Guy Stevenson

Practice Areas

Technology & Innovation Sector

Global Compliance & Regulatory

Fintech

Blockchain and Virtual Currency

Funds

Responsible Business

Career

Guy advises clients on a broad range of regulatory and financial crime issues. His practice has a particular focus on retail financial services, including advising on consumer credit, payments, crypto, insurance and financial crime issues.

In addition to advising established financial services firms, Guy advises new innovative Fintech businesses on UK regulation including whether their activities will require authorisation and how best to launch their business in the UK. He has significant experience advising firms on regulatory issues connected to the selling of financial services products through apps and online journeys.

Guy frequently advises clients on financial crime issues, including AML controls, reporting obligations, failure to prevent offences, anti-corruption and market abuse.

He has a deep knowledge of consumer credit law and excels in providing practical advice on how the law/regulation should be interpreted and applied.

He also advises on contentious matters including regulatory investigations and conduct issues.

Publications

Co-author, “How the regulatory climate in the UK, US and EU affects where cryptoasset firms operate” Financier Worldwide Magazine, May 2024 Issue

Co-authored, A Practitioner's Guide to the Law and Regulation of Financial Crime, Sweet & Maxell 2018