ECB extends oversight of electronic payments to digital wallets and crypto-assets
The European Central Bank has approved a new oversight framework for electronic payments which will include coverage of stablecoins and other crypto-assets.
ECB Conference on Money Markets: Session 4 – Payments: Money creation in decentralised finance
Session 4 – Payments
Chair: Helmut Wacket, Head of Money Market and Liquidity Division, European Central Bank
Money creation in decentralised finance: a dynamic model of stablecoins and crypto shadow banking
Ye Li*, Ohio State University; Simon Mayer, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Discussant: Jean-Charles Rochet, University of Zurich
Interdisciplinary Research Workshop: “FinTech: Finance, Technology & Regulation”
The interdisciplinary research workshop “FinTech: Finance, Technology & Regulation” takes place at Vilnius University on May 18-20. The workshop, organized in the Arqus Research & Innovation project framework, hosts participants from several European higher education institutions and keynote speakers from the Singapore and Cambridge universities.
The thematic scope of the workshop includes European FinTech policy and its risks, regulatory strategies, and consumer protection. Moreover, the workshop participants will discuss computational finance and artificial intelligence in the data-intensive domains of finance, government, business, as well as big data analytics. During the workshop, the participants will also debate security and privacy solutions, technologies for supervision and compliance, and digital transformation in banking, investment, insurance, environment, health and other fields.
2022 05 20: Exchange on the best practices by Mr. Linas Būtėnas, Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Vilnius University; EU Policy on Fintech by Ms. Ludmila Andreeva-Paskov, EC, DG FISMA; Instruments and initiatives to foster innovation from access to finance perspective, EIC Pathfinder, Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions by Ms. Emilia Chehtova, Policy Officer, Innovation Policy & Access to Finance Unit, DG Research &Innovation, EC; Mr. Stéphane Ouaki, Head of Department EIC, European Innovation Council and SME’s Executive Agency (EISMEA), established by EC; Dr. Justyna Lučinska, National contact point for Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions, Research Council of Lithuania; Dr. Viktoras Mongirdas, National contact point for Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions, Research Council of Lithuania.
Eurosystem Approves New Oversight Framework Concerning Crypto Services
The monetary authority of the euro area, the Eurosystem, has introduced a new framework for overseeing electronic payments, including services related to crypto assets.
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Paris Blockchain Summit III – Is MICA regulation going to kill the European crypto industry?
The “Paris Blockchain Summit” is the oldest international event dedicated to Blockchain technology in France. At each edition, PBS brings together the international community in a unique and breathtaking setting conducive to connecting players wishing to promote the sector.
PANEL: Is MICA regulation going to kill the European crypto industry?
Moderator : Rémy André Ozcan – FFPB.
Speakers: John Ho – Standard Chartered Bank, Joana Neto – European Banking Authority, Dimitrios Psarakis – Head of EU Affairs and Financial Strategy, XReg Consulting.