Seirian Thomas
Senior Knowledge Lawyer, UK
Seirian joined Osborne Clarke in September 2021 as a Senior Knowledge Lawyer within the Financial Institutions Group. She works across four core service lines: financial regulation, funds, payments, and consumer finance.
Seirian's practice covers a broad range of financial services clients, including FinTechs, fund managers, banks, payment providers, and consumer finance firms.
Prior to joining Osborne Clarke, Seirian frequently advised on regulatory issues affecting clients such as banks, investment managers, and private investment funds. She has also spent time on secondment to a leading investment bank's corporate banking business, focusing on payments regulation.
Seirian studied English at Oxford University before qualifying as a solicitor in 2015.
Insights
Regulatory Outlook
Fintech, digital assets, payments and consumer credit | UK Regulatory Outlook September 2023
HM Treasury response to initial consultation on reform of Consumer Credit Act | HM Treasury consultation and call for evidence...
27/09/2023
Read time
8m
Sanctions, ownership and related issues
UK OFSI issues first 'disclosure notice' censuring sanctions breach
Decision provides guidance on compliance as Financial Conduct Authority issues its own sanctions-compliance findings
19/09/2023
Read time
4m
Financial Services
New power for UK regulators over change of control in financial services firms
Legislation beefs up power to impose conditions on new controllers, putting lessons learned from Greensill into practice
12/09/2023
Read time
4m
Banking and finance
UK regulator's guidance for financial promotions on social media set for revamp
The overhaul aims to keep pace with the rapidly changing online landscape while tackling non-compliant and illegal ads
14/08/2023
Read time
3m
Financial Services
UK consults on reform to anti-money laundering supervision
Four potential models include a proposal for a single supervisor that would significantly impact financial service firms
26/07/2023
Read time
4m
Regulatory Outlook
Fintech, digital assets, payments and consumer credit | UK Regulatory Outlook July 2023
FCA letter to cryptoasset firms on changes to financial promotion rules | Parliamentary inquiry into lending to SMEs and access...
26/07/2023
Read time
6m
Financial Services
Chancellor reaffirms UK move towards a 'smarter regulatory framework'
Mansion House speech supports post-Brexit rewrite of the financial services rulebook and payments industry reforms
21/07/2023
Read time
4m
Financial Services
UK boosts consumer protection against authorised push payment fraud
New rules on reimbursing victims are likely to have significant industry impact
21/07/2023
Read time
5m
Knowledge Notes
Reviewing our UK business law predictions for 2023: how are we doing at the half-way point?
We examine how our predictions have turned out in practice, and what to watch out for as autumn draws nearer
19/07/2023
Read time
18m
Financial Services
Future of Financial Services Podcast Series
Welcome to the Future of Financial Services podcast homepage
11/07/2023
Read time
2m
Financial Services
Marketing cryptoassets in the UK? Prepare for new rules this autumn
The UK regulator has confirmed near-final rules governing how firms can promote cryptoassets from 8 October 2023
28/06/2023
Read time
4m
Regulatory Outlook
Fintech, digital assets, payments and consumer credit | UK Regulatory Outlook June 2023
PSR policy statement | Financial promotion rules for cryptoassets | Unbacked cryptoassets to be regulated as gambling | MiCA Regulation...
28/06/2023
Read time
7m
