Authors:
Christina Scicluna
Published on May 30, 2019
Tags: AI, Artificial Intelligence
Practices:
Fintech & Blockchain
AI technology is to be developed in a way that places people at its centre.
Authors:
Leonard Bonello, James Debono
Published on May 20, 2019
Tags: Banking, Fintech
Practices:
Fintech & Blockchain, Banking Regulatory
Issue no.3 of the Banking & Fintech Newsletter is now available.
Authors:
Nicholas Curmi
Published on May 14, 2019
Tags: securitisation, Structured Finance
Practices:
Secured Financing
This contribution was published in Practical Law Global Guide and last updated in April 2019.
Authors:
James Debono
Published on May 8, 2019
Tags: GDPR, Payments Services Directive, PSD II
Practices:
Banking Regulatory
Last year the EU heralded two new laws which rattled the regulatory waters and legal landscapes of a number of EU Member States, while generating significant press coverage across the globe. Initially, the revised Payments Services Directive (Directive 2015/2366 or PSD II) came into force in January, which was then followed by the general data protection regulation (Regulation 2016/679 or GDPR) which kicked into force around the end of May.
Authors:
James Debono
Published on May 3, 2019
Tags: Banking, CJEU, Payment Services Directive, PSD
Practices:
E-Money & Payment Services
In October last year, the European Court of Justice (CJEU or the Court) hammered home the circumstances under which an online savings account can be excluded from the definition of the ‘payment account’ under the Directive 2007/64 (Payment Services Directive or PSDI), thereby rendering the latter inapplicable. Case C-191/17, Bundeskammer für Arbeiter und Angestellte v ING-DiBa Direktbank Austria Niederlassung der ING-DiBa AG, was the first occasion wherein the Court had to:
