Payment Solutions

We advise stakeholders across the payments industry on innovative technologies, regulatory compliance and strategic partnerships, helping clients bring secure, market-leading solutions to life.
Key Contact
Flynn Matthew
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Overview

Bennett Jones acts as a trusted advisor and knowledge resource for clients in the payments industry. We represent issuers, acquirers, payment processors (on-shore and off-shore), e-payment security consultants, retailers, card and chip manufacturers and distributors, financial institutions, payment solution enterprises, brand owners and licensees, mobile communications companies, payment network operators and members, technology and software application developers and licensors, integrators, hardware and device manufacturers, and all other stakeholders across the payment sector.

We represent clients in the most innovative developments in all areas of payment and card programs, such as credit, debit, stored value or other credential issued payment mechanisms, including online payment products, mobile wallets, person-to-person payments, and related RFID and NFC solutions.

Payment Solutions Services

Areas of Payment Practice

Payment Solutions Industry Affiliations

Client Work

Payments Canada
as lead external law firm to transform and modernize Canada's financial clearing, settlements and payments infrastructure
Advise a broad range of Canadian and US based retailers on their e-commerce and online payment systems, including records compliance, financial regulation and privacy matters
Advise several multi-national technology solutions enterprises concerning their marketing, distribution and sale of integrated IT and e-processing solutions
Advised a Canadian financial institution on the purchase and sale of a card account portfolio
Advised a large Canadian bank on various agreements with service providers offering AML compliance and credit checks
Advised many of the largest B2B e-commerce networks in the world (across several sectors) on financial settlements and membership payment structures
Advised on a mobile wallet development, marketing and customer set-up project
Advised on patent protection for payment technology
Advised one of the world's largest web search engine providers on Internet advertising issues, laws and regulations
Assistance to a wide range of payment intermediaries, including providing advice on card account processing agreements
Assisted in the development, commercial testing and launch of wireless handheld device payment systems and related SIM Card “real estate” license rights
Numerous electronic payment mandates for one of the world's largest credit card enterprises, including their related commercial alliances with issuers, gateway intermediaries, and ...
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Represented a leading provider of web services software solutions for the world's banking, manufacturing, and equipment finance markets, in successfully negotiating a software license ...
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Recognitions

IFLR 1000 Finance and Corporate
Winner, Internet & E-commerce Law Firm of the Year - Canada

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