PayTechTalk 36 – PayTechLaw and Payment & Banking take a look at the status of PSD2 and the implementation of the RTS SCA
After our first joint podcast with Kilian Thalhammer at the Money20/20 Europe in (back then still) Copenhagen and…
How does a credit card payment work?
Credit cards are becoming a popular method of payment in Germany. Approximately five percent of the turnover from…
PayTechTalk 35 – About BaFin’s Instructions for the Interpretation and Application of the German Anti-Money Laundering Act (IIA)
The instructions for the interpretation and application (IIA) of the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) on the…
PayTechTalk 34 – licence types for payment service providers
Recently I looked into the topic of licence types for payment service providers on PayTechLaw. In my blog…
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies (6): Losses in value of cryptocurrencies. What to do from a tax perspective?
The new year has only just entered its third quarter and looking at the price development of Bitcoin…
Guest contribution | M2020Asia 2019: Empowering women to Rise Up in Financial Services across the globe
Tracey Davies, President of Money20/20, and founder of the Rise Up initiative, outlines the five ways the program…
Ephemeral e-money
E-money is booming, at least in Europe. Never before have the central banks counted as many e-money transactions…
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…
PayTechTalk 33 – Is this the end for online direct debits (once again)?
From 14 September 2019, strong customer authentication will be required for certain payment transactions. The EBA has now…
Bundestag adopts softener for hard Brexit
Are you a fan of Great Britain or are you even a British citizen? Are you active in…
May I or may I not? The types of licences for payment service providers
Perhaps you’ve experienced this before? When talking to different people about what licence is required for payment services,…
Payment services. What is what?
Do you know the type of questions where the answer depends on who you ask? An example of…
Bargeldlosblog (cashlessblog) asks – PayTechLaw answers: 100 questions to the payment industry 2019
Hanno Bender, a lawyer and journalist (since May 2014 head of the department “Law and Politics” at the…
BaFin’s Instructions for the Interpretation and Application of the German Anti-Money Laundering Act (IIA)
On 11 December 2018, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (hereinafter referred to as “BaFin”) published its Instructions…