Banking Law

The Court of Appeal of Rouen has upheld a judgment in favor of a client who fell victim to a sophisticated banking fraud. The ruling ...

On 5 December 2025, the Paris Judicial Court validated a judicial public interest agreement (CJIP) between the public prosecutor and the Spanish bank Banco Santander. ...

An employee embezzles more than 260,000 euros from her employer over 13 months through 58 successive wire transfers to her personal accounts. Should the receiving ...

When you fall victim to fraud and have sent money to scammers, you often feel helpless when dealing with your bank. However, a decision by ...

A Security Breach with Potentially Devastating Consequences In early February 2026, Sumsub, one of the world’s leading online identity verification providers, disclosed that it had ...

In a decision rendered on 15 January 2026, the Paris Judicial Tribunal ordered BNP PARIBAS to reimburse a customer who fell victim to “spoofing”, while ...

Payment services law, governed by the Monetary and Financial Code (CMF), rests on a delicate balance between user protection and the liability of the payment ...

On 27 November 2025, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union reached a political agreement on the revision of payment services legislation, ...

The rapid development of digital payment services, such as the integration of bank cards into mobile application “wallets,” exposes consumers to new forms of fraud. ...

Consumer law, and particularly the issue of the limitation period for recovery actions by professionals, is an area where case law continuously provides essential clarifications. ...

Factoring is an essential corporate financing tool. However, when an assigned receivable proves to be definitively irrecoverable, complex tax mechanisms come into play, raising a ...

The relationship between a client and their bank, particularly when the latter acts in the capacity of a wealth management advisor, is governed by strict ...