- Advising clients on the Payment Services Directive (PSD2), the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), the Payment Services Regulations in the UK (PSRs), and related payment industry initiatives, including registration as a payment institution and provision of regulated payment services under the PSD2.
- Advising clients on the rules and regulations, and related registrations, of card associations/card schemes in Europe.
- Representing and advising a global payments service provider on an antitrust damages claim brought before the English courts.
- Advising a digital platform on the EU competition law theories of harm applicable to the digital economy.
- Advising clients on general regulatory compliance issues with regards to financial services and antitrust.
Associate,
- Phone: +44 (0)20.3823.2227
- Email: lydia.rachianioti@alston.com
Lydia advises payments industry clients on regulatory compliance and competition law matters throughout the European Union and the United Kingdom.