Payments & digital commerce

Advising banks and emerging payments & e-commerce providers

The convergence of connected devices, social media and innovations in payment technologies has radically changed the way we shop, communicate and transact online. At the same time, policy interventions like open banking are prising open the vaults of consumer bank account data, enabling flourishing new ecosystems of B2C financial services and products.

With our deep tech sector focus, and expertise advising both banks and emerging payments and e-comm providers, we are at the leading edge of these developments.

What We Do

With our deep sector expertise advising on Payments & Digital Commerce issues, we advise on the following areas:

Payment services regulatory advice
Competition law tech advice
Strategic advice on emerging tech regulation
Gambling and gaming regulatory advice
B2C contracting

Our Experience

Here are some examples of our Payments & Digital Commerce work:

Advising a global video games company on payment services regulatory issues for new product launch. Lead counsel, co-ordinating advice across 12+ jurisdictions

A popular dating app on telecoms regulatory issues, including the European Electronic Communications Code

A cutting-edge payments processing platform on various strategic contracts with large financial institutions

An influencer-focused social media app on customer T&Cs, gaming law and GDPR issues

Advising a holochain-enabled decentralised media & content platform on customer engagement arrangements.

Advising a digital spatial assets brokerage on its core services agreements (covering data preparation, minting, syndication and deployment of tokenised digital spatial assets).

Advising a provider of privacy-enhanced data sharing services based on the Ocean Protocol Foundation’s tokenised NFT on various data and IP licensing issues.

Insight

We publish for our clients and contacts blogs, vlogs and white papers, and hold occasional events and webinars about developments in Tech Law.

Our insight is widely recognised in the market. Who’s Who Legal have named us one of their eight Tech Law though leaders each year since 2017. Click through to our insights page or an article below.

Privacy & Security

Summary of the “Pay or OK” Saga

Been a while since you GDPR’d? Eleanor Hobson looks at the “pay or ok” saga in 5 easy steps.

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Regulatory & Governance

More flowdown clauses? NIS2 this time

1. NIS2 Implementing Regs & Annex – 17 October 2024 A lot of IT lawyers are preoccupied sorting out DORA ...

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LawTech

Software Costs for Law Firms

Why are software costs for law firms rising? Richard Kemp takes a look.

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What our clients say about us

“SITA is the IT provider for the air transport industry. Today, SITA’s solutions drive operational efficiencies at more than 1,000 airports while delivering the promise of the connected aircraft to more than 400 customers on 18,000 aircraft globally. Data is central to SITA’s business, and SITA’s communications network connects every corner of the globe and bridges 60% of the air transport community’s data exchange. Kemp IT Law’s experience and thoughtful advice on all things data are really helpful in leveraging SITA’s unique position to further grow and develop SITA’s data operations.”

“As a top 40 UK law firm, digital transformation is central to Trowers & Hamlins, and Kemp IT Law have provided first class advice and support to the Firm on a number of our key projects.”

“At Shakespeare Martineau we’re constantly investing in the digital transformation of our operations and business. Kemp IT Law specialises in projects for law firms, and we have been working with them on a number of key projects for the firm. We’ve been impressed with their specific experience in law firm IT regulation and contracting – they know the points and what’s market practice and their practical, can do approach has been of real help to us.”

“Supporting the business on our digital transformation is central to us at Foxtons, and it’s been valuable for us to be able to call on Deirdre’s and Richard’s practical and helpful advice on our digital transformation journey.”