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From Reporting to Resilience: Why RegTech is evolving beyond the rulebook.
In a recent article published in Finance Magnates, Christodoulos Mouskos, Head of Operations at MAP FinTech, highlights how regulatory reporting is shifting from a compliance-only task to a strategic driver of operational resilience and data integrity. With evolving regulations like EMIR REFIT, DORA, MAS and ASIC rewrites, and GDPR, firms must move beyond legacy systems […]
Cyprus Strengthens Sanctions Enforcement with New Legislative Package
On 25 July 2025, three new legislations were published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Cyprus, introducing a comprehensive framework for the implementation and enforcement of Restrictive Measures and Sanctions in Cyprus. The new legislative package, includes the following laws: The Protection of Persons Reporting Breaches of Union and National Law (Amending) Law […]
Cyprus Updates its Investment Services Law to Transpose the Revised MiFID II Directive
On 17 October 2025, Law 183(I)/2025 was published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Cyprus, amending the Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law of 2017. The Law transposes Directive (EU) 2024/790 into national legislation, amending provisions of MiFID II (Directive 2014/65/EU). Key Amendments Introduced The amendments introduce a clear prohibition on […]
FCA Market Watch 84 – Key Takeaways for Firms
The FCA’s latest Market Watch 84 reviews how firms have adapted one year after the UK EMIR Refit came into force. While the regulator notes broad progress in transitioning to the updated reporting regime, it highlights ongoing gaps in data quality, governance, and oversight, particularly around reliance on third-party reporting providers and the treatment of […]
Finance Magnates article: EU reporting rules, an unnecessary duplication and burden for firms, ESMA consulted to streamline rules
Reporting obligations under EMIR, MiFIR, and SFTR have become increasingly complex and costly, often requiring the same trade to be submitted multiple times through different formats and channels, burdening especially small firms and occasional traders. ESMA’s June 2025 consultation aims to address these inefficiencies and simplify financial reporting across the EU. MAP FinTech is proud […]
European Commission adopts delegated regulation requiring a review of countries that may pose a threat to the EU financial system
On 8 July 2025, the European Commission adopted a Delegated Regulation that introduces a review clause requiring an independent assessment of countries that may pose a threat to the EU financial system. The regulation is set to enter into force on 10 September 2025, twenty days after its publication in the Official Journal of the […]