Fintech 2025

PORTUGAL CONTENTS

6. Marketplaces, Exchanges and Trading Platforms p.691 6.1 Permissible Trading Platforms p.691 6.2 Regulation of Different Asset Classes p.691 6.3 Impact of the Emergence of Cryptocurrency Exchanges p.692 6.4 Listing Standards p.692 6.5 Order Handling Rules p.692 6.6 Rise of Peer-to-Peer Trading Platforms p.693 6.7 Rules of Payment for Order Flow p.693 6.8 Market Integrity Principles p.693 7. High-Frequency and Algorithmic Trading p.693 7.1 Creation and Usage Regulations p.693 7.2 Requirement to Be Licensed or Otherwise Register as Market Makers When Functioning in a Principal Capacity p.694 7.3 Regulatory Distinction Between Funds and Dealers p.694 7.4 Regulation of Programmers and Programming p.694 8. Insurtech p.694 8.1 Underwriting Processes p.694 8.2 Treatment of Different Types of Insurance p.695 9. Regtech p.695 9.1 Regulation of Regtech Providers p.695 9.2 Contractual Terms to Assure Performance and Accuracy p.696 10. Blockchain p.696 10.1 Use of Blockchain in the Financial Services Industry p.696 10.2 Local Regulators’ Approach to Blockchain p.696 10.3 Classification of Blockchain Assets p.697

10.4 Regulation of “Issuers” of Blockchain Assets p.697 10.5 Regulation of Blockchain Asset Trading Platforms p.698 10.6 Staking p.698

10.7 Crypto-Related Lending p.698 10.8 Cryptocurrency Derivatives p.698 10.9 Decentralised Finance (DeFi) p.698 10.10 Regulation of Funds p.699 10.11 Virtual Currencies p.699 10.12 Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) p.699 11. Open Banking p.699 11.1 Regulation of Open Banking p.699 11.2 Concerns Raised by Open Banking p.700 12. Fraud p.701 12.1 Elements of Fraud p.701

12.2 Areas of Regulatory Focus p.701 12.3 Responsibility for Losses p.701

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