LLegal Read More 5 minute read Electronic vouchers: Which license requirements do exist for the issuance and distribution?byChristian Walz24. February 2021 Vouchers are a useful thing. You can get them in the supermarket around the corner, even there is… Read More
FFinTech Read More 2 minute read Requirements for maintaining a BaFin Licence | PayTechLaw advent calendar #18byChristian Walz18. December 2020 In our yesterday’s blog post, we dealt with the question how to obtain a BaFin licence for payment… Read More
FFinTech Read More 1 minute read PayTechTalk 58 – Deposit business | PayTechLaw advent calendar #12byChristian Walz,Dr. Hugo Godschalk12. December 2020 Payment institutions and e-money institutions collect funds from their customers and hold these funds – sometimes for longer… Read More
FFinTech Read More 3 minute read Limited Network and Limited Range | PayTechLaw advent calendar #7byChristian Walz7. December 2020 In the context of payment services and e-money, many speak of Limited Networks and Limited Range. This refers… Read More
FFinTech Read More 2 minute read Vouchers and Gift Cards | PayTechLaw advent calendar #5byChristian Walz5. December 2020 The terms “gift card” or “voucher” (hereinafter jointly “voucher”) are not defined in the law. However, it is… Read More
FFinTech Read More 2 minute read Execution of Payment Transactions and Money Remittance | PayTechLaw advent calendar #1byChristian Walz1. December 2020 The execution of payment transactions and money remittance are payment services. If you want to provide payment services,… Read More
RRegulatory Read More 2 minute read From ‘A for acquirer’ to ‘Z for ZAG licence’: our PayTechLaw glossary gives guidancebyChristian Walz3. November 2020 Update | 3.11.2020 265 glossary terms. These are 136 German and 129 English explanations of industry-specific technical terms,… Read More
PPodcast Read More 1 minute read PayTechTalk 57 – Licence rental, License as a Service, Banking as a Service, BIN Rental, BIN Sponsoring, Sponsor bank relationshipbyDr. Susanne Grohé,Christian Walz22. October 2020 In his last blog article, Christian dealt with licence rental and gave an example to show what to… Read More
BBanking Read More 4 minute read Need a licence? Licence rental simply explainedbyChristian Walz13. October 2020 Who amongst us is not familiar with this situation? You have a great business idea for a revolutionary… Read More
PPayment Read More 5 minute read Legal, illegal, who cares? – Sanctions for payment services and e-money business without a licencebyChristian Walz16. June 2020 As part of our daily advisory work, we often have to consider whether a license is required for… Read More