17 June 2020
New Danish regulation of outsourcing for credit institutions etc
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/denmark/nye-regler-om-outsourcing-for-kreditinstitutter

On 1 July 2020, executive order no. 877 of 12 June 2020 on outsourcing for credit institutions etc. (Outsourcing Order) will replace the current executive order on outsourcing of significant areas of activity no. 1304 ...

03 April 2020
Governmental grants and financial assistance available for Swedish companies in distress due to COVID-19
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/sweden/governmental-grants-and-financial-assistance-available-for-swedish-companies

With the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) continuing to spread globally, the effort to contain the viral outbreak by governments and health organisations has put pressure on major economies. Many companies are facing ...

09 December 2019
Danish Competition and Consumer Authority publishes first decision and injunction on discriminatory access to accounts maintained by a credit institution
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/denmark/danish-competition-and-consumer-authority-publishes-first-decision-and-injunction

On 4 December 2019, the Danish Competition and Consumer Authority (DCCA) published their first decision and injunction on discriminatory access to accounts maintained by a credit institution under Article 63(1) of the ...

04 September 2019
Danish FSA grants an additional 18 months to issuers and acquirers in Denmark to comply with the PSD2 SCA requirements - but only for online card payments
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/danish-fsa-grants-an-additional-18-months-to-issuers-and-acquirers-in-denmark

Pursuant to PSD2, as implemented by the Danish Payments Act, issuers and acquirers need to ensure that the card issuer performs a Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) of the cardholder when it is initiating a payment, ...

09 September 2019
Online Card Payments temporarily exempt from Strong Customer Authentication in Finland
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/online-card-payments-temporarily-exempt-from-strong-customer-authentication-in-finland

Pursuant to PSD2, as implemented into Finnish law, payment service providers needs to perform SCA when the user accesses its payment account online, when the payer is initiating a payment, or when the user carries out ...

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 ...

03 June 2019
Baseline merges with Valeocon to bolster Bird & Bird management consulting business
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2019/global/baseline-merges-with-valeocon

International law firm Bird & Bird today announces the merger of its Baseline consulting arm with Valeocon Management Consulting, creating one of the largest management consultancy firms linked to an international law ...