13 February 2020
Apple Pay under Competition Law scrutiny
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/apple-pay-under-competition-law-scrutiny

DG COMP is investigating Apple Pay. In this article, we discuss some of the issues that, we believe, must be discussed at part of that investigation.

25 February 2020
New EU VAT reporting laws for Payment Service Providers
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/new-eu-vat-reported-laws-for-payment-service-providers

New EU VAT legislation has been formally adopted last week which will have a significant impact for regulated payment service providers (PSPs) in the EU and (we anticipate) the UK.

22 April 2020
The PSR sets a revised deadline of 1 May 2020 for responses to a Call for Input on its "Competition and Innovation in the UK’s New Payments Architecture" briefing paper
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/the-psr-sets-a-revised-deadline-of-1-may-2020-for-responses-to-a-call-for-input

The UK's Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has set a new deadline of 1 May 2020 for interested parties to respond to its briefing paper

22 November 2019
Case notes: Landmark ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on validity of airport charges
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/case-notes-landmark-ruling-of-the-court-of-justice-of-the-european-union

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has rendered a landmark decision ruling that airports must not agree with individual airport users preferential airport charges different from those approved by the ...

31 January 2019
Corporate Bulletin: year in review 2018
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/singapore/corporate-bulletin-2018-year-in-review

In this issue of Bird & Bird ATMD's Corporate Bulletin, we set out below some of the significant legal developments across the areas of corporate, securities, energy, and banking and financial related laws and ...

03 December 2019
PSD2: transitional period for strong customer authentication for remote card payments in Italy
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/italy/psd2-transitional-period-for-strong-customer-authentication-for-remote-card-payments-in-italy

On 29 November 2019, Bank of Italy has issued a press release where it announced that it will grant an adjustment period until 31 December 2020 to comply with the PSD2 strong customer authentication (SCA) requirement ...

23 December 2019
FCA review of unbundling of research costs under MiFID II
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/fca-review-of-unbundling-of-research-costs-under-mifid-ii

MiFID II came into force on 3 January 2018 and overhauled the way in which firms pay for research.

24 February 2020
Blockchain in the Life Sciences & Healthcare Sectors
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/blockchain-in-the-life-sciences-and-healthcare-sectors

Blockchain is perhaps best known as the technology on which Bitcoin and other digital cryptocurrencies are built. Adoption of blockchain technology – especially in the financial services sector – has been rapid but in ...

13 August 2019
Regulation of Digital Platforms in Australia and UK
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/regulation-of-digital-platforms-in-australia-and-uk

A look at the recent Australian and UK inquiries, and what the new wave of regulation of digital platforms (and, in Australia, media and journalism) might look like in 2019 and beyond.

15 June 2020
Commission seeks views on 'gatekeeper' platforms and a new competition tool
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/commission-seeks-views-on-gatekeeper-platforms-and-a-new-competition-tool

On 2 June, the Commission launched a public consultation on its forthcoming Digital Services Act plus a New Competition Tool and is requesting feedback on roadmaps including one on ex ante regulatory instruments for ...