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Experience

Roles​

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  • U.S. General Counsel and Head of Risk and Compliance for global neobank N26​

  • General Counsel for business neobank platform Novo​​

  • Chief Compliance Officer for private bank and fintech sponsor M.Y. Safra Bank, FSA

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Matters

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  • Neobanks in connection with partner bank selection and partnership, launch of new products, marketing campaigns, outsourcing of various compliance and operational services to a third party BPO.

  • Neobanks in connection with state regulatory inquiries from Texas Department of Banking, California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation, New York Department of Financial Services and others alleging unlawful banking and money transmission.

  • Neobanks in connection with re-design of bank/fintech third party oversight structure and agreements to satisfy regulatory standards for third party oversight.

  • HSA custodian in connection with de novo Wyoming public trust company charter application.

  • A provider of financial information and analytics in connection with a commercial dispute over its SaaS and reseller agreements.

  • A co-branded credit card provider in connection with with due diligence of its partnership with American Express.

  • A global mega bank in connection with remediation of anti-money laundering deficiencies in the design of its credit card payment systems at a national retail chain.

Practice

With years of practical in-house operational experience at notable fintechs and banks, we are equipped to provide strategic legal counsel to keep up with the constantly evolving regulatory landscape. We serve both established and emerging companies, providing regulatory compliance, supervision, anti-money laundering, anti-fraud, transactional and strategic advice to:

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  • neobanks;

  • non-bank lending platforms;

  • bank partners and sponsors;

  • HSA/FSA non-bank custodians;

  • trust companies;

  • co-branded credit card partnerships;

  • alternative data credit reporting agencies;

  • emerging payment companies.

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