Assisting StrideUp (www.strideup.co), an innovative home finance startup, on its mission to empower new generations with the same opportunity of homeownership and the financial security it brings. Our work with the StrideUp team involved regulatory and corporate structuring, and subsequent real estate and conveyancing work.
Advising a fully-backed non-EU digital banking start-up on the UK regulatory authorisation applications from initial e-money authorisation to full banking license under the mobilisation route, as well as on corporate, commercial and real estate requirements.
Advising a shared ownership home fund on fund structuring, fund documentation and regulatory compliance with AIFMD and UK regulation.
Assisting the Financial Conduct Authority with the regtech call for input and hosting regtech roundtable with various stakeholders to shape development of the regtech sector.
Advising Resonance Impact Investment Limited on the launch of one of the UK's first social investment tax relief (SITR) fund, including regulatory advice resulting in successful lobbying to change the financial promotion regime.
Undertaking the review and “plain English” rewrite of the platform terms for a major new technology implementation for a platform provider, including advising on regulatory compliance.
Advising Nationwide on the provision of merchant acquirer and credit card payment processing services by TSYS.
Advising a leading financial services company in relation to various commercial agreements with bank sponsors, card providers and payment schemes and on regulatory compliance in respect of payment services, e-money and consumer credit activities.
Advising Honda Finance Europe on the selection and implementation of a new technology system utilising a French prime integrator and supporting over £400 million of annual finance transactions across France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK.
Advising Thomson Reuters on its global vendor optimisation programme including FinTech partnerships in Asia and the Americas.
Advising AppDynamics, Inc on financial technology licences together with support and maintenance contracts with customers including Legal and General, Barclays, Lloyds and BSkyB.
Advising on drafting terms of business for FX brokerage services and advising on regulatory compliance.
Advising various lenders and funds including Octopus Investments on the process to become FCA authorised for consumer credit lending, including reviewing application forms, FCA-required policies and procedures, suites of lending documentation and ancillary statements and notices.