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Provided by Max Savoie

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MAX SAVOIE is a partner in Sidley’s payments and fintech practice. He advises firms across the sector on laws and regulations affecting their businesses, including:

• Regulatory authorization requirements

• Open banking and open finance

• Anti-money laundering and KYC rules

• Cryptoassets and digital tokens

• Conduct of business, data security, governance, outsourcing, regulatory capital, safeguarding, and reporting requirements

• Regulatory aspects of transactions involving financial institutions and fintechs

• Regulatory investigations and enforcement actions

Max’s key client relationships include payment systems and infrastructure providers, card issuers, merchant acquirers, payment processors, money transmitters, technical service providers, online marketplaces, and providers of mobile and other alternative payment methods. He has advised on numerous cross-border transactions and strategic regulatory projects for many of the largest providers in the market. These have included M&A and restructuring transactions, as well as product launches and commercial partnerships.

Max is also actively involved in discussions with regulators on supervisory practices and reforms affecting the payments and fintech sector, and is co-editor of Payment Services: Law and Practice (Elgar, 2022).

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