European Fintech Association elects new Board of Directors
Brussels, 18 June, 2026 — The European FinTech Association (EFA) today announced the election of its new Board of Directors, bringing together senior leaders from across Europe’s fintech ecosystem to guide the Association’s work over the coming term. Established in 2019, the EFA serves as a trusted voice for the fintech sector in Brussels, representing more than […]
EFA Statement on the PSR/PSD3 Trilogue Agreement
The European FinTech Association (EFA) welcomes the agreement on the revised regulatory framework for payments in the EU. Although the work to finalise the text is ongoing, the direction of the agreement indicates an important step forward in strengthening consumer protection, transparency, and competition within the European payments ecosystem. Based on the information available, EFA […]
European Fintech Association’s Statement following the European Digital Sovereignty Summit
The European Fintech Association (EFA) strongly supports the commitments made in the Declaration for European Digital Sovereignty and the ambitious agenda set out at the European Digital Sovereignty Summit in Berlin this week. The clear focus on strengthening Europe’s competitiveness, reducing strategic dependencies, and fostering innovation while maintaining an open and globally connected digital ecosystem […]
EFA position paper on AMLR
This document enumerates the treatment of various issues of interest to EFA within the AMLR by the
Commission, Parliament, and Council texts, and presents EFA’s views on each. It includes brief
explanations of each position.
EFA- ETPPA joint proposition paper on the AMLR
This document presents the European Fintech Association (EFA) and European Third-Party Providers
Association (ETPPA) comments regarding the inclusion of PISPs on the AMLR scope.
EFA position paper to the AMLD
You can find the PDF version of the position paper here.
EFA response to the EBA Consultation on revised Guidelines AML risk factors
You can find the PDF version of the full position paper here The European Fintech Association (EFA) welcomes the EBA’s proposal on amendments to its Guidelineson money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) risk factors to include CASPs. The EFA fully supports a harmonized ML/TF Regime containing clear rules aimed at improving thedetection of suspicious transactions […]
EFA Position Paper on the Retail Investment Strategy
EFA shares the belief
that retail investors must be empowered to make more informed investment decisions that better
correspond to their needs and objectives and that retail investors must be adequately protected in the
single market. Below we share key areas of the RIS the EFA believes can be improved upon to achieve the
European Commission’s stated goal
Anti-Money Laundering Factsheet
Here you will find a brief explanation of the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Package Proposal and a link to our position paper on the topic
Joint industry letter on amending the Settlement Finality Directive alongside the Instant Payments Regulation to boost the uptake of instant payments and ensure a level playing field for all
Joint industry letter on amending the Settlement Finality Directive