Financial Services Advisory

As the financial services sector continues to embrace sophisticated technology, the demand for fintech expertise grows. The sector must balance innovation with regulatory compliance.  

We offer Australia’s largest team of senior financial services lawyers, advising major banks, global platforms, and start-ups. Our work includes industry-firsts including the commercialisation of open banking, blockchain based remittance, peer-to-peer lending, contactless payments, and multi-currency airline rewards facilities.  

In the context of a sector which is well serviced by experienced and specialised in-house legal teams, we have the unique ability to add value through unequalled depth and experience. This is recognised by other major law firms who seek to complement their own capabilities by partnering with our financial services team. We have been recognised as the “Law Firm of the Year” for expertise in the practice area of Regulatory Practice for three of the last ten years.  

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Financial Services Advisory

Our experience

  • Major Australian bank Providing strategic advice on engagement with Government on a workable framework for scam liabilities.  
  • Global Digital Wallet Provider Advising on all aspects of Australian payments regulation and establishment of the arrangements for universal acceptance by merchants in Australia.
  • Major Australian bank Advising on the regulatory aspects of its consolidation with a regional subsidiary.
  • BNPL Sector Developing the BNPL products for two major Australian banks and two marketing leading consumer finance companies.
  • Various Australian banks Advising on, and negotiating arrangements for adoption of the first mobile wallet technology.
  • Major Australian bank Advising on all aspects of cash logistics including negotiation of commercial outsourcing arrangements.
  • P2P / marketplace lending Advising on the establishment of lending operations under the first fully regulated “peer to peer” lending platform in Australia.
  • Credit card loyalty alliances Advising on some of the most prominent credit card alliances between card issuers, major retailers and airlines.