BKL welcomes new Head of Regulatory Advisory
BKL are delighted to announce the appointment of Ben Arram as Head of Regulatory Advisory, expanding the firm’s offering to businesses in fintech, payment devices and other financial services sectors.
Ben joins BKL with over 20 years of experience advising payment service providers (PSPs), e-money institutions (EMIs), Open Banking, capital markets, banking and financial market infrastructures (FMIs).
He arrives from boutique regulatory consulting firm Bovill, which was subsequently acquired by global asset servicer Ocorian, where he built and led the payments practice.
Ben specialises in advising businesses, in particular PSPs, EMIs and other fintechs, whose day-to-day operations and long-term success depend on managing their risk and compliance.
While he was at Ocorian, this included collaborating with BKL to support clients with FCA compliance and client money audits.
Ben said,
“Joining BKL is an exciting step for me. Having worked closely with the BKL team for many years, and seen how great they are at guiding regulated businesses through complex challenges, I’m delighted to now be part of that team.”
“Fintechs, such as payments and e-money firms, are among the most innovative and customer-centric companies, both in the UK and globally. I’m looking forward to helping BKL support even more of these ambitious businesses at all stages of their development.”
Ben’s arrival builds on the appointment earlier this year of new partners and directors in tax, accounts & business services, audit and corporate finance.
It reinforces BKL’s commitment to working in partnership with business owners: understanding their sectors and goals to bring them the expertise they need, when they need it.
Lee Brook, CEO at BKL, said,
“Many of our clients, in financial services and beyond, are facing an increasingly complex regulatory environment. Ben has a superb reputation for helping new, growing and established businesses to navigate these challenges. I’m thrilled to be welcoming him to our team.”
“By adding Ben’s considerable experience to our existing specialism in advising payments and e-money firms, we’re strengthening our services to forward-thinking businesses who are ready to go further.”
