Israel is a corporate and financial services regulatory lawyer currently co-heading the FinTech practice of David Rabbi law firm.
With several years of professional experience advising international clients on banking, regulatory, product characterization, payment and anti-money-laundering law related matters within the EU and the UK in particular, Israel deeply understands the issues and complexities facing the payment services industry.
Most recently Israel has focused on advising entrepreneurs from the digital currency and blockchain space in respect of international regulatory aspects, structuring and characterization of their business models as well as assistance in respect of banking and payments solutions, particularly concerning Exchanges and token offerings.
His passion for the agile fintech and payment industry has been the key in developing strong relationships with industry stakeholders, digital banking partners, regulators, RegTech and international payment specialists.