Tag: EU
EU targets crypto in new wave of Russia sanctions
The European Union will target crypto wallets and currencies of Russia in another round of sanctions against the country.
European Commission launches EU Digital Finance Platform
The European Commission has unveiled the EU Digital Finance Platform, which is designed to help create a dialogue between FinTech market players and supervisors.
EBA urges banks to meet sanction compliance and offer payment access...
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has called on financial institutions to ensure compliance with sanctions against Russia and support access to basic payment accounts for refugees.
EU Parliament forms committee to probe use of Pegasus spyware
The European Parliament has created a ‘committee of inquiry’ in order to probe accusations of the use of Pegasus spyware by governments in the grouping.
European Parliament postpones crypto regulation vote amid backlash
The European Parliament has postponed a vote on crypto asset regulation after a leaked draft included a provision that sought to ban cryptocurrencies.
Squirro raises funds, acquires open.exchange, teams with ECB
Squirro, an augmented intelligence platform that helps assess risks to banks, has reportedly raised $4m in funding and acquired US deal sourcing platform open.exchange.
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EU groups publish best practices to bolster cybersecurity resilience
Two European Union cybersecurity agencies have published a set of best practices to help organisations strengthen their cyber resilience.
EBA unveils new central database for AML and CFT
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has launched EuReCA, a new central database for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing.
The EBA hopes to bring transparency to crowdfunding
The European Banking Authority (EBA) finalises new standards draft, that would require crowdfunding campaigns to become more transparent.
EBA could reform a part of SCA
The European Banking Authority commenced its public consultation on the amendment to the Regulatory Technical Standards on strong customer authentication and secure communication (SCA&CSC).