14 January 2019
Analysis of innovation facilitators established in the EU
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/analysis-of-innovation-facilitators-established-in-the-eu

Our payments team focus in on some of the observations set out in the ESA's joint comparative analysis of the innovation facilitators in the EU.

19 December 2018
Proposals issued by the European Commission to require payment service providers to disclose VAT details
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/global/proposals-issued-by-ec-require-payment-service-providers-to-disclose-vat-details

We analyse the European Commission's proposed amendments, which could require payment service providers (PSPs) to disclose payment transaction data to Member States.

07 May 2019
The EC puts an end to decades of competition law enforcement against interchange fees: What's next for interchange fees?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/ec-puts-an-end-to-decades-of-competition-law-enforcement-against-interchange-fees

We provide below a brief recap on the many-many years of competition law enforcement by the European Commission (EC) against interchange fees, a summary of the EC decision of 29 April 2019 related to Visa's and ...

24 July 2018
EBA publishes final Guidelines on fraud reporting under PSD2
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/global/eba-publishes-final-guidelines-on-fraud-reporting-under-psd2

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published the final Guidelines on fraud reporting under the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2).

27 March 2020
Increase of contactless payment limits in order to slow down spread of COVID-19
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/increase-of-contactless-payment-limits-in-order-to-slow-down-spread-of-covid-19

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to spread across the globe, governments and international organisations (e.g. World Health Organisation) are recommending to consumers that, rather than paying in cash in ...

28 February 2018
Payments in the Airline Industry
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/global/payments-in-the-airline-industry

The so-called "PSD2" is the revision of an existing directive from 2007, called the "Payment Services Directive" or "PSD" or "PSD1".

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 ...

28 January 2019
What is NISR and who is impacted?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/what-is-nisr-and-who-is-impacted

The NISR (Network and Information Systems Regulations), which came into force on 9 May 2018, are designed to protect the critical national infrastructure of EU countries in the event of a cyber attack.

11 October 2018
EU migration post-Brexit: recommendations of the Migration Advisory Committee
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/uk/eu-migration-post-brexit-recommendations-of-the-migration-advisory-committee

In September 2018, employers and EU citizens welcomed the final report from the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), which sketched the outline of a future migration landscape for EU workers.