Felix advises national and international payment and e-money institutions, banks, financial service providers and other companies active in the financial sector on regulatory matters, including anti-money laundering and compliance issues. One focus of his work is advising payment service providers and FinTech companies.
Education and Career
Felix studied law at the University of Cologne. He completed an LL.M. program at the University of Cape Town (UCT). Before his work at YPOG, he worked as a lawyer at GÖRG in the area of banking and payment services regulatory law. Additionally, he was employed as a legal trainee at an international large law firm.
Experience
Prior to joining YPOG, Felix's recent experience includes advising:
- several companies in BaFin licensing procedures for conducting e-money business (e-money institutions) and providing payment services (payment institutions)
- several payment and e-money institutions on various regulatory matters related to payment services regulatory law
- a credit institution on the regulatory aspects of outsourcing management (including the requirements under DORA)
- several companies in structuring their business models to avoid the need for licensing
Qualifications
- Attorney at Law
- LL.M. (University of Cape Town)
Languages
- German
- English
- French
- § 27 ZAG – Organizational duties
in: Casper/Terlau (eds.), Payment Services Supervision Act: ZAG, 3rd ed. 2023 (co-author) [in German].
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