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  • ACM calls for fix to legislation related to payment services directive

    Publication News 10-06-2022
    There is a flaw in legislation as a result of which the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) is unable to conduct effective oversight over Dutch banks that refuse to offer payment institutions from other EU countries a bank account. This …
  • ACM is favorable to arrangements for keeping cash affordable and available

    Publication News 08-04-2022
    Dutch banks and various companies and organizations in the Netherlands (including cash-in-transit company Brink’s, ATM operator Geldmaat, the Dutch Consumers’ Association, and the trade association of the Dutch hospitality industry KHN) have made …
  • ACM launches an investigation into users’ freedom of choice regarding payment apps on smartphones

    Publication News 04-12-2020
    The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has launched an investigation into payment apps’ access to NFC communication (‘Near-Field Communication’). NFC communication offers the ability to make contactless payments using smartphones in …
  • ACM Study: Big Techs in the Dutch payment system

    Publication Studies 01-12-2020
    Big Tech companies such as Apple, Facebook, Amazon, or Ant Group (Alibaba) must ensure that their platforms or devices are suitable for different providers of payment services. The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) argues in favor of a …
  • ACM Study: Big Techs in the Dutch payment system - summary

    Publication Studies 01-12-2020
    Big Tech companies such as Apple, Facebook, Amazon, or Ant Group (Alibaba) must ensure that their platforms or devices are suitable for different providers of payment services. The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) argues in favor of a …
  • Market study into major tech firms on Dutch payments market

    Publication News 22-10-2019
    At the request of the Dutch Minister of Finance, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has launched a market study into the activities of major tech firms (so-called Big Techs) on the Dutch payments market. Well-known Big Techs include …
  • ACM enforces competition with regard to payment service directive ‘PSD2’

    Publication News 19-02-2019
    PSD2 is the abbreviation of the revised Payment Services Directive (Payment Services Directive II). This is a European Directive, which promotes more competition and innovation in the payment market. The rules in the directive came into force in the …
  • ACM position paper for roundtable discussion of the Standing Committee on Finance

    Publication Visions & opinions 25-01-2018
    The Dutch House of Representatives’ Standing Committee on Finance invited several organizations, including ACM, to take part in the roundtable discussion on cryptocurrencies and Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), held on January 24, 2018. All participants …
  • Regulatory fees do not constitute obstacles for new providers in the financial sector

    Publication News 22-12-2017
    Regulatory fees do not have any effect on the entry or growth of new providers in the financial sector, the so-called ‘fintechs’. More critical questions are whether or not these new providers are able to find highly-qualified staff, and whether there is …
  • ACM study – Fintechs in the payment system: the risk of foreclosure

    Publication Studies 19-12-2017
    The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) believes it is important that the financial sector sees more competition and innovation. New providers with innovative technologies, called ‘fintechs’, are the driving force behind modernizing the …
 
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