Deborah S. Thoren-Peden

Deborah’s practice focuses on banking, electronic commerce, privacy, anti-money laundering and the Office of Foreign Assets Control regulations. She represents and advises bank and non-bank financial institutions (both domestic and international), money transmitters, high-technology, Internet, telecommunications, insurance and a variety of other types of companies. Her primary area of practice also includes the Bank Secrecy Act, investment products, electronic funds transfers, gift and prepaid cards. She participates on the NACHA Council for Electronic Billing and Payment, and the ATMIA Debit Council, and has participated on other various NACHA working groups (including the Internet working group and Cross Border working group), and is a member of the National Retail Association, the Direct Marketing Association, the California Retailers Association. In this capacity, she has familiarity with international payments, NACHA IAT rules and SWIFT.