FFFS 2011:49

Summary

Finansinspektionen has decided on new regulations and general guidelines for institutions for electronic money and registered users due to the new Electronic Money Act (2011:755).

The regulations contain, among other provisions, requirements on the application for authorisation, governance and control and reporting.

The regulations repeal Finansinspektionen's regulations (2002:14) regarding the issue of electronic money.

Amendments

FI is changing the name of the regulations to Finansinspektionen’s regulations and general guidelines regarding institutions for electronic money and removing the term ”registered issuers of electronic money” from the provisions in the regulations. This amendment is being done to adapt the regulations to amendments to the Electronic Money Act (2011:755). The amendment to the act entails that it will no longer be possible to conduct business as a registered issuer of electronic money.

The amendments enter into force as of 1 July 2025. Amendment FFFS 2025:5

The amended regulations entail that some provisions are repealed or amended to avoid duplicate regulation in relation to EU Regulation on digital operational resilience for the financial sector (the DORA Regulation) and that some provisions are clarified with regard to what needs to specified in the business plan pursuant to the DORA Regulation.

The amendments enter into force on 17 January 2025. Amendment 2024:25

References to applicable regulations regarding ownership, ownership management and management assessments are being revised due to FFFS 2023:12 replacing previous regulations in the area.

The amendments enter into force on 18 July 2023. Amendment 2023:15

FI is making minor amendments to regulations regarding electronic money business. The amendments clarify which money laundering information the undertakings shall submit when applying for authorisation to conduct business. Amendment 2019:12

The amendments are part of the implementation of the second EU Payment Services Directive, which introduces new requirements for institutions for electronic money and registered issuers. The amendment refer in part to organisational requirements and the information that shall be submitted to FI. Amendment 2018:7

Finansinspektionen is replacing references to the Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (Prevention) Act (2009:62) with references to the new Anti Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act (2017:630) and the new regulations. Amendment 2017:13

FI is introducing amendments due to the Capital Requirements Regulation and the new Credit Institutions and Securities Companies (Special Supervision) Act (2014:968). FI has removed references to acts and regulations that have been repealed and replaced them with references to the acts and regulations that replaced them. The amendments enter into force on 2 August 2014. Amendment 2014:26