Jessica Smith

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Financial Services Regulatory; Fintech; Wealth Management; AML/CTF; Payments;

AWARDS

• Australian Cyber Security Awards – Financial Services Cyber Security Professional of the Year, Finalist 2023
• Lawyers Weekly Corporate Counsel Awards – Financial Services Lawyer of the Year, Finalist 2021

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Laws – Queensland University of Technology
• Bachelor of Creative Industries – Queensland University of Technology
• Certificate IV in Compliance Management – Governance Risk and Compliance Institute
• Certificate IV in Governance and Risk Management – Governance Risk and Compliance Institute
• Graduate Diploma of Applied Corporate Governance and Risk – Governance Institute of Australia
• Certified Information Privacy Manager – International Association of Privacy Professionals
• Admitted to practice in Queensland

SELECTED REPRESENTATIONS

• Advised BetaCarbon on the licensing and regulatory requirements of its Australian Carbon Token and Retirement Token, including proposing the innovative two-token design to enable an early launch of the Carbon Token.
• Advised two international cryptocurrency exchanges on product and services offerings, payments and regulatory requirements.
• Advised on the design, structure, distribution, regulatory requirements and commercial negotiations for payment solutions including Divipay and EonX.
• Advised Oracle Advisory Group on a range of regulatory issues including adviser onboarding and offboarding, group restructure, MDA and SMA offering, platform relationships, client disclosure and conflict management.
• Advised Oaktree Capital on a major regulatory due diligence project in relation to the potential acquisition of a large, diversified financial services business.
• Advised various payments, lending, funds and crypto clients on their AML/CTF compliance and regulation obligations including applicable designated services, know-your-customer (KYC) measures, AML programs and AUSTRAC applications.