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…
Crowdfunding Regulation: The licensing procedure for crowdfunding service providers
The Crowdfunding Regulation creates a uniform set of rules for swarm funding across Europe. Among other things, direct…
PayTechLaw Advent Calendar Quiz: Thank you for the tremendous response!
We are overwhelmed by how many of you participated in our PayTechLaw Advent Calendar quiz: We received well…
PayTechTalk 60 – The New Whistleblower Regulation
In this episode of PayTechTalk we talk to Maraja Fistanic and Dr. Thomas Altenbach on the Whistleblower-regime, which is going…
German Central Bank payment transaction statistics: Can you solve these riddles?
Do you prefer paragraphs or numbers? Both can lead to pretty contradictory results. This is a good thing…
Already participated in the PayTechLaw quiz and competition?
Until 10 January 2021 at midnight, you still have the opportunity to take part in PayTechLaw’s advent calendar…