Bio

Bright Tibane is a Partner in our Johannesburg office Banking & Finance department and a member of the Banking and Financial Services Regulatory practice. Bright is a financial sector-focused regulatory lawyer who specialises in financial services (including asset management), securities, fund management, domestic and international payment services, financial technology (fintech) services, regulated lending, exchange control, banking services and anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing. He regularly advises financial service providers (including asset managers), capital market participants (such as exchanges, brokers, custodians and nominees), fund managers, domestic and international payment service providers, fintech service providers, regulated credit providers and banks on compliance matters, product distribution and marketing requirements, and on registration, licensing, authorisation and approval requirements. He also assists clients with applications for regulatory registration, licensing, authorisation, approval and exemptions, leveraging his good relationship with financial sector regulators. Bright has rich exchange control experience, placing him in the great position to service clients in and outside the financial sector in respect of cross-border transactions, such as cross-border loans and cross-border investments. Bright assists clients with drafting, reviewing and negotiating regulated agreements such as brokerage agreements, product distribution agreements, investment mandates, merchant acquiring agreements (among others).