Brett Carr

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ABOUT BRETT CARR

I am a solicitor specialising in UK and EU financial services regulation, fintech, payments, lending and digital assets. I am a member of the global Fintech Practice at Latham & Watkins. I draw on a sophisticated understanding of market regulation to guide investors, lenders, card networks and payment system operators, stablecoin and electronic money issuers, payment services and cryptoasset services providers, fintech platforms, merchants, and technology companies on a full spectrum of advisory matters involving:• UK and cross-border structuring and expansion matters through regulatory licensing, M&A, capital markets, restructuring, and investment activity• Conduct of business obligations• Engagement with regulators and supervisory matters• Commercial arrangements, joint ventures, and other product development work• Regulatory change and policy engagement.I bring deep experience to the interplay between payments and merchant and consumer lending regulation. I also advise central banks, trade associations, and regulators on designing and extending national payments and fintech regulatory regimes in both developing and developed markets. As a leading advocate for the sector, I serve on The Payments Association’s Regulatory Working Group and Open Banking Working Group, engaging on behalf of the sector with government, regulators, and other major trade associations.