We are excited to announce the addition of Travers Smith to the Digital Pound Foundation (DPF) as Associate Members. Partner Natalie Lewis will also Co-Chair the DPF’s Policy, Legal and Regulatory working group. Alongside Chris Glennie, Partner at CMS, Natalie will take a leading role in driving the Foundation’s policy and regulatory engagement agenda and our thought leadership in this space.
Travers Smith is a leading full-service law firm based in London. Travers’ award-winning Fintech, Market Infrastructure and Payments (FMIP) Group is the ‘go-to’ practice for strategic advice on wholesale and retail payments, digital assets, distributed ledger technology, securities settlement, and the development of new and innovative products and systems. Their cross-disciplinary team covers expertise in payments, FMI, digital assets and other financial services regulation, AI, technology and commercial contracts, banking and insolvency, IP, data protection & privacy law, competition law, M&A and other strategic transactions, and contentious matters.
Natalie Lewis, Partner and Head of Fintech, Market Infrastructure and Payments at Travers Smith commented: “We have long admired the impact that Claire and the team are making at the Digital Pound Foundation. Active involvement with leading trade associations and expert groups has always been a strategic priority for Travers Smith. We recognise the value that our policy and legislative work through these fora can add for our clients, for the markets and economy, and for society at large. We take pride in our long track record of influencing the development of law and policy across a range of fields. We believe that innovation in the field of digital money calls, now more than ever, for close collaboration between policymakers, regulators, industry and professional advisers, and we are especially excited about the opportunity to contribute to shaping the work of the DPF’s Policy, Legal and Regulatory Working Group.”
Claire Conby, Executive Director & Operations and Innovation Lead, Digital Pound Foundation added: “The evolving political, legal, and regulatory landscape plays a crucial role in shaping how we navigate opportunities and challenges related to new forms of digital money, driving innovation in the process. At the DPF, we are proud of our active engagement with UK policymakers and regulators, and related thought leadership activities, and we are excited that Travers Smith will be joining us in these efforts. Their extensive expertise and influence in the FinTech space will be invaluable as we work together to advance these important initiatives.”
More information
If you would like to learn more about membership, please visit our membership page, or reach out to our Membership and Community Lead, Michelle Brook directly via email: membership@digitalpoundfoundation.com.
For more information about Travers Smith, please visit: https://www.traverssmith.com/
