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MACURA | Unikalna wiedza ekspercka

Kancelaria MACURA.
ul. Odyńca 7/13
02-606 Warszawa

T: (+48) 696-011-713
M: monika.macura@kancelariamacura.pl

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The law
for fintech
leaders

Not only we understand the legal but also the technological and financial aspects of our clients’ businesses. We are an excellent choice for companies seeking specialized expertise and partnership. our services >

Payment services

We support clients in obtaining permits for payment services.

LendTech Financial Institutions

We provide comprehensive legal services to dynamically developing loan institutions.

Cryptoassets and tokenization

Comprehensive legal support for companies providing services in the area of cryptoassets. Legal advice on tokenization issues.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI legal advisory for businesses. Support with AI Act, GDPR, DORA, AI governance, DPIA, FRIA and high-risk AI compliance.

Personal Data

GDPR, data protection and privacy in the FinTech, LendTech and e-commerce industries.

Intelectual Property

We provide advice on intellectual property protection for software developers.

E-commerce

We provide comprehensive services for entities in the e-commerce industry.

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A)

Comprehensive legal support for companies in demergers and mergers, joint venture transactions, the purchase and sale of shares and the set up of holding companies and capital groups.

Relations with supervisory authorities

We advise on the implementation of the recommendations of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority.

Payment services

Specializations

Payment services

We support clients in obtaining permits for payment services.

We develop internal documentation and regulations for payment institutions. We provide ongoing legal services for payment institutions – payment card issuers, online payments, and mobile payments. We provide ongoing consultancy in the field of personal data protection for financial institutions, we provide the services of a data protection officer (DPO) and develop personal data protection documentation.

We prepare regulatory documentation specified in the provisions of the Act on counteracting money laundering and terrorist financing – AML (internal procedures of the obligated institution, procedure of reporting violations).

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We participate in developing payment transaction security policies and ensure their compliance with the recommendations of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) and EBA guidelines on security measures regarding operational risks and risks for the security of payment services.

We participate in developing monitoring procedures, conduct and supervisory activities related to security incidents and customer complaints. We participate in developing procedures for documenting, monitoring, tracking and restricting access to sensitive data regarding payments.

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We participate in developing solutions ensuring business continuity (BIA analysis, risk assessment sheet), implementation of a business continuity plan including measures limiting the risk of business continuity.

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We take part in exercising control over compliance of law by payment institutions in the scope of:

  • compliance of the services provided with the scope of legal regulations applicable to the payment institution;
  • compliance of the services provided with anti-money laundering regulations;
  • compliance of the services provided with the provisions on the protection of personal data performance of reporting obligations towards all competent authorities in terms of compliance with applicable requirements, compliance with data from the entity’s transaction and accounting systems, timely performance performing information obligations towards service users;
  • execution of payment transactions in accordance with the requirements of the relevant provisions, in particular, regarding the completion time, fees charged to users, complaints;
  • managing the outsourcing of payment institution’s activities, managing the agent network, implementation of individual supervisory measures of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority and recommendations of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority.
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We conduct training in the field of personal data protection tailored to the requirements of the management, customer service departments, verification and recovery.

We conduct training in the field of counteracting money laundering and terrorist financing for employees of obligated institutions.

We advise on creating internal procedures for payment institutions in the field of customer verification, service, debt collection and complaint processes.

Awards and honors

Experience

Legal advice on the intergarion of a payment gateway with BLIK

Small payment institution listed on stock exchange – comprehensive legal advice on the intergarion…

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Ongoing legal assistance, application for national payment institution license

We continue to work with the client – a small payment institution, providing payment services: issuing credit cards and providing payment credit to consumers.

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DORA implementation

We continue to work with the client – a leading payment institution. Due to changes in the legal environment and the commencement of application of Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 of the European Parliament and of the Council of December 14, 2022 on the operational digital resilience of the financial sector and amending Regulations (EC) No. 1060/2009, (EU) No. 648/2012, (EU) No. 600/2014, (EU) No. 909/2014 and (EU) 2016/1011 (the DORA Regulation), the client asked us to prepare the necessary documentation and adapt its operations to the requirements of the DORA Regulation.

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Issuance of credit card with revolving limit

We acted as sole counsel in the end-to-end launch of a revolving-limit credit-card product for a small payment-institution and one of the market’s most prominent consumer-lending brands. The mandate began at concept stage and extended through commercial go-live.

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