Objective:

This seminar will build on EBA’s discussion paper on FinTech (EBA/DP/2017/02) by considering the risks for credit, payment and electronic money institutions that the developments in FinTech are likely to cause. It will also identify the regulatory challenges FinTech is likely to present in financial markets and services in future, and consider in detail the consumer protection implications of financial innovation and development of technologies.

Key topics:

• Systemic stability in a FinTech environment
• The European Banking Authority’s conclusions for the way forward
• FinTech and consumer protection  

Who should attend?

National supervisors, banking lawyers, consumer protection lawyers, compliance officers.

Speakers:

Guido Crapanzano,  Counsel at the Legal Services Directorate of the Bank of Italy, Rome

Slavka Ely,  Head of Unit: Supervisory Convergence, European Banking Authority, London

Andrea Enria, Chair of the European Banking Authority, London

Jonathan Fisher QC, Visiting Professor, LSE; Partner, Bright Line Law, London

Thomas Frick, Partner, Niederer Kraft & Frey AG, Zurich

Piers Haben,  Director of Oversight,  European Banking Authority, London

Dirk Haubrich,  Head of Unit: Consumer Protection, Financial Innovation and Payments, European Banking Authority, London

Misa Labarile, Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, European Commission, Brussels

Elisabeth Noble,  Policy Expert,  European Banking Authority, London

Marc Pussar, Rechtsanwalt and Senior Manager, Legal Financial Services, KPMG Law, Frankfurt

Maria Gracia Rubio de Casas, Founder, Rubio de Casas, Madrid

Larisa Tugui, Policy Expert,  European Banking Authority, London