Peter has been involved in finance and technology since 2000 when he started his career at another leading international law firm in London. Peter helped to establish the Gibraltar E-Money Association (GEMA) and has been acting as GEMA’s Secretary since 2012.
Peter advises FinTech and payments (including e-money), financial services, and crypto asset businesses on a wide range of regulatory issues and interactions with the regulator; cross-border regulatory compliance; authorisations and registrations for AML (including VASP registration); cross-border tax issues; data protection; commercial contracts; corporate structuring and the establishment and operation of investment funds (including crypto asset funds).
Areas of Expertise
Anti-Money Laundering Compliance / Betting & Gaming / Commercial / Corporate / Crypto & DLT Providers / EU Law / Foundations and Trusts / Fintech & Payments / Financial Services / Fund Administration / Regulatory Support & Licensing / Taxation
Experience Advising
- A number of major multinational online gaming companies on becoming licensed in Gibraltar and setting up their office and operations in Gibraltar.
- An experienced investor crypto asset fund (NAV >$100m) on the establishment of a protected cell company fund structure for a range of strategies including an open-ended long DeFi cell, an open-ended yield cell, and a closed-ended VC type cell.
- Token issuing entities in becoming registered as VASPs for AML purposes and liaising with US counsel in respect of US securities laws.
- A payment service provider on authorisation and regulatory issues in Gibraltar, the UK, and the EU and on various contractual matters.
- A crypto asset liquidity provider in respect of market making and loan structure.
Professional Activities
Ramparts are members of the UK Payments Association, GEMA and GANT.