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European Council approves Markets in Crypto Asset regulation (MiCA)

News | Cryptocurrencies | 07 Oct 2022

The European Union has agreed on the legal text for licensed crypto firms, by passing the landmark Markets in Crypto Asset regulation (MiCA).

European Commission, European Union, AML, MiCA, money laundering, cryptocurrency, stablecoin

Hungary to change procurement following EU's 'systemic' fraud citing

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 08 Feb 2021

The European Union's executive has told Hungary to reform its public procurement laws to curb systemic fraud before billions of euros from the EU pandemic recovery fund become available, according to marketscreener.com.

Hungary, EU, European Union, procurement, fraud, systemic fraud, European Commission, data accessibility, structural funds

EU to help banks affected by COVID-19 to keep lending

News | Payments General | 17 Dec 2020

The European Union has planned to help banks jettison soured loans more easily and continue lending to households and business hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Reuters.

EU, banks, COVID-19, lending, Reuters, European Union, ECB, European Central Bank, European Commission, NPL, pandemic, loans

European Investment Bank offers EUR 15 mln in funding to IDnow

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 09 Dec 2020

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced that it will provide EUR 15 million of growth funding to the German identity verification platform IDnow.

European Investment Bank, IDnow, KYC, AML, supply chain finance, research, EGFF, EFSI, European Union

Bizay secures EUR 20 mln investment from EIB

News | Payments General | 04 Dec 2020

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced an investment of EUR 20 million in Portugal-based software company Bizay, according to ec.europa.eu.

Bizay, EIB, investment, Europe, European Investment Bank, SMEs, B2B, COVID-19, economic recovery, European Union, Portugal

Ecosia, TreeCard to release a wooden debit card

News | Cards | 16 Oct 2020

TreeCard, a free eco-friendly debit card that channels profits from merchant transaction fees directly to tree planting has planned to release a new wooden debit card, according to AltFi.

search engine, Ecosia, wooden debit card, TreeCard, eco-friendly, debit card, transaction fees, tree planting, investment, financial support, fintech, Europe, European Union, marketplace, fintech platform, Synapse, banking, financial services, card processing, MasterCard

iDEAL innovation made easy with PSD2

Voice of the Industry | Online Payments | 08 Oct 2020

Rob Hoitink from iDEAL runs us trough all the ways in which PSD2 allowed iDEAL to innovate and improve its offering for the Dutch consumer market and beyond

Rob Hoitink, iDeal, online payments, payment methods report, PMR, online payment platform, PSD2, Payments Service Directive 2, Central Judicial Collection Agency, iDEAL payment, SEPA Credit Transfer, SCT Inst, third-party providers, Open APIs, Europe, European Union

Estonia-based EstateGuru launches new payment system for Europe

News | Payments General | 24 Jul 2020

P2P lending platform EstateGuru has implemented fellow European fintech Lemonway’s payment facilities as it tackles full European launch. 

EstateGuru, lending, P2P lending, Estonia, Europe, Lemonway, fintech, payment, loans, Latvia, Poland, Germany, Spain, Finland, European Union, Lemonway IBAN, Investor, BNP Paribas, alternative lending, Onfido, ID verification

P2P fiat-crypto gateway Ramp receives open banking license in Europe

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 04 Feb 2020

Ramp, a Poland-based crypto payment gateway, has announced it received an Open Banking License in Europe.

crypto payment gateway, Open Banking, open banking licence, Poland, Account Information Service Provider, European Union, API connection, P2P marketplace, digital banking, online banking

ESAs agree money laundering and terrorist financing still a concern in Europe

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 08 Oct 2019

Three European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) have published their second joint opinion on the money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (TF) risks impacting the European Union’s (EU) financial industry.

money laundering, ML, terrorist financing, European Union, financial industry, European Banking Authority, ESMA

Measuring the mixed impact of PSD2 legislation 18 months on

Interviews | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 07 Oct 2019

We discussed with Nans Lorenzini, Legal and Compliance Officer at Limonetik, to learn more about the impact of PSD2, 18 months after it was adopted in January 2018

Nans Lorenzini, Limonetik, payment legislation, PSD2, strong authentication, bank, European Union, European Banking Authority, French Observatory for the Security of Payment Methods, payment method, PISPs, AISPs