Parag Patel advises financial services companies, financial institutions, and fintechs on transactional and regulatory matters.
Parag guides banks, non-bank lenders, and payments and technology companies, from startups to global market leaders, as well as their vendors on:
Parag strategizes innovative and practical solutions to clients' complex regulatory and transactional issues that arise when revolutionary technologies integrate with heavily regulated financial activities. He leverages deep knowledge of the relevant regulatory regimes impacting payments, banking and consumer and small-business lending in the US, including the:
Parag also helps clients navigate regulatory issues including acquiring transmission and lending licenses and addressing enforcement or litigation issues. He regularly advises clients on blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies, smart contracts, using " big data " in decisioning systems, as well as artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Parag leverages his multifaceted experience — first within a fintech startup, and then at a leading bank — to bridge the understanding of Wall Street and innovators and connect leaders from finance and technology.
Parag’s representative matters include advising:
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