Payment services : law and practice / edited by John Casanova, Max Savoie.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Casanova, John, editor.

Savoie, Max, editor.

Series:

Elgar financial law and practice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blockchains (Databases)--Law and legislation.

Blockchains (Databases).

Cryptocurrencies--Law and legislation.

Cryptocurrencies.

Electronic funds transfers--Law and legislation.

Electronic funds transfers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (394 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2022]

Summary:

The 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: * Practical guidance for firms navigating payments regulation * Coverage of a broad range of legal and regulatory issues affecting payments * Contributions by leading legal practitioners who advise on the relevant topics on a daily basis * 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.

Contents:

Contents

1. Introduction to payment services: Law and practice / John Casanova and Max Savoie

2. Fintech and payments / Anne Bodley and Susan Brice

3. The regulatory framework for payment services in the EU and uk / John Casanova, Max Savoie and Abi Twist

4. Regulation of payment systems / John Casanova, Max Savoie and Abi Twist

5. Financial crime and enforcement against payments firms and payments systems / Sara George, Tom Hunter and Rachpal Thind

6. Payments and EU data protection law / Francesca Blythe and Vishnu Shankar

7. Payments and blockchain/crypto-assets / Matt Feehily

8. EU competition law and payments / Vincent Brophy

9. Us payment services / Gretchen E. Lamberg

10. Hong kong payment services / Lester Fung and Linh Lieu

11. Singapore payment services / Josephine Law

12. Mobile payment services in Africa / Qalid Mohamed

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Casanova, John Payment Services

ISBN:

1-83910-798-7