Kerensa Sneyd

Kerensa is a financial services expert specialising in banking regulation, anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF). She is a trusted advisor to domestic and international banks, non-bank lenders (particularly those in the buy-now-pay-later and auto-finance sectors), casino and online wagering companies and payment platforms/payment facilitators. Kerensa advises on a broad range of strategically significant issues relating to AML/CTF compliance, ACL and AFSL licensing obligations, retail product design and distribution, the National Credit Code, payment instruments and platforms, breach reporting, unfair contract terms compliance, industry code compliance (eg the Banking Code of Practice and the ePayments Code), large-scale regulatory reform and remediations. She is also experienced in compliance management, establishing regulatory compliance frameworks and supporting systems for consumer lending businesses.

Kerensa co-leads Allens’ AML/CTF practice and is a member of the Law Council of Australia’s Financial Services Committee (Business Law Section) and the Banking and Financial Services Law Association. She also leads Allens’ relationship as an Associate Member of the Australian Finance Industry Association.