Banking and payment services

Our Polish Law Firm has extensive experience in providing legal services to Polish and foreign banks, payment institutions and lending institutions.

Our services concentrate on advisory with respect to Polish Banking Law and Payment Services Law of Poland. Nevertheless our experience comprises also of:

advising in regulatory issues, obtaining banking licenses and payment institution licenses
representing before Banking Supervision Authority of Poland (KNF)
drafting and assessing of standard regulations and terms & conditions of banking products (inclusive of consumer credit),
representing in litigations,
representating before the Polish and community competition and consumer protection authorities,
negotiating credit card products with two leading card associations.

Owing to the international profile of the Law Firm, our lawyers have developed great expertise in providing legal assistance to the Polish banks operating on foreign markets. The assistance in question includes the assessment based on foreign law, representation in disputes and bankruptcy proceedings, and questions of a single European banking passport.

Selected services:

Counselling and preparation of opinions on regulatory issues (banking law, payment services)
Representation before the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) concerning the regulatory issues
Counselling on bank secrecy, personal data protection, KYC procedures, anti-money laundering
Banking activities outsourcing contracts
Drafting and assessment of standard agreements, credit and loan agreements
Consumer credit – preparation, assessment and implementation of standard agreements, adjustment to the new legal regulation
Advising on and representation in recovering, negotiating and securing claims
Representation before the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection
Drafting and assessment of banking and insurance cooperation agreements
Counselling on payment and electronic services
Drafting and assessment of framework agreements for payment services
Advising on international banking affairs (foreign laws, foreign entities)