ACPR Definition.

France’s prudential supervision and resolution authority (Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution), housed within the Banque de France (France’s central bank). It licenses and supervises French credit institutions, payment institutions, and e-money institutions, and checks in particular that safeguarding and AML/CFT rules are met. Any payment services business in France needs its license, its registration, or an EU passport notified to it.

See also

→ Payment institution (PI)→ AML/CFT

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GuideThe role of banksGuideMerchant, acquirer, PSPGuidePayment regulationGuideFrench fintech: an overviewGuideThe PSD2 framework contract and conduct-of-business rulesGuideWhen no authorization is required: exclusions from the scope of payment servicesGuidePayments in FranceGuideMonaco, Andorra, San Marino, Liechtenstein, and the Crown DependenciesGuideResponding to authorities: requisitions, garnishments, and foreign requestsGuideInstallment payments around the worldGuideCard issuing: building and running a programGuidePayPal, BNPL, and alternative payments

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