“Amazing, extremely business-focused, works really fast, and she really knows her field.”
Chambers FinTech 2025
“She's been instrumental from a legal standpoint.”
Chambers FinTech 2025
“Very deep knowledge of payments.”
Chambers FinTech 2025
Leading individuals ‒ Finance: Fintech
The Legal 500 US 2024
"Barrie is great. She is a very insightful lawyer."
Chambers FinTech 2024
"She is definitely a powerhouse."
Chambers USA 2022
"Responsive and extremely knowledgeable… she does not hesitate to tell us the best course of action given our situation."
Chambers USA 2022
Profile
Barrie VanBrackle advises industry leaders on complex fintech transactions, specifically regarding payment technology and consumer financial services compliance.
Barrie helps merchants, payment processors and fintech vendors navigate key areas at the intersection of technology and finance, including:
Consumer-facing financial and banking
Regulatory counseling and investigations, including for new US market entrants
Payment card industry regulations, including brand operating rules and data security standards
Money transmission
Prepaid card access
An authority on payments and consumer financial services compliance, she regularly guides clients on transactions involving payment systems participants, including large merchants and financial technology companies, with respect to payment acceptance, payment issuance, co-brand agreements, payment card industry data security issues, and payment regulatory matters.
Barrie ’s deep experience also includes advising corporate and private equity clients within the context of mergers and acquisitions and other fintech investments.
She has been recognized as a leading lawyer by The Legal 500 US and is nationally ranked for FinTech Legal: Payments & Lending – Chambers USA.
She frequently speaks at industry events and writes on the evolving regulatory and compliance issues relating to payments and other e-commerce matters.
Barrie is active in the community and regulatory volunteers with Merchant Acquirers’ Committee (MAC), a nonprofit trade association in the payment processing ecosystem. She holds a leadership position within MAC’s Government Relations Strategic Insights Group.
Experience
Barrie ’s experience includes advising:
Payment card issuing and merchant acquiring banks
A top 5 financial institution on acquiring a card program
A large issuing bank and a sports franchise on negotiating cobrand agreements
Traditional merchants in negotiating novel payment acceptance methods
Fintech companies on navigating relevant banking and money transmission rules, including new market entrants into the United States
Thought Leadership
Author, “Potential Applications of Emerging Technologies to Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Programmes,” Journal of Financial Compliance
Speaker, “Unraveling the Complex State Regulatory Arena: Keeping a Watchful Eye on What States are the Most Active?”, ACI FinTech & Emerging Payment Systems Conference
Panelist, “All About the Money – Innovations in Cashless Gaming and Payment Technology,” IAGA International Gaming Summit
Panelist, “Remote Workforce: Lessons Learned During the Shutdown and Redefining the Future Workplace Without Physical Walls,” Women Leaders in Financial Services Law and Compliance Conference
Author, “The CFPB's Final Rule on Prepaid Cards and Early Industry Reaction,” Payments & Fintech Lawyer
Panelist, “Know Before You Owe: The Rule’s Aggressive Requirements Regarding Disclosures,” ACI’s Prepaid Card Compliance Forum
Author, “CFPB Flexes Its Muscles Over Data Security Representations,” E-Finance & Payments Law & Policy
Firm honored by Law360 for advising startups, financial institutions, VCs, digital asset and Web3 participants, and corporations on their most innovative and complex transactions, investigations, litigation, and regulatory matters.
A Republican Congress and the incoming Trump administration may employ the CRA to quickly overturn recent rules that faced heavy criticism from the financial services industry.
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