About
Partner and Head of the Payments Practice at Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co., Ido Amir advises banks, card issuers and acquirers, payments and financial institutions, fintechs and other payments participants on payments and digital financial services, covering both regulatory and commercial matters. He has worked on card processing, open banking/payment initiation, digital wallets, pay-apps, payment schemes and card loyalty programs, handles financial licensing matters and represents clients before the Bank of Israel and the Israel Securities Authority; he previously served more than seven years with the IDF Military Advocate General, including as Head Legal Counsel of the Home Front Command.
Practice areas
Banking & FinancePaymentsFintechFinancial Services Regulation
Office
Expertise
PaymentsDigital Financial ServicesCard ProcessingOpen Banking / Payment InitiationDigital WalletsPay-appsPayment SchemesCard Loyalty ProgramsFinancial LicensingRegulatory Representation
Education
- LL.B (cum laude), Tel Aviv University, 2007
Admissions
- Israel Bar Association, 2008
Languages
EnglishHebrew