Crowdfunding Regulation and lending platforms – Hooray, no fronting bank needed anymore!
In a previous blog post, we have presented the Crowdfunding Regulation (Regulation on “European Business CrowdfundingService Providers“, (EU)…
PayTechTalk 61 – The Financial Center Luxembourg
In this episode of PayTechTalk, Dr Susanne Grohé talks to Avocat à la Cour Charles Krier about Luxembourg…
Crypto-assets, fiat currency and aliens – some notes on the MiCAR (1)
At the end of September 2020, the European Commission presented its draft for a “Regulation on markets in…
Some personal thoughts on women in the fintech industry
March 8th, International Women’s Day, has recently been made a public holiday in Berlin, Germany. This allows me…
New supervisory regime for investment firms through the WpIG
According to the government draft, investment firms will be subject to a completely new supervisory regime – the…
Electronic vouchers: Which license requirements do exist for the issuance and distribution?
Vouchers are a useful thing. You can get them in the supermarket around the corner, even there is…
Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation – first insight with a focus on financial instruments
Crypto assets are neither uniformly defined nor regulated in the EU. The issuance and distribution of crypto assets…
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…
New authorisation requirement for financial holding companies – consequences for Fintechs
Holding companies that are at the head of a group supervised by the supervisory authority on a pooled…
MiCAR – Europe-wide regulation of the crypto space
With the proposal for the “Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation” (“MiCAR”) a uniform, Europe-wide regulation of crypto-assets is now…
Factoring and anti-money laundering law: Which requirements under money laundering law shall a factoring company meet?
The following article provides an overview of the requirements that factoring companies have to meet with regard to…
Much longed for: The amendment of the Application Decree re section 154 AO (AEAO re section 154)
On 20 January 2021, the Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) published amendments to the Application Decree for the…
Infographic: Crypto assets in domestic and global context
In the past, crypto assets were mostly not defined uniformly and sometimes even completely differently. A first global…
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…