Joan Carette
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Joan Carette is a Financial law & FinTech lawyer combining broad expertise in financial and regulatory laws with specific knowledge of ICT regulations, including eIDAS, data protection, IT contracting, outsourcing, etc.
She advises banks, payment institutions, e-money institutions, FinTechs and RegTechs on all legal and regulatory aspects relating to their activities.
Joan’s professional background includes experience with the Belgian financial supervisory authority (at the time, CBFA) where she supervised banks, money exchange, investment firms and payment institutions. She also has extensive experience as an in-house lawyer, acquired in the context of two secondments, the first one with an entity active in payments and the second one with a RegTech.
She is a Board member of FinTech Belgium.
Joan Carette is ranked in Band 2 in Banking & Finance Regulatory and in Band 3 in FinTech by Chambers & Partners. Clients admire her “very flexible, pragmatic approach,” as well as her “deep knowledge of financial regulation.” She is also considered as a Next Generation Partner in Regulatory – Financial Services by The Legal 500, and Recommended in Banking – FinTech by Who’s Who Legal.
Chambers Review
Europe
Joan Carette has prodigious expertise advising on financial regulations, including the launch of new products and compliance with anti-money laundering legislation. She acts for both Belgian and international banks and lenders.
Contributions
1 Contribution provided by Simont Braun
The general counsel's comprehensive guide | Belgium
The general counsel's comprehensive guide | Belgium
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Joan Carette is a real expert: great to work with, pragmatic and a dictionary for regulations."
"Joan Carette is a real expert: great to work with, pragmatic and a dictionary for regulations."
Articles, highlights and press releases
2 items provided by Simont Braun
Buy Now Pay Later solutions - State of play in Belgium
This online deferred payment method has really boomed since the pandemic. Our Digital Finance Team explains the state of play in Belgium and looks into the potential regulatory repercussions for both BNPL providers and merchants.
Simont Braun strengthens Financial Services and FinTech capabilities with top hires
Simont Braun boosts the capabilities of its Fintech and Financial Services practices by welcoming Partner Joan Carette and Senior Associate Jean-Christophe Vercauteren. These strong additions to the firm enhance our Digital Finance Team’s position on top of the Belgian market.
Buy Now Pay Later solutions - State of play in Belgium
This online deferred payment method has really boomed since the pandemic. Our Digital Finance Team explains the state of play in Belgium and looks into the potential regulatory repercussions for both BNPL providers and merchants.
Simont Braun strengthens Financial Services and FinTech capabilities with top hires
Simont Braun boosts the capabilities of its Fintech and Financial Services practices by welcoming Partner Joan Carette and Senior Associate Jean-Christophe Vercauteren. These strong additions to the firm enhance our Digital Finance Team’s position on top of the Belgian market.
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