Maciej Pietron

Maciej has extensive experience in advising clients on regulatory issues. Recent highlights include advising:

• in proceedings before KNF related to the acquisition of shares in regulated entities or setting up branches;
• a major card organisation on “pay later” products where consumer purchases on merchandise platforms were to be financed via factoring type arrangements;
• an international selling platform and international payment institution on outsourcing, consumer lending and consumer credit intermediation issues related with the development and structuring of new payment methods;
• a major card organisation on the implementation of money remittance services where card holders could either make cash withdrawals or cash deposits at a counter in the store;
• an international fintech group on AML compliance in its Polish fintech subsidiaries;
• a Polish retail bank on inter alia (i) split of AML and compliance functions in the bank, (ii) structuring of lending products for consumers and (iii) client onboarding process via internet under AMLD4 and PSD2;

Maciej is a Polish qualified lawyer, based in the firm’s Warsaw office since 2010. He advises financial institutions on regulatory and financial matters under Polish and EU law.

Maciej regularly advises banks, financial institutions and card organisations on regulatory issues resulting from banking law, payment regulations, AML or outsourcing regime. He has gained significant experience in structuring banking and payment products and advising on compliance issues as well as administrative proceedings before the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF).