Jean-Christophe is a Counsel in Osborne Clarke financial regulatory practice. He is an accomplished professional with extensive expertise in the field of FinTech and financial regulation, with a strong background in ICT and data regulations. He possesses a thorough knowledge of financial services and FinTech regulation, encompassing areas such as payments, e-money, insurance, anti-money laundering, and crypto-assets. Jean-Christophe is regarded as a trusted expert in his field.
Jean-Christophe advises national and international financial institutions and unregulated businesses, including FinTechs, RegTechs, banks, insurance companies, and IT service providers. He offers in-depth guidance on Belgian and European regulatory matters pertaining to their services.
In addition to his financial regulation expertise, Jean-Christophe has a strong background in IT and data law, with a specific focus on open finance and data sharing within the financial sector.
Jean-Christophe's contributions to the field of financial regulation are evident through his authorship of several academic articles on the legal dimensions of regulating technologies used in the financial industry.
Prior to his current role, Jean-Christophe gained valuable experience as an in-house counsel at a major Belgian bank and also worked on secondment at an innovative international FinTech.
Jean-Christophe Vercauteren is recommended in The Legal 500 as a key lawyer.
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