Scott McInnes
Scott is a partner in the Brussels office of Bird & Bird where, as an expert in payments regulation and competition law, he works closely with our Finance & Financial Regulation group, our EU & Competition law team, as well as our Public Affairs team. With more than 15 years' experience of competition law and regulation, Scott has considerable expertise in payments regulation and competition law across Europe. Scott advises payment schemes, payments services providers (e.g. card issuers and merchant acquirers), processors, merchants, as well as other stakeholders in the payments value chain. Scott advises them on payments regulation, such as PSD2 (the update EU Payment Services Directive) and the 'level 2' documents under PSD2 such as the Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on Strong Customer Authentication, the EU Interchange Fee Regulation, the EU Cross-Border Regulation, the EU SEPA Regulation. He also advises on AML regulations, outsourcing regulations, banking secrecy rules, and other financial services regulations. Scott also advises on a variety of competition law issues, in particular in the payments sector. Along with the Bird & Bird Brussels public affairs team, Scott also provides support to clients on their public affairs initiatives related to draft legislation and regulations. · Bird & Bird
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Scott McInnes is a partner in the Brussels office of Bird & Bird working with the Finance & Financial Regulation group, EU & Competition law team, and Public Affairs team. He has over 15 years of experience in competition law and regulation, with significant expertise in payments regulation and competition law across Europe. He advises payment schemes, payment service providers, processors, merchants, and other stakeholders on payments regulation (PSD2, RTS on Strong Customer Authentication, EU Interchange Fee Regulation, EU Cross-Border Regulation, EU SEPA Regulation), AML regulations, outsourcing regulations, banking secrecy rules, and other financial services regulations. He also advises on competition law issues, particularly in the payments sector, and supports clients' public affairs initiatives.