Volume: 1 Issue: 8
(May 2007)
Keywords:
france
pre-paid gift card products
eu
regulator
sepa
benjamin may
monopoly
lise breteau
aramis société d'avocats
Authors:
benjamin may
lise breteau
Organisations:
aramis société d'avocats
sepa
Jurisdictions:
france
The French banking regulator has adopted a conservative analysis of pre-paid products, going against the European trend of liberalisation signalled by SEPA and the PSD. Benjamin May and Lise Breteau, of Aramis Société d'Avocats, argue that this highlights France's intention to protect its banking monopoly.
Q&A: Marc Brûlé discusses the Canadian Royal Mint's MintChip project
Q&A: FinCEN and virtual currencies: the coming of clarity and ambiguity Q&A: Tony Anderson, Partner at Pinsent Masons, on the new regulator for the UK payments systems sector Q&A: O2's move into mobile commerce Q&A: Sarah Carter, General Manager, Social Business, at Actiance, about banks on social media Interview with Joseph I. Rosenbaum, Partner at Reed Smith LLP, on mobile payments & financial institutions