13 August 2018
Switzerland’s fight to keep the Crypto Crown
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/germany/switzerlands-fight-to-keep-the-crypto-crown

Switzerland used to be one of the places where banks were open to the crypto business, but as two major players in the emerging sector shut their doors, the start-ups might need to look someplace else.

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).

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 ...

16 October 2019
EU Foreign Direct Investment Screening: What Investors Need to Know
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/eu-foreign-direct-investment-screening-what-investors-need-to-know

In the fall of next year, the long anticipated EU Foreign Direct Investment Screening Regulation will apply. The regulation is likely to have a significant impact on FDI within the EU – both within Member States that ...