Nicole Sandler is a lawyer in the Global Regulatory Policy team at Barclays. She focuses on the impact of fintech related regulation and initiatives on Barclays in the UK and globally, including advising on various sandbox and regulatory initiatives proposed by regulators such as the FCA, MAS, CFTC and Japanese FSA. Nicole engages with regulators both in the UK and globally in relation to fintech matters for Barclays including chairing a meeting with the Fed and sitting on panels with the FCA. Further she represents Barclays in various regulatory forums and industry groups. For example, Nicole is a member of the FMLC Finance and Technology Scoping Group at the BoE (and helped draft their ‘Issues of Legal Uncertainty Arising in the Context of Virtual Currencies’ paper) and the BBA Digital Strategy Group. Further Nicole represented Barclays at the EDCAB virtual currency and blockchain roundtables at the European Parliament.