Profile
Matt White guides clients through regulatory compliance challenges and represents clients in regulatory and civil investigations and litigation.
Matt has counseled fintech and payment companies on regulatory compliance matters, including those involving the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the Truth in Lending Act, and their respective implementing regulations (Regulations E, V, P, and Z). Adept with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Prepaid Rule, Matt has provided guidance regarding prepaid cards and related compliance.
Matt has also aided clients in developing regulatory compliant products and functionalities, including an earned wage access program, reimbursement prepaid card programs, new merchant cash advance products, and tokenized payment capabilities. In connection with products on which Matt advises, he has also negotiated high-stakes technology sales agreements involving complex regulatory issues, including compliance with data privacy laws, financial regulations, and card network rules.
Beyond helping clients strategize for regulatory complexity, Matt also helps clients navigate government investigations and enforcement actions brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), CFPB, and state attorneys general.
Capabilities
Experience
- Assistant General Counsel (Full Time Secondee), FleetCor Technologies, Inc., 2020-2021
- Represented PWCC Marketplace, LLC, PWCC Services, LLC and PWCC Vault, LLC in connection with their senior secured credit facilities in an amount up to $175 million from WhiteHawk Capital Partners, LP and Wingspire Capital LLC.
- Represented pro bono clients, including assisting in obtaining a settlement for a federal inmate assaulted by a prison guard.°
°The above representations were handled by Mr. White prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
Credentials
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J.D., magna cum laude, Mercer University School of Law
- Member, Mercer Law Review
- B.A., cum laude, The University of Georgia
- Georgia