Sanctions Compliance: Regulators Set Their Sights on Fintechs

U.K. regulators, as well as regulators worldwide,  are taking a tough line on corporate crime.To guide fintechs on the current landscape, Jonathan Benson joins the latest episode of “Fintech Focus” to discuss trends and developments that we’re seeing for fintechs regarding sanctions compliance. 

Tune in to this conversation led by host Joseph Kamyar as they discuss recent cases and offer takeaways for fintechs that find themselves navigating several regulatory bodies, multiple jurisdictions and evolving regulatory priorities.

💡 Meet Your Host 💡

Name: Joseph Kamyar

Title: European Counsel, Corporate, Skadden

Specialty: “Fintech Focus” host and European counsel Joseph Kamyar advises on a wide variety of corporate transactions, including cross-border private mergers and acquisitions, fundraisings, joint ventures, corporate reorganizations and general corporate matters, with a particular focus on the financial services, technology and media sectors.

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💡 Featured Guest 💡

Name: Jonathan Benson   

What he does: Based in London, Jonathan Benson is a counsel in Skadden’s White Collar Defense and Investigations Group. He has extensive experience advising on complex sanctions, national security, business compliance and trade-related matters.

Organization: Skadden

Words of wisdom: “Fintechs should also be alive to the new U.K. failure to prevent fraud defense, which we’re expecting to come into force early next year.”

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