George Filippakis

A multidiscliplinary approach to Law, Finance and Technology

Tag: regulatory

  • The ESAs’ autumn 2025 warning to Europe’s financial system

    Every six months the three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, ESMA, and EIOPA) publish a Joint Committee Report on risks and vulnerabilities. The Autumn 2025 edition comes at a particularly unsettled time, shaped by tariff shocks from the US, ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and rising defence spending across Europe. While the report…

  • What AMLA means for the crypto industry

    On 1 July 2025, the new European Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) officially launched its supervisory powers. Barely a month into its mandate, AMLA made its stance on crypto crystal clear: firms active in the sector must put strong anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CFT) safeguards in place from day one. This isn’t just a…

  • SupTech in AML/CFT supervision: big potential, but supervisors need more support

    The European Banking Authority (EBA) has just published its latest report on the use of technology in anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) supervision (EBA/Rep/2025/23), often called SupTech. The timing couldn’t be more relevant. Across Europe, national supervisory authorities are facing an avalanche of new responsibilities under the EU’s updated AML…

  • Reverse solicitation in EU financial regulation: what firms need to know

    Reverse solicitation is one of those technical-sounding terms that has become increasingly important in EU financial regulation. It’s relevant in several areas, from investment services under MiFID II, to banking under CRD V/VI, and now in the crypto sector under MiCA. For third-country firms (non-EU banks, investment firms, or crypto providers) looking to access the…