21 April 2021 | News | The AMF would like to thank all those who took part in its Entity Name Matching challenge on Codalab From 13 January to 12 March 2021, the AMF issued a challenge to coding enthusiasts to come up with an effective method for identifying market participants, via natural language processing techniques. The winner of the challenge was Robert Stanca, an IT student from the Politehnica University of Bucharest. … part in its Entity Name Matching challenge on Codalab … Innovation … |
16 April 2021 | News | Recovery, innovation and sustainable finance at the heart of the discussions at the AMF 2021 international seminar for financial market authorities On 26 March 2021, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) closed the 11th edition of its international seminar. More than 380 representatives of some 50 financial market authorities, members of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), met by videoconference during several meetings spread over two weeks. … Recovery, innovation and sustainable finance at the heart of the … in the context of the Capital Markets Union, and on innovation and sustainable finance initiatives. The AMF also … Ophèle welcomed the European initiatives in the field of innovation whose objective is to remove certain regulatory … |
07 April 2021 | Public statements | Speech by Robert Ophèle, AMF Chairman - AMF 2021 International Seminar - 16 March 2021 … Allow me to also address the issue of digital finance. Innovation in the financial sector has led to profound … the object of removing a number of regulatory obstacles to innovation and creating a single market for crypto-assets … |
08 February 2021 | Public statements | Speech by Robert Ophèle, AMF Chairman - Afore Consulting – 5th Annual Fintech and Regulation - "Regulatory considerations in an era of digital acceleration", 2-4 February 2021 … in an era of digital acceleration", 2-4 February 2021 … Innovation … |
28 January 2021 | AMF news release | Le Swave, France FinTech, the ACPR and the AMF join forces to organise the first FRENCH FINTECH WEEK In 2020, French FinTech, InsurTech and RegTech players demonstrated their resilience. As a follow-up to this, France FinTech, the trade association for the sector, Le Swave, the first start-up accelerator dedicated to financial services, the ACPR and the AMF have announced the creation of French FinTech Week, an event-packed week to be held from… … FRENCH FINTECH WEEK … Logo French Fintech Week Financial innovation is going through a crucial phase in its … between traditional, FinTech and BigTech companies, innovation is being driven by the development of new uses, … appeal and to place Paris at the heart of financial innovation in Europe. You will find the detailed programme … |
19 January 2021 | Public statements | Speech by Natasha Cazenave, AMF Managing Director - Bloomberg EU Policy Series – “Reshaping the regulatory framework: 2021 and beyond”- Thursday 14 January 2021 … touch upon digital finance. 2020 was a catalyst for innovation. All firms had to suddenly operate remotely. Innovation in the financial sector could lead to profound … |
23 November 2020 | AMF news release | The AMF and ACPR remind service providers that the transitional period for conducting business on digital assets without registration ends on 18 December 2020 The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR) are reminding service providers who were engaged in the provision of digital asset custody services for third parties or the purchase and sale of digital assets in legal tender prior to the entry into force of the Pacte Law, that they have… … registration ends on 18 December 2020 … Crypto-assets … Innovation … Financial services providers … |
29 October 2020 | Public statements | Speech by Robert Ophèle, AMF Chairman - ACPR-AMF Forum Fintech – Monday 12 October 2020 … this regulation is very good news for the promotion of innovation, because it will allow several innovative market … for the benefit of finance, therefore, but financial innovation for the benefit of sustainable finance. Fintechs … - ACPR-AMF Forum Fintech – Monday 12 October 2020 … Innovation … Crypto-assets … |
05 October 2020 | News | Artificial intelligence and Big Data are now a reality for the AMF Big Data and artificial intelligence have been standard practice at the AMF for a number of years now enabling the regulator to handle the large volumes of data needed to perform its missions and analyse those data in record time. From market supervision to the detection of scams, artificial intelligence and big data provide capabilities to… … intelligence and Big Data are now a reality for the AMF … Innovation … |
22 September 2020 | AMF news release | Digital assets: the AMF describes its requirements for DASP registration or license The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) has published a Q&A that presents the key points of the digital asset service provider regime created under the PACTE Law. It answers the most frequently asked questions from French and international businesses that wish to apply for DASP registration or license. … for DASP registration or license … Crypto-assets … Innovation … Financial services providers … |