Exploring the Future of Finance at Money20/20 Europe: A Must-Attend Event for Fintech Enthusiasts
As a media partner for the highly anticipated fintech conference Money20/20 Europe, PayTechLaw is excited to invite you…
EBA’s Report on Tokenised Deposits
On 12 December 2024, the European Banking Authority (‘EBA’) published its ‘Report on tokenised deposits’ (‘EBA Report’). [1] …
“Fair” merchant fees for the acceptance of the Digital Euro?
In its charm offensive for the Digital Euro (D€), the ECB is primarily targeting merchants. This is an…
FIBE Berlin 2025: The Fintech Festival for the Future of the Financial Industry
On April 9 and 10, 2025, Berlin will once again become the hub of the German and international…
What do the party manifestos have to say about ‘our’ payment topics?
Some highlights from the German federal election manifestos 2025 Payments are not just a topic for lawyers. It…
Quo vadis, financial sector? DORA comes into effect
The Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 on digital operational resilience in the financial sector (DORA) is a significant milestone in…
A Fairy Tale Journey into the Future of Payments – The Payment Exchange 2025
Once Upon a Time… … not too far in the future, a legendary place called Berlin shone with…
Deposit from the credit institution and e-money (only) from the e-money institution?
Digital means of payment are more present in public discourse than ever; not least due to the new…
Innovations in payment transactions at the ibi-Zahlungsverkehrsforum
The ibi-Zahlungsverkehrsforum in Frankfurt am Main on November 12 and 13 offers experts and decision-makers from banks, financial service providers and retailers the opportunity to discuss the latest developments in payment transactions.
One-way street FiDA – why well-intentioned is not well done
With its proposal for a regulation on a framework for access to financial data (Financial Data Access –…
The group privilege in payment services regulation
In a nutshell, the Payment Services Supervision Act (ZAG) stipulates that payment transactions and associated services within a…
Revision of MaComp BT 8
BaFin implements ESMA guidelines on MiFID II compensation requirements With a revision of the Special Part 8 of…
Digital Euro – No Full Anonymity. Why Not?
A contribution to the hearing in the Finance Committee of the German Bundestag on the digital euro on…
Minimum requirements for risk management at ZAG institutions (2)
Update: The ZAG-MaRisk was published on May 27, 2024 after an extended consultation. According to the BaFin’s letter…