Dr. Mateusz Blocher

Dr. Mateusz Blocher

Senior Counsel, attorney-at-law

Joined SK&S in 2009. Specialises in public and private banking law with a particular emphasis on payment services and AML. Acts as an advisor to banks and other financial sector institutions mainly on regulatory issues. Completed numerous deployment processes, including those related to PSD2, PAD, EMD2, CCD, and AMLD 3, 4, and 5. Advises on compliance. Regularly supports banking-sector in implementing various European law solutions in the area of financial market regulation. An author of academic publications on regulatory changes in banking. He has a civil law Ph.D. (University of Warsaw).

CONTACT
Phone:+48 22 608 73 14
Mobile phone:+48 883 391 783
Fax:+48 22 608 70 70
Education
  • Council of the Bar in Warsaw – attorney-at-law
  • University of Warsaw – Ph.D. in law – 2020
  • Certified Anti-Money Laundering Officer (AML) – 2019
  • District Bar Council in Warsaw – advocacy apprenticeship – 2015-2018
  • University of Warsaw – MA in law – 2014
conferences
  • 12th Congress of Banking Law and Financial Technology – moderator
  • Polish Bank Association - Digital Banking Academy - Legal changes – e-banking and FinTech – lecturer
  • 11th Congress of Banking Law and Financial Technology – lecturer
  • Polish Bank Association – User Experience (UX) - legal aspects – lecturer
  • Polish Bank Association – Fallback exemption - lecturer
  • Polish Bank Association – Digital Banking Academy – All you need to know about PSD2 – lecturer
  • Payment Services Forum 2019 – lecturer
  • X Polish National Congress of Banking Law – lecturer
  • Polish Bank Association - Implementation of the PAD directive – lecturer
  • Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) / Polish Bank Association – New Payment Services Directive (PSD2) – lecturer
Experience
  • Payment services
  • New technologies in the financial market / FinTech
  • AML/CFT
  • Consumer credit
  • Regulated outsourcing
  • Providing ongoing regulatory advice in financial services
  • Licensing of banks, financial institutions, and payment institutions
  • Business activity of branches of credit institutions
  • Regulatory banking aspects in large financing transactions
  • Leasing and factoring
RECOMMENDATIONS
  • Chambers & Partners – FinTech Legal
  • Legal 500 – Banking and finance