The Linklaters Podcast

Episode 16: Payments Monthly No one wants to contemplate the failure of their business. But incoming changes to the insolvency regime for payment and e-money institutions have forced those firms to engage with that possibility. In this episode, Rory Conway, Harry Eddis and Simon Treacy discuss some of the features of the new special administration regime for payments firms.

Episode 15: Payments Monthly In the second of two episodes comparing payments trends in the UK and Australia, Frances Hodgkins and Jonny Ford discuss the consumer data right / open banking, operational resilience and competition with Nicola Greenberg, Elyse Adams, Kerensa Snyed and Rob Walker from Allens, Melbourne.

Episode 14: Payments Monthly Australia is at the forefront of buy-now pay-later. In the first of two episodes looking at payments trends in Australia, Frances Hodgkins talks to Nicola Greenberg, Kerensa Snyed and Rob Walker from Allens, Melbourne, about the latest in the BNPL market and what happens next.

Episode 13: Payments Monthly Fraudsters trick you into transferring money to them. Should your bank reimburse you? This month Jean Price, Paul Harris, Harry Eddis and Simon Treacy look at the latest suggestions for tackling authorised push payment fraud, as well as whether consumers need more protection when using Faster Payments.

Episode 12: Payments Monthly As more of us shop online, more ways to pay are emerging. In this month’s payments podcast we take a closer look at one of these new payment options known as buy-now pay-later. Harry Eddis, Jean Price and Paul Harris explain how BNPL firms make money, how they are regulated and why this matters to the payments sector.

Episode 11: Payments Monthly The pace of change in the payments industry continues to accelerate. In this episode,  Jean Price ,  Paul Harris  and  Simon Treacy  look ahead to more change in 2021, the regulators’ plans to keep up and what payment firms will be focusing on in the year to come.

Episode 10: Payments Monthly The EU has unveiled its plans for regulating cryptoassets. In this month’s payments podcast Harry Eddis, Sophia Le Vesconte and Simon Treacy walk through how MiCAR would work and what it could mean for the payments industry.

Episode 9: Payments Monthly After a short break, our payments regulation experts revisit Brexit and look ahead to what the end of the transition period means for payments firms.  Harry Eddis ,  Jean Price  and  Paul Harris  also highlight other developments that have caught their eye over the last couple of months.

Episode 8: Payments Monthly The FCA's portfolio strategy letter to CEOs warns them to act to prevent customer harm. Simon Treacy, Harry Eddis, Jean Price and Paul Harris look at what the letter means for payment and e-money institutions.

Episode 7: Payments Monthly In a special episode, our Competition experts Natura Gracia and Sima Ostrovsky join Frances Hodgkins and Simon Treacy to examine recent high-profile deals in the payments industry and the approach of competition authorities as they look out for smaller competitors being “killed off” by larger rivals.

Epiosde 6: Payments Monthly As part of its response to Covid-19, the FCA has put forward new guidance for payment institutions and e-money institutions on safeguarding and prudential risk management. Simon Treacy, Jean Price and Paul Harris examine what the change in regulator’s expectations means for payments firms.

Episode 5: Payments Monthly In this special episode, our payments lawyers are joined by Nicola Greenberg from Allens to discuss the Royal Commission, buy-now-pay-later models, new design and distribution rules for Australian payments firms and progress on open banking.

Episode 4: Payments Monthly The promise of stablecoins has caught the attention of regulators and central banks. Our payments lawyers consider the regulatory response to stablecoins, including the potential for central bank digital currencies, and discuss how Covid-19 has impacted the UK payments regulators’ plans for the year to come.

Episode 3: Payments Monthly In our first remotely recorded podcast we cover what Covid-19 means for payment services. Simon Treacy, Paul Harris and Jean Price talk about the practical challenges for firms, the latest regulatory developments and the potential commercial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Episode 2: Payments Monthly This month Simon Treacy, Jean Price and Harry Eddis discuss authorised push payment fraud and the measures that have been taken to try to tackle it, and consider what the regulatory focus on operational resilience means for the payments industry.

Episode 1: Payments Monthly For our first episode of 2020 we look at one issue which will dominate the coming year and beyond, and pick up another which emerged at the end of 2019. Simon Treacy, Jean Price and Paul Harris discuss the latest on Brexit and how it will impact the payments industry, and highlight a Dear CEO letter from the FCA to the telecoms industry setting its expectations for firm...

Episode 2: Antitrust and Funds The second episode in our funds and financial sponsors antitrust and foreign investment podcast focuses on the UK’s proposed new foreign investment regime, with a deep dive into how the National Security & Investment Bill will apply to acquisitions and investments by financial investors. In this episode,  Anna Mitchell ,  Verity Egerton-Doyle  and  Jennifer Willis  f...

Episode 1: Antitrust and Funds The first podcast in our series focuses on the expanded concept of parental liability for antitrust breaches established in a recent European Court of Justice judgment and the implications this has for financial investors, even those who generally invest via indirect minority stakes. In this episode, AFIG Partners  Jonas Koponen ,  Annamaria Mangiaracina ,  Anna Mitc...

Episode 4: Global Business Crime Outlook Ben Packer ,  Kerstin Wilhelm ,  Doug Davison  and  Andrew Chung  discuss the trends in global anti-money laundering enforcement, while also looking at money -laundering techniques and, in particular, legislative developments in the US, UK, Germany and across Asia.

Episode 3: Global Business Crime Outlook In our third podcast Andrew Chung, Michael Lamson, Eric Liu, Kerstin Wilhelm and Satindar Dogra explore the various sanctions developments around the globe, including US sanctions and the latest trends from the Biden administration, the PRC blocking regulation and sanctions in China. We also cover the EU Blocking Regulation and recent EU sanctions developme...

Episode 2: Global Business Crime Outlook In this second episode of the Global Business Crime Outlook podcast series,  Alison Saunders ,  Andrew Chung ,  Kerstin Wilhelm ,  Elly Proudlock ,  Sean Solomon  and  Eléonore Hannezo  will each discuss key developments and trends taking place this year in their jurisdictions covering the UK, Asia and Europe.

Episode 1: Global Business Crime Outlook In this first episode of our Global Business Crime podcast series,  Ben Packer ,  Elly Proudlock  and  Clare McMullen  look at how breaching the Money Laundering Regulations can lead to criminal charges, what this means in practice and how criminal prosecution differs from regulatory enforcement.

Episode 3: ESG Soundbite Series In our next podcast focusing on ESG in a project financing context, Rachel Barrett and Iyesogie Igiehon discuss: why transparency matters when it comes to environmental and social issues; what is usually disclosed and when;  ongoing project reporting; and the shift towards greater public disclosure.

Episode 2: ESG Soundbite Series  In our next podcast focusing on ESG in a project financing context, Iyesogie Igiehon and Aileen Buchanan discuss: the role of E&S due diligence in project financings; E&S standards requirements; the role of E&S consultants; and areas/issues that require extra focus such as biodiversity, GHG emissions and indigenous peoples.

Episode 1: ESG Soundbite Series The next focus of our ESG Soundbite Series will be on the importance of ESG in a project financing context. In this first session Aileen Buchanan, Rachel Barrett and Iyesogie Igiehon talk about E&S risk management in complex project financings.   They share some quick insights on: how soft law standards have driven change in the market; the increase in NGO and p...