The government draft of the Electronic Securities Introduction Act (eWpG) will also change the facts of the crypto custodian.

Der Regierungsentwurf des Gesetzes zur Einführung von elektronischen Wertpapieren (eWpG) wird auch den Tatbestand des Kryptoverwahrers verändern.

The German parliament (Bundestag) has passed a new version of the money laundering offence, which has far-reaching implications for the fulfillment of obligations under the Money Laundering Act.

Der Bundestag hat eine Neufassung des Geldwäschetatbestandes beschlossen, der weitreichende Auswirkungen auf die Erfüllung der geldwäscherechtlichen Pflichten unter dem Geldwäschegesetz hat.

Employer salary advance schemes (ESAS) are becoming increasingly popular in the payments sector. Much of the public focus of the review carried out by Christopher Woolard published on 2 February 2021 (the Woolard ...

On 2 February 2021, former interim chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Christopher Woolard CBE, published a review on the risks of the currently unregulated buy now pay later (BNPL) products ...

On 28 January 2020, the FCA published a consultation paper CP21/3 (Consultation Paper) setting out proposed changes to the SCA-RTS, the guidance in the FCA’s approach document (Approach Document) and the Perimeter ...

The pandemic, lockdown and subsequent restrictions have presented an era-defining challenge to the UK’s economy and to businesses of all sizes and all stages of life. Yet important questions pertinent to the ...

The UK and the EU agreed a Trade and Co-operation Agreement (TCA) on 24 December 2020 which came into force on 1 January 2021 on 'basis' which is provisional until full ratification. The TCA covers many areas, ...

In line with the guidance from the French data protection authority “Commission Nationale Informatique et Liberté” (CNIL) the Council of State confirms in a decision dated December 10th, 2020 that the conservation ...