Description
Book SynopsisThe rise of Fintech and crypto-assets in the payments sector presents new opportunities and challenges for firms, regulators and policymakers, and the law is continually changing to keep pace with these developments. This book provides an overview and practical examination of key areas of payments law and regulation in the EU and UK, as well as introductions to analogous legal regimes in the United States, Hong Kong, Singapore and sub-Saharan Africa.
Key features include:
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- Practical guidance for firms navigating payments regulation
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- Coverage of a broad range of legal and regulatory issues affecting payments
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- Contributions by leading legal practitioners who advise on the relevant topics on a daily basis
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- Discussion of the latest technological developments in the sector and corresponding regulatory responses.
This book will be an essential resource for lawyers, in-house counsel and compliance officers in the payments and Fintech sectors. Law students and academics interested in legal and regulatory issues relating to payments will also benefit from this comprehensive book.
Table of ContentsContents vi 1 Introduction to Payment Services: Law and Practice 1 John Casanova and Max Savoie 2 Fintech and payments 5 Anne Bodley and Susan Brice 3 The regulatory framework for payment services in the EU and UK 37 John Casanova, Max Savoie and Abi Twist 4 Regulation of payment systems 101 John Casanova, Max Savoie and Abi Twist 5 Financial crime and enforcement against payments firms and payments systems 128 Sara George, Tom Hunter and Rachpal Thind 6 Payments and EU data protection law 183 Francesca Blythe and Vishnu Shankar 7 Payments and blockchain/crypto-assets 205 Matt Feehily 8 EU competition law and payments 253 Vincent Brophy 9 US payment services 282 Gretchen E. Lamberg 10 Hong Kong payment services 302 Lester Fung and Linh Lieu 11 Singapore payment services 317 Josephine Law 12 Mobile payment services in Africa 338 Qalid Mohamed Index 354
