On this inaugural episode of the “Fintech Focus” podcast — which will examine trends and developments throughout the fintech space — Skadden attorneys Joseph Kamyar and Azad Ali kick off a series that will look at the extent to which regulators are dictating fintech investment terms.

To begin the series, Joseph and Azad take a look at neobanks — which have been garnering much attention in the press — and reflect on how regulators have shaped neobank fundraisings over the past couple of years.They also provide insights into the shift in neobank fundraising strategies post-PRA guidance.

Name: Joseph Kamyar

Title: European Counsel, Corporate at Skadden

Specialty: Joseph Kamyar advises on a wide variety of corporate transactions, including cross-border private mergers and acquisitions, fundraisings, joint ventures, corporate reorganizations and general corporate matters, with a particular focus on the financial services, technology and media sectors.

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Name: Azad Ali

What he does: Azad Ali leads Skadden’s U.K. and EU financial services regulation practice, which covers a wide spectrum of sectors including banking, investment banking, market infrastructure, fintech, asset management, insurance and regulated businesses generally in the London and European markets.

Organization: Skadden

Words of wisdom: “Common Equity Tier 1 is a key part of a bank's capital structure for regulatory purposes. It includes ordinary share capital, as well as other items such as retained profits. It is regarded as the highest quality of regulatory capital as it is the most loss absorbent and subordinated to other tiers of capital.”

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