State Treaty on Gambling 2021: Online gambling soon legal throughout Germany – impact on payment transactions
“This offer is only valid for persons with an address and habitual residency in Schleswig-Holstein.” Some of you…
Financial Market Integrity Strengthening Act (FISG): What changes does the government draft bring?
In our article “Draft bill on the Financial Market Integrity Strengthening Act (FISG) – Increased controls, more sovereign…
Draft bill on the Financial Market Integrity Strengthening Act (FISG) – Increased controls, more sovereign powers and threats of punishment as a deterrent
On October 26, 2020, the German Federal Ministry of Finance (Bundesministerium der Finanzen – BMF) and the German…
P2B Regulation or “platform, be kind to your merchants”
With the P2B Regulation (EU) 2019/1150, the EU now sets out rules for online platforms and online marketplaces…
Draft law: The notification obligation as a prerequisite for debt collection reimbursement claims
Many consumers are struggling when it comes to the topic of debt collection and do not know what…
Strong customer authentication: a summary of the key sources regarding SCA
The 14th of September 2019 marked the deadline for the implementation of the new requirements regarding strong customer…
You shall never ask me (Nie sollst Du mich befragen) – the possibly dim future of online SEPA direct debit payments
A new response by the EBA in their Q&A tool may have a huge impact on the future…
Bundestag adopts softener for hard Brexit
Are you a fan of Great Britain or are you even a British citizen? Are you active in…
PayTechTalk Top5 – 2018: The most popular podcasts of 2018
As already hinted at in my last post: after we presented the PayTechLaw Top10, i.e. the ten blog…
Authorized e-money institutions: Commission report highlights the unequal distribution in the EU
On 25 January 2018 the European Commission published its report on the implementation and impact of the 2nd…