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  • MiCAR Reporting Obligations for CASPs: Complete Implementation Guide

    Introduction MiCAR (Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation) creates the first comprehensive regulatory framework requiring crypto-asset service providers to implement authorization, prudential reporting, transaction monitoring, and incident notification systems. The Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2023/1114) represents the first unified rulebook for crypto-asset activities across the entire European Union. For reporting teams and compliance practitioners, MiCAR…

  • FINREP Reporting Explained: What You Actually Need to Know

    What Is FINREP and Why It Matters FINREP stands for Financial Reporting. It’s the European regulatory framework for collecting standardized financial data from banks and certain investment firms. If you work in prudential reporting at a European bank, FINREP is not optional – it’s a statutory obligation enforced by your national competent authority (NCA). The…

  • The Most Common COREP Reporting Errors (And How to Avoid Them)

    Why COREP Errors Matter COREP submission day is busy, stressful, and error-prone – but overlooking COREP reporting errors carries real consequences that extend far beyond a missed deadline. You’re pulling data from multiple systems, running reconciliations, and pushing templates through validation in the final hours. When errors appear – especially late – the pressure intensifies….

  • PSD2 Reporting Requirements for Payment Institutions: Complete Practitioner Guide

    Introduction PSD2 reporting is not optional – payment institutions face multiple overlapping reporting obligations including statistical, prudential, fraud, incident, and complaint reporting, each with distinct deadlines, data sources, and regulatory recipients. Payment Services Directive 2 (Directive (EU) 2015/2366) fundamentally reshaped how payment institutions, e-money institutions (EMIs), account information service providers (AISPs), and payment initiation service…

  • COREP Reporting Explained: A Practical Guide to Prudential Reporting

    What Is COREP and Why It Matters COREP stands for Common Reporting. It’s the standardized format through which EU banks and other regulated entities submit their prudential information, covering capital adequacy, risk exposure, asset quality, and liquidity data, to supervisory authorities. COREP is relevant to prudential reporting, regulatory finance and risk-reporting functions at institutions within…