European Commission

344 results about this entity

Period: 16 Nov 2001 - 12 Feb 2025

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NextGen Nordics: Highlights since our last Nordic event

As we prepare for our upcoming NextGen Nordics conference on the 25th of April in Stockholm, we are publishing a series of ‘Sneak peeks’, which will take a dive into some of the topics and speakers covered at the event.

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European Parliament Members back plans for digital identity framework

Members of the European Parliament’s (MEPs) Industry, Research and Energy Committee have given their support to a new digital identity framework, eID, by 55 votes to 8.

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EU agrees new rules on online credit

European parliamentarians have reached agreement on updated consumer credit rules to protect citizens from new forms on online debt, such as buy now, pay later schemes and short-term high cost loans.

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EU lawmakers approve new cybersecurity rules

Rules requiring EU countries to meet stricter supervisory and enforcement measures and harmonise their sanctions were approved by MEPs on Thursday.

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Industry association pushes back on EC instant payments timeline

Industry association Payments Europe has raised concerns about the EC's plan for the mandatory provision of instant credit transfers in euros, arguing that the tight timeframe could "endanger the safety and security" of transactions.

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EU tenders for blockchain data and DeFi project

The European Commission has put out a tender for a study on "embedded supervision of decentralised finance".

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Financial institutions commit to lower remittance fees to Ukraine

A number of financial institutions have signed a joint statement with the European Commission pledging to lower total fees of remittances to Ukraine at least during the war. Signatories include Mastercard, Visa, Wise, and TransferGo among others.

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Landmark Digital Services Package passed by European Parliament

The European Parliament has approved the Digital Services Package, comprising the Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Marketing Act (DMA), originally put forward by the European Commission in December 2020.

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Is PSD2 still fit for purpose? The European Commission wants your views

The European Commission is seeking market feedback on open finance rules and amendments to the PSD2 Directive to address the arrival of Big Tech, fintechs and cryptoassets.

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EU Digital Markets Act delayed until 2023

The Digital Markets Act (DMA) has been postponed to come into force in early 2023, rather than later this year as previously anticipated.

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EC slaps Apple with antitrust charge over NFC payments

The European Commission has charged Apple with restricting access to the NFC chip technology that enables iPhone users to make payments.

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EBAday 2022: Anticipating the European Commission’s PSD2 review

Open Banking is set to receive its first ‘school report’ from the European Commission this year, setting out how the second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) is performing, along with consideration of progress being made toward Open Finance.