Germany: Financial Services

On 21 October 2025, the European Commission (the EC) published its 2026 Annual Work Programme (AWP) including annexes detailing legislative updates as well as a separate...

On 15 October 2025, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) issued a general administrative order restricting the marketing, distribution and sale of "turbo certificates"...

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Germany's Crypto Markets Communication RegulationShow (Kryptomärktemitteilungs-Verordnung - KMMV) was announced in the Federal Law Gazette on 28 August 2025 based on the regulatory authority granted...

On 15 September 2025, the European Central Bank (ECB), acting in its role at the head of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) pillar of the EU's Banking Union, launched a public consultation on new guidelines for dealing with non-performing exposures (NPEs) at less significant institutions (LSIs) (the LSI NPE Guidelines).

In a publication dated 9 September 2025, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) published a draft of the revised ‘Information sheet on the authorisation procedure...

In today's competitive business landscape, traditional profitability analysis methods are falling short. Treating all customers, products, and channels equally can lead to misguided strategies...

From 9 October 2025, payment service providers (PSPs) in the EU will be required to offer payers a "Verification of Payee" (VoP) service prior to authorising a credit transfer.

The Financial Data Access Regulation (FiDA) is intended to facilitate the development of Open Finance in the European Union as it will allow customers to be more digitally mobile and to monitor...