Clifford Chance has advised Samsung Electronics France in connection with the launch in France of its Samsung Pay solution for contactless payment by mobile phone, notably on aspects relating to the regulation of payment services under the new Payment Services Directive (PSD2), banking secrecy and personal data protection in the new framework laid out by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

The Clifford Chance team that advised Samsung is composed of, in relation to financial regulatory and contract matters, Frédérick Lacroix, partner, assisted by Hélène Kouyaté, senior associate, and, in relation to personal data protection laws, Dessislava Savova, partner, assisted by Jérémy Guilbault, associate.

This case illustrates the involvement of the Paris office in the support of its clients in the distribution of new technology applied to the banking and finance sectors.