What are the implications of the new Consumer Duty regulation?

Tony Katz, Global Co-Chair of our Financial Services sector is joined by Sophie Lessar, Puesan Lam and Gemma Read to discuss the FCA’s consultation on new Consumer Duty regulation. In this conversation they discuss the background of the new regulation, the key issues and challenges for firms in imp…

Management of risk and off-boarding for payments customers

DLA Piper partner Stewart Plant sits down with Legal Directors Leontia McArdle and Puesan Lam to look into an area of increasing complexity and challenge for providers of payment services: the management of risk and the off-boarding of customers. Risks of particular concern include sanctions obliga…

Can litigation funding be Sharia compliant?

In this latest episode of the DLA Piper Financial Services Podcast, Umer Suleman, UK Manager of Wahed, the largest Islamic Fintech in the world headquartered in New York, joins DLA Piper Lit & Reg Partner Sohail Ali, to consider whether litigation funding is compliant with Islamic Shariah principle…

Bonus Episode: The Future of Banking in Ireland

What is the future role of banks in our economy? Although this is by no means a uniquely Irish question, the planned withdrawal of Ulster Bank and KBC from the Irish market has drawn international attention to this topic. In this podcast, Conor Houlihan, Partner and Head of DLA Piper’s Finance, Pro…

Collaboration and corporate venturing in the financial services industry

In this episode, DLA Piper partners Anthony Day, Chris Arnold and Michaël Heene discuss the transformation of the traditional retail banking model and how the pandemic has expedited this change. The evolution of the banking and fintech ecosystems through investment, collaboration and other partners…

What next for the European NPL market? - Part 2

In this episode, the discussion on the non-performing loan (NPL) market continues with views on developments in Greece, Italy and Spain. Even without the impact of COVID-19, these southern European markets continue to experience significant NPL activity. Conor Houlihan (Head of Finance, Ireland) sp…

What next for the European NPL market? – Part 1

In this episode, the team discusses the non-performing loan (NPL) market with views from France, Germany, Ireland and the UK. As a result of COVID-19, banks and lenders face an unprecedented proliferation of loan defaults across the globe. Whilst this could present opportunities for investors seeki…

Financial Services Trailer

In this series, leading lawyers from DLA Piper’s global team share their insights on the big issues in financial services. They discuss the latest legal trends and challenges facing financial institutions.