The Payments Law Top 10: Common Payment Issues and Practical Suggestions on How to Avoid or Resolve Them

Session Description:

Today’s global ecommerce requires agility with not only accepting and/or offering varied payment methods to clients, but doing so while trusting that payment platforms are secure and resilient. But what happens if you encounter fraud, errors, delays, or chargebacks? Or what if you receive or issue multi-currency payment methods, e.g., e-wallet, mobile, debit/credit cards? How do you navigate the legal web of payments laws and remedies? This session will answer these questions and consider other common payment problems, issues and pitfalls, followed by suggestions from three payment attorneys for how to avoid or resolve them.

Speaker(s):

Scott Jones, Adams and Reese Law, LLP

Scott Jones is a partner on the Financial Services Team at Adams and Reese LLP and is licensed in the District of Columbia, Tennessee, and Mississippi. He regularly speaks at payments-related conferences and works with financial institutions throughout the United States on payment systems, payments fraud, and bank operations, including treasury management services, wire transfers, ACH transactions, online banking, mobile banking, and emerging payment systems. He began his practice as a litigator and has over 15 years of experience advising clients on risk-minimization and best practices for avoiding litigation.  He now regularly advises financial institutions on drafting agreements and navigating various compliance issues.