Latest European Banking Authority (EBA) News: Finextra Research

EBAday 2025 agenda released

EBAday will come to Paris on 27-28 May at the Les Salles du Carrousel.

27 March 2025

Exciting lineup revealed: Meet the first 10 speakers for NextGen Nordics

The Nordic payments ecosystem is among the most innovative and forward-thinking in the world. As digital payments continue to evolve and transform the financial landscape, it is crucial to have experts who can guide and shape this transformation. The following individuals — confirmed speakers for NextGen Nordics 2025 at Münchenbryggeriet in Stockholm, Sweden, on 29 April 2025 —are recognised leaders in the Nordic payments industry, and their expertise makes them the best speakers on trends within this space.

12 March 2025

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EBA publishes final guidelines on ESG risk management

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published its specific requirements regarding management of ESG-related risks.

10 January 2025

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Mystery shopping a valuable tool for regulators - EBA

Mystery shopping is a valuable tool for regulators looking to gain insight into how financial institutions behave when dealing with customers seeking products such as personal loans, a European Banking Authority exercise has found.

09 August 2023

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European authorities lay out good practices for financial education

European Supervisory Authorities have put together a report offering good practice guidance for financial education initiatives on scams, fraud and cybersecurity.

13 January 2023

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EBA goes to tender for crypto and blockchain data management platform

The European Banking Authority has put out a call for tender for blockchain analytics services and crypto-assets market data.

05 October 2022

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EBA warns talent shortage will hamstring crypto regulation

European regulators are facing challenges in finding talent to help regulate crypto, a chair of the European Banking Authority has warned, underscoring concerns around the capacity of authorities to supervise the industry.

01 August 2022

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EBA calls for PSD2 and E-Money Directive to be merged

PSD2 should be merged with the Electronic Money Directive, says the European Banking Authority (EBA) in response to the EC's call for feedback on the directive.

23 June 2022

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Regulators seek legal ground for revoking licences of firms who breach AML rules

European regulators are pushing for new laws that would give them the power to revoke licences for firms in serious breaches of anti-money laundering rules.

01 June 2022

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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.

29 April 2022

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EBA says regulators have no visibility of the risks in platformisation of banking

Europe's top banking watchdog says regulatory authorities have little understanding of the risks involved in digital banking marketplaces, where banking products are offered alongside third party services.

21 September 2021

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European Banking Authority hit by cyber-attack

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has taken all email systems offline after being hit by a cyber-attack targeting its Microsoft Exchange Servers.

08 March 2021

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