Compliance

07.08.2025 |  Finance, CESOP Compliance Service

ISO 20022 for ‘Exceptions & Investigations’: What banks need to consider

The transition to ISO 20022 also affects institutions with xBorder services – new deadlines, new formats, new effort.
06.08.2025 |  Finance, CESOP Compliance Service

Newly licensed PSP? Don’t miss CESOP!

Anyone who is newly licensed as a payment service provider, for example under a ZAG licence in accordance with Section 1 (1) ZAG, has a lot to consider: technical setup, customer onboarding, initial transactions.
24.06.2025 |  Finance, CESOP Compliance Service

CESOP in practice – where minimal solutions reach their limits

In-house solutions and simple tools often reach their limits when it comes to CESOP reporting. Sustainable implementation requires more than just technical output.
05.09.2024 |  Allgemein

DPS successfully completes GDPR performance analysis

DPS successfully passed the GDPR performance analysis conducted by TÜV Rheinland i-sec GmbH again in 2024.
13.08.2024 |  Finance, Consulting

T+1 in Europe: A new large-scale project for banks

At the end of May this year, the settlement cycle in securities business was shortened in the USA, Canada and Mexico. Following the initiative of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the issue of T+1 is also increasingly taking centre stage for European markets.
25.07.2024 |  Finance, Compliance Solutions

Reports and returns concerning CESOP: What are the issues?

The topic of CESOP has now reached the executive management floor of German financial institutions. A few days before the deadline for the 1st and 2nd CESOP reporting scheduled for 31 July, many banks are struggling with home-grown problems...
08.07.2024 |  Retail, Compliance Solutions

New article on tax reporting obligations in e-commerce

In an article for "ibi insights", DPS Managing Partner Joachim Dorschel sheds light on the particular challenges that the CESOP and DAC7 reporting obligations pose for players in the e-commerce sector.
04.06.2024 |  Finance, ESG & Sustainability

The economy of tomorrow: a well-rounded affair

The circular economy: behind this term, you’ll find hidden one of the greatest challenges facing the future viability of our economy.
24.04.2024 |  Finance, Compliance Solutions

Upcoming CESOP reporting deadline: Where do banks stand?

The deadlines for the first reporting to the Central Electronic System of Payment Information (CESOP) are 30 April (EU) and 31 July (Germany). Banks face heavy fines if they fail to report or report incorrectly.
16.04.2024 |  Finance, Compliance Solutions

Presentation on tax reporting obligations in payments

As part of the vdb Forum 2024, Joachim Dorschel, Managing Partner at DPS, shed light on the professional and technical challenges involved in implementing the EU reporting obligations to combat VAT fraud (CESOP).
13.03.2024 |  Finance, Consulting

Withholding Tax Relief Modernisation Act from the perspective of banking practice

The Withholding Tax Relief Modernisation Act – not just a matter of words; the practical implementation of new requirements pertaining to securities settlement, which were adopted in 2021, is also proving to be quite a challenge. The aim of this article is to provide a brief overview of the Act’s implementation status from the perspective of banking practice.
18.01.2024 |  Finance, Compliance Solutions

Marketplaces and CESOP: Some unexpected challenges

Whilst most of the financial institutions already started implementation projects, the term CESOP is still unknown to many electronic commerce marketplaces.

29.11.2023 |  Finance, Compliance Solutions

CESOP reporting: Making sure things don’t become too easy

The European Commission has updated the reporting guidelines for the CESOP reporting obligation.
29.09.2023 |  Finance, Solutions

Time is running out: 100 days left until CESOP

In recent weeks, we have had numerous discussions with market participants. This was done with the goal of finding out what strategy the various institutions are pursuing with regard to CESOP, and where they stand in terms of implementation.
13.09.2023 |  Allgemein

DPS with successful DSGVO performance analysis

DPS has again successfully passed the DSGVO performance analysis of TÜV Rheinland i-sec GmbH in 2023.
21.08.2023 |  Allgemein

DPS certified according to Hamburg Compliance Standard

The Hamburg Chamber of Commerce has awarded DPS the Hamburg Compliance Certificate.
09.08.2022 |  Finance, ESG & Sustainability

The 7th amendment to MaRisk – ESG requirements and possible knock-on effects

This year, the 7th amendment to BaFin’s MaRisk has been announced. The 6th amendment was published on 16 August 2021.
Partnerschaft
30.12.2020 |  Finance, Consulting

ARTEMEON and DPS found a strategic partnership

ARTEMEON Management Partner GmbH and DPS Engineering GmbH have agreed on a strategic cooperation in the field of regulatory technology (RegTech).