EU regulation

BaFin President Mark Branson has made a plea for less complex financial supervision and regulation. But this is likely to run up against the realities of how the EU functions.

The EU Instant Payments Regulation will make all banks and service providers offer their customers instant payments. EBA Clearing explains some of the challenges as the market gets ready for the change in 2025.

For a while, it seemed as if the EU Commission and other EU institutions were giving up their efforts to pool the national deposit guarantee schemes – the German government was too adamant in its opposition. But some players in Brussels are now showing great motivation again.

The EU has passed a law that prohibits greenwashing. Specifically, it concerns terminology such as "climate-neutral" and "environmentally friendly." These terms will only be allowed in the future if they can be substantiated.