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Financial Services

We advise banks, investment companies, asset managers, exchange houses, insurers, and fintech providers on the full range of regulatory and transactional matters they face under the Central Bank of Kuwait and Capital Markets Authority regimes, from licensing and capital adequacy to product structuring, compliance, and enforcement. Our sector team draws on our corporate, capital markets, banking, litigation, and regulatory practices to deliver a single, coordinated response.

Licensing and authorisation (CBK / CMA)

Regulatory compliance and capital adequacy

Banking and finance transactions

Funds, asset and wealth management

Fintech and payments

Regulatory investigations and enforcement

AML/CFT and governance

Financial Services

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