EBA Report on Tackling ML/TF Risks in Crypto-asset Services Through Supervision
On 9 October 2025, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a report on tackling ML/TF risks in crypto-asset services through supervision. The r...
Regulatory Technical Standards specifying the minimum content of the liquidity management policy and procedures for certain issuers of asset-referenced tokens and e-money tokens
On 3 October 2025, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1264 of 27 June 2025 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament a...
Polish Act on Crypto-Assets Market adopted by the Sejm of the Republic of Poland
On 26 September 2025, the Sejm of the Republic of Poland adopted the Crypto-Asset Market Act, which ensures the full application in Poland of the MiCA...
Speech by the Chair of the U.S. SEC at the Inaugural OECD Roundtable on Global Financial Markets in Paris
On 10 September 2025, Paul S. Atkins, Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), delivered a speech at the Inaugural OECD Roundtable ...
Regulatory Technical Standards specifying the information to be provided in an application for authorisation to offer asset-referenced tokens to the public or to seek their admission to trading
On 15 September 2025, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1125 of 5 June 2025 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 with regard to regulatory ...
Speech of the CFTC’s Acting Chairperson before the UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on Blockchain Technologies
During her speech before the UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on Blockchain Technologies, Caroline D. Pham, Acting Chairperson of the U.S. Commodity...
Innovation Hub
Through the Innovation Hub program, the supervisory authority conducts a dialogue with entities from the FinTech sector, providing them with appropriate explanations for their inquiries, thus supporting the development of modern technologies on the financial market while maintaining safety and adequate protection of customers.
Za pośrednictwem programu Innovation Hub organ nadzoru prowadzi dialog z podmiotami sektora FinTech udzielając im stosownych wyjaśnień na zadane zapytania, wspierając tym samym rozwój nowoczesnych technologii na rynku finansowym przy zachowaniu bezpieczeństwa i odpowiedniej ochrony klientów.
VIRTUAL SANDBOX
The launch of Virtual Sandboxes aims to support the development of the Polish financial innovation market and implements the tasks set out in the Digital Supervisory Agenda. It is also the first stage of development of the KNF's offer regarding technological support for entities from the FinTech sector in the formula of virtual specialized sandboxes.
Virtual Sandbox PSD2
The Virtual Sandbox PSD2, made available to interested entities, allows you to simulate a number of banking operations and test solutions based on the Open API interface, compliant with the Polish API standard. An entity planning to offer an innovative financial payment service may apply to the Innovation Hub Program, where it will be able to consult its idea and then test it in a sandbox.
Virtual Sandbox Blockchain
On March 17, 2021, the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (UKNF) signed an executive agreement with the National Depository for Securities (KDPW), which is a continuation of the Cooperation Agreement of 2019. The agreement defines the principles of cooperation in launching the Sandbox DLT ICT environment and supporting its development. This is a consequence of the activities carried out under the Agreement, in which the institutions expressed their will to cooperate in the area of supporting the development of the Polish financial innovation ecosystem.
So far, business analyzes have been carried out to create the environment and the infrastructure at the UKNF has been separated, on which the environment based on Hyperledger Fabric was launched for the purpose of carrying out the Proof-of-Concept of the Sandbox DLT project.