Managing Director, Lazarus U.K.
Tim Buckingham
- UK
Tim Buckingham has spent more than 30 years in financial services. As Managing Director of Lazarus U.K., he takes payment and fintech businesses from licence application to day-to-day regulatory life, for established institutions and start-ups alike.
- Financial regulation
- Payments
- UK authorisation
- AML compliance
Why clients choose Tim
30+ years in financial services
Experience that covers how regulated businesses actually operate, not only what the rules say.
From licence to launch
Licence applications, compliance systems, product design and business partnerships handled as one plan.
Institutions and start-ups
He advises financial institutions, payment service providers, fintech companies and early-stage businesses.
UK and Canada together
Working with the firm’s Canadian offices for businesses active in both markets.
Representative experience
- Licence applications for payment service providers and other financial services businesses.
- Design and build of compliance systems for regulated firms.
- Regulatory input on product design and business partnerships.
- Support for cross-border business and day-to-day regulatory matters.
- Compliance and AML support for online gambling businesses.
Practice areas
What types of matters does Tim Buckingham handle?
Financial regulation and payments in the UK, coordinated with our Canadian offices when a business operates in both markets.
UK payments regulation
Advice on the UK payment services and e-money regimes for payment and e-money businesses.
Authorisation and market entry
Preparing firms for applications to, and engagement with, UK regulators.
Compliance frameworks
Policies, controls and governance that match the firm’s risk profile.
AML for online gambling
Compliance and anti-money laundering support for online gambling businesses.
Start-ups and scale-ups
Regulatory planning for early-stage fintechs, from business model review to launch.
Cross-border payments
Structuring payment services across the UK, Canada and other markets.
Professional biography
Professional experience
Tim leads Lazarus U.K. His work covers the regulatory side of payments and financial services: authorisation, compliance frameworks, and the practical questions that arise when a business holds or moves money for its customers.
Clients
Established financial institutions and early-stage businesses, domestic and international, including online gambling businesses that need compliance and AML support.
Experience at a glance
For general information only. The outcome of any matter depends on its facts, and past results do not guarantee future results.
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