BANKING, FINANCE & PAYMENT SERVICES

The Banking, Finance & Payments Department of WAN Avocats assists a clientele composed of credit institutions, payment and investment service providers, financial advisors, as well as their agents, executives, and shareholders.

Our team handles banking, financial, and regulatory litigation, as well as preventive advisory work aimed at ensuring regulatory compliance and reducing legal risks.


Our areas of expertise include:

• Banking liability: breaches of information, warning, or advisory duties; errors in the execution of credit or payment operations;

• Financing transactions: structuring, execution, and securing of credit operations; structured finance; asset finance; and security interests;

• Provision of payment and investment services: execution of payment orders, management of malfunctions involving financial instruments, regulatory compliance;

• Guarantees and security interests: litigation relating to sureties, first-demand guarantees, pledges, and mortgages;

• Proceedings before regulatory authorities: assistance before the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) and the Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority (ACPR) in the context of investigations, audits, and disciplinary proceedings.

WAN Avocats’ in-depth understanding of the banking and financial regulatory environment enables the firm to develop tailored defense strategies adapted to the technical constraints of the sector.