Ben Regnard-Weinrabe

Ben focuses on fintech, payments and digital assets. Ben advises international and domestic e-money and payment institutions, banks, tech companies, marketplaces, retailers, digital asset providers, central banks, payment systems and lenders.

He covers financial services, financial crime, consumer protection and e-commerce regulation, commercial contracts and transactions.

Ben co-leads Fintech, and is ranked Band 1 Payments Law UK (Chambers), Band 1 FinTech (Chambers) and 'Hall of Fame' FinTech UK (Legal 500).

Expertise

Payments and fintech Financial services advisory and regulatory Retail banking and consumer finance

Industries

Banks Technology

Published Work

Stablecoins and central bank digital currencies: a developing landscape’, Practical Law, Thomson Reuters (2020)
Adapting to a changing payments landscape’ chapter in ‘Fintech Law and Regulation’ (edited Jelena Madir)

Recognition

“You think of FinTech, you think of Ben Regnard-Weinrabe”

Chambers UK, 2024

“Excellent and engaging’ Ben Regnard-Weinrabe focuses on mandates concerning fintech, payments, cryptoassets, retail banking and consumer finance”

Legal 500, 2024

Insights

Plan for the worst, hope for the best: PRA policy on solvent exit planning for non-systemic banks and building societies

3 Apr 2024

Payment Systems Regulator finalises policy positions on Authorised Push Payments Fraud - What does this mean for Payment Service Providers?

Opinion

9 Feb 2024

2024: Regulation gets 'smart'?

8 Feb 2024

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Qualifications

Admissions

Master of Laws (1998, College of Law)

Admitted as a solicitor UK and Wales, (2002)

Academic

LL.B (1998, UCL)

Disclaimer

A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.