Profile
Eli A. Rosenberg counsels both industry leading and start-up FinTech companies as well as financial institutions with respect to their financial services products. Eli routinely advises clients on numerous financial services issues including electronic banking, merchant-acquiring, electronic fund transfer, credit card, debit card, and prepaid card businesses. He also assists clients with state and federal regulatory compliance and other regulatory matters including money transmitter/money service business licensing and marketplace lending issues. Additionally, Eli leads financial services clients in contracting with service providers and negotiates services agreements and independent sales organization, BIN, agent bank, and association contracts. Notably, Eli serves as regulatory counsel to the Innovative Payments Association and works closely with industry leaders and government regulators on emerging issues facing financial services providers.
Since 2021, Eli has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch® in the field of Banking and Finance Law.
Eli received his Juris Doctor from the University of Kansas School of Law in 2012.
Areas of Practice
Education
- University of Kansas School of Law, J.D., Order of the Coif, 2012
- Missouri State University, M.B.A., Beta Gamma Sigma, 2009
- University of Kansas, B.A., with distinction, 2007
Bar & Court Admissions
- Nebraska, 2013
Professional & Civic Affiliations
- ABA UCC Payments Subcommittee, Co-Chair
Selected Recent Publications
- “Paper Tigers? Cashier’s Checks, Nonpayment, and the Holder in Due Course Debate,” The Banking Law Journal, May 2021
- “Data Security and Privacy Law,” Chapter editor, Thomson Reuters, 2021 Ed
- “Electronic Payment Systems: Law & Emerging Technologies,” Chapter editor, American Bar Association, 2018
Recent Speaking Engagements
- “The Latest on On-Demand Wage Payment and Earned Wage Access,” IPA Compliance Boot Camp, Chicago, IL, September 2024
- “2024 MSBA Lunch & Learn Webinar,” Money Services Business Association, August 2024
- “Earned Wage Access Services”, Iowa State Bar Association Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Seminar, April 21, 2023
- “Regulation E Deep Dive,” IPA Compliance Boot Camp, Chicago, Illinois, September 2022
- “Covering Class Action Lawsuits Involving the Zelle Network,” ABA Payments Subcommittee, September 2022
- “Step-by-Step, Block-By-Block: Virtual Currency Overview and Update,” IPA Day of Payments, August 2020
- “Unpacking the Fintech Regulatory Landscape” Flyover Fintech, November 2019
- “Legal Implications of Blockchain and Virtual Currency,” Nebraska IT Symposium, Omaha, NE, May 2018
