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October 22 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Digital Finance and Payments: New Opportunities for Payments and the Financial Sector

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DIGITAL FINANCE AND PAYMENTS: NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR PAYMENTS AND THE FINANCIAL SECTOR

Hot summer for Digital Finance

  • The European Commission adopts its Digital finance package including a digital finance strategy and legislative proposals on crypto-assets and digital resilience.
  • The European Council adopts new rules for Crowdfunding platforms to improve the way crowdfunding platforms operate across the EU.
  • The Luxembourg Government submits a draft “Blockchain Law II” to the Luxembourg parliament to complete its legislative framework to enable the issuance of crypto-securities using decentralised ledger technology (“DLT”).

EPA EU and Schiltz & Schiltz have the pleasure to invite you on 22 October 2020 from 4 PM to 6 PM at the LHoFT* to debate on the new opportunities included in the various initiatives for the financial sector.

Agenda

04:00 Welcome Speech

04:05 Introduction

  • Thibault de Barsy, Vice-Chairman & General Manager at the Emerging Payments Association EU

04:10 EU Proposal for a framework on Crypto-assets

04:30 EU Proposal for a pilot regime for Market Infrastructures based on DLT

04:50 European Crowdfunding Service Providers (ECSP) for Business

05:10 Luxembourg Blockchain Law II

05:30 Q&A Session

Open panel

Closing Remarks

  • Jean-Louis Schiltz, Professor (hon.) at the University of Luxembourg

 

For physical attendance please register by sending an email to  [email protected], or

[email protected] (limited seats available)

Attendance via webinar register HERE

*All participants are required to wear a mask before being seated

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