Envision a scenario where there is no longer any “cash” in today’s sense, and therefore employers have to come up with alternative payment methods to compensate their employees: cryptocurrencies, NFTs, or other alternative payment methods (remuneration in kind, etc.). We want to explore to what extent today’s legal and regulatory framework allows to make alternative payment methods to employees possible across continents and why (or why not), evaluate what changes would be required to improve employer’s flexibility in the future and find possible solutions.
Academic PROGRAMME
THE END OF CASH – Crypto salary and other alternative methods of remuneration or how to align employees' and regulators' demands
Organised by the Banking, Finance and Capital Markets and Labour Law Commissions
Session #2
Date & Time
Location
Tuesday, 22 August
10:40 – 11:40 GTM-3
Golden Room
Description
Speakers & Moderators
Sajai Singh
J. Sagar Associates I advocates & solicitors, India
Sajai Singh is one of the pioneers in the field of technology law in India. When he started his career in 1990 this area of law didn’t even exist. He has been supporting technology industries and their legal, regulatory and compliance needs since 1992 and has seen the law develop as also the industry. He was the first Asian President of ITechLaw and first Asian Chair of IBA’s Technology Law Committee. He lives and work in Bangalore, India, and is passionate about education (including teaching at Maastricht University).
Eugenia Siracusa
Legal Department of the International Monetary Fund, USA
Eugenia Siracusa is a Counsel in the Legal Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington DC, United States. Before joining the IMF, Ms. Siracusa worked as Legal Officer in the Legal and Enforcement Department (Legal Unit) of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) in Paris, France. Prior to this Ms. Siracusa was an Associate in the Corporate and Financial Services Department of Law Firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and a Teaching Assistant in International Law at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, both located in Milan, Italy. Ms. Siracusa also worked in the Legal Service of the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium. She received her LL.M. from the University College of London (UCL) in the United Kingdom, and her Masters Degree in Law from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy. Ms. Siracusa is a solicitor admitted to practice law in England and Wales
Juliana Araujo
Payments Services Lawyer, Brazil
Juliana Araujo is a Senior Compliance Manager at Amazon Brazil, covering digital payments across Latin America. With deep knowledge of the regulatory regimes across Latin America, Juliana has assisted international financial and crypto entities in the licensing process, implemented risk assessment and compliance programs. Juliana inter alia served as Compliance Officer and MLRO for Crypto.com in Brazil, Chief Compliance Officer for Latin America, MLRO for Hudson Advisors, Compliance Officer and MLRO for Moody’s Investment Services and Head of Legal and Compliance for The Royal Bank of Scotland. Junia is attuned to legal and regulatory innovations, global initiatives and developments in payment services, digital payments and crypto. She graduated from Mackenzie University/SP, post-graduated in Business Administration from EAESP/FGV and received a master’s degree in international economics Relations Law from PUC/SP. |
Daniel Weber
Wenger Vieli, Switzerland
Daniel S. Weber is Counsel at Swiss law firm Wenger Vieli and mainly works in the areas of banking and financial market law, internal and regulatory investigations, white collar crime, and FinTech. He has broad experience regarding the development of products and services in the FinTech space and the regulation of financial services. Daniel’s expertise includes advice as to a wide variety of complex regulatory and compliance matters, regulatory licensing and enforcement proceedings, crypto currencies and other digital assets.
Boriska Rocha
SA Law, Brazil
Boriska Rocha is a Partner in the labor practice at SA Law in Brazil She has over 15 years of experience assisting national and international companies on preventive labour matters and litigation. Boriska graduated from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie and obtained an LL.M granted by King’s College London, UK. She is recognized by Chambers Latin America, Who’s Who Legal, Best Lawyers and Legal 500. She speaks Portuguese, English and Spanish.
Session Coordinators
Teresa Waidmann
Schönherr Rechtsanwälte GmbH, Austria
ANNELOES VAN UHM
Van Doorne N.V., Netherlands
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