EBA issues a No Action letter addressing the interplay between MiCA and PSD2, providing recommendations to national authorities and EU institutions for upcoming PSD3 and Payment Services Regulation (PSR) revisions.
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published a Report on the direct provision of banking services from third countries. The quantitative and qualitative analysis performed didn’t provide evidence to recommend the amendment of the new Article 21c of the Capital Requirement Directive (CRD) which identifies how core banking services should be provided in a Member State. However, the EBA suggests a clarification of the interaction between Article 21c of the CRD and other sectorial legislations could be beneficial to authorities and market participants.
EBA Chairperson Jose Manuel Campa’s July 2025 public meeting register detailing engagements with stakeholders on EU banking competitiveness, climate resilience in the financial sector, and challenges for Spanish banks in addressing climate change.
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published the latest chapter of its resolution Handbook on simulation exercises for resolution authorities. The Handbook provides, for the first time, a comprehensive framework of best practices, methodologies and processes to support resolution authorities in enhancing their preparedness and operational capabilities through structured simulation exercises.
European Banking Authority handbook providing resolution authorities with guidelines on designing, executing, and evaluating simulation exercises for bank resolution planning, including types, preparation, delivery, and feedback processes under EU resolution frameworks.
European Banking Authority annex providing a practical showcase example for resolution authorities on conducting simulation exercises (SimEx) to test new resolution decision-making procedures, including stakeholder roles, scenario design, and gap identification in a fictional bank failure case.
European Supervisory Authorities guide on DORA oversight of critical ICT third-party providers – clarifies roles, processes, and compliance for cloud service providers and other key vendors under EU digital operational resilience rules.
European Banking Authority public hearing on Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) for minimum information required in notifications of proposed acquisitions of qualifying holdings in credit institutions under CRDVI (Directive 2013/36/EU), covering acquirer reputation, financial soundness, and prudential compliance.
The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA, ESMA – the ESAs) today published a guide on oversight activities under the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). The aim of this guide is to provide an overview of the processes used by the ESAs through the Joint Examination Teams (JET) to oversee critical Information and communication technology (ICT) third party service providers (CTPPs).
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today launched three public consultations on Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) and Guidelines (GL) on third-country branches under the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) concerning booking arrangements, capital endowment and supervisory colleges. These regulatory products aim at ensuring a harmonised and consistent implementation of the new EU framework for third-country branches, enhancing comparability across Member States, and fostering effective supervisory cooperation. The three consultations run until 10 October 2025.