue Agency issued a remarkable ruling (no. 79/E) on the VAT regime...more
Nexus 6 is an android. Smarter, stronger and faster than any human being. At least in the film version, which Philip Dick was not entirely happy with. The cinematic adaptation of his novel Do Androids Dream of Electric...more
A company that specialized in the design and production of optical instruments (hereafter: the Company) hired an accounting firm and a tax consultancy firm (hereinafter: the Accountants) to prepare its annual accounts between...more
The Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance launched a public consultation on the long-awaited draft decree for the establishment of the Italian register of payment services agents, e-money distributors and central contact...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
The UK has left the EU but there remains a vast array of operational and legal issues for businesses to address. See below for our perspectives on the key challenges and opportunities that Brexit presents for different...more