Kara A. Kuchar
Overview
Experience
Representative Matters
Prior to joining Kirkland, Kara was involved in the following matters:
- TPG, a leading global alternative asset manager, in its $2.2 billion acquisition of AvidXchange, alongside Corpay.
- Acrisure, a financial technology and insurance company, in its $1.1 billion acquisition of Global Payments’ payroll business.
- 365 Retail Markets, a global leader in self-service retail technology, on a definitive agreement to acquire Cantaloupe, Inc.
- Advent International, a global private equity firm, in its take-private acquisition of Nuvei, a Montreal-based fintech payment processing company.
- SEB Kort, a leading provider of corporate payment solutions in the Nordics, in its acquisition of AirPlus, a leading provider of corporate payment services, including company accounts, virtual cards and corporate cards.
- Tango Card, a digital B2B rewards and incentives provider, in its sale to Blackhawk Network.
- GCP Capital and Flexpoint Ford, both private equity firms, in their acquisition of PNC Global Transfers, a provider of downstream payment processing services to money transmitters, from PNC Bank.
- Western Union in its sale of Western Union Business Solutions to Goldfinch Partners and The Baupost Group.
- Visa in its acquisition of Currencycloud, a global platform that enables banks and fintechs to provide innovative foreign exchange solutions for cross-border payments.
- Remitly in its initial public offering.
- GCP Partners and Flexpoint in their acquisition of TransNetwork Corporation, a B2B electronic domestic and cross-border processing payment platform.
- Thoma Bravo affiliated funds in their acquisition of RealPage, a provider of technology platform used by owners and managers of real property.
- Thoma Bravo affiliated funds in their strategic growth investment in Greenphire, a global leader in financial lifecycle management software for clinical trials.
- WorldRemit in its acquisition of Sendwave, an Africa-focused, app-based remittance firm.
- Centerbridge Partners affiliated funds in their majority investment in Syncapay, and the combination of daVinci Payments with North Lane Technologies, formerly Wirecard North America.
- Western Union in its sale of its Speedpay bill payments business to ACI Worldwide.
- First Data Corporation and KKR in connection with Fiserv’s acquisition of First Data.
- Noventis, a licensed money transmitter and provider of payment solutions, in its acquisition by WEX, a provider of payment processing and information services.
- Small World Financial Services Group, an international omnichannel payment service provider, and Equistone Partners, a private equity fund, in connection with Equistone’s controlling investment in Small World and its U.S.-licensed money transmitter, Choice Money Transfer.
- Securus Technologies in its acquisition of JPay, a technology company that introduced electronic payments to the corrections space, and Securus Technologies and Platinum Equity affiliated funds in Platinum Equity’s subsequent acquisition of Securus Technologies.
- Trans-Fast Remittance, a global payments company, and Apis affiliated funds in connection with Apis’ investment of primary capital into the company.
- H.I.G. Capital, a private equity fund, in connection with its acquisition of the Keefe Group and its licensed money transmitter, Keefe Commissary Network.
- Fleetcor Technologies, a global provider of commercial payment solutions, and Cambridge Global Payments, a B2B international payments provider, in connection with Fleetcor’s acquisition of Cambridge.
- Travelex Group with its acquisition by a consortium led by the owner of UAE Exchange, a global money transfer and foreign exchange Copyright © 2025 Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Attorney Advertising provider, and Centurion Investments, an Abu Dhabi-based private equity firm.
- Western Union in its acquisitions of Custom House and Travelex Global Business Payments.
Prior Experience
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Thought Leadership
Publications
Author, “As Federal Agencies Organize, U.S. States Continue to Lead in Regulating Digital Assets,” CoinDesk, June 8, 2022
Author, “PayPal Appeal May Limit Scope of CFPB’s Rulemaking Power,” Law360, April 4, 2022
Co-Author, “CFPB Remittance Rule Fine Spotlights Cash-Transfer Conduct,” Law360, September 13, 2019
Co-Author, “Virtual Currency Regulation: Analysis of New York’s Proposal,” Westlaw Journal – Computer & Internet, September 11, 2014
Co-Author, “What Your Prepaid Business Needs to Know about the Dodd-Frank Remittance Transfer Provisions: CFPB Issues Final Rule and Concurrent Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Safe Harbors,” Paybefore, February 28, 2012
Speaking Engagements
“Bank-Fin Tech Partnership Series Part 2 – Getting to Answers: Setting Up Partnerships to Satisfy Regulators and Partners Alike,” ACI Fintech & Emerging Payment Systems Conference, May 2025
“MTMA: State Regulator Implementation & Coverage of the Model Law,” NMLS 2025 Annual Conference & Training, February 2025
“Investments in Licensed Money Transmitters: Navigating the Deal and Regulatory Process Successfully,” Money Transmitter Regulators Association Annual Conference, September 2024
“Loyalty, Award, Promotional and Rebate Programs: What’s New, What’s Working and What Needs to Change?” ACI Prepaid Accounts Compliance Conference, April 2024
“Digital Payments: Innovations in Electronic Fund Transfers Amid Rapid Decentralization from the Current Banks/Payment Process,” ACI Fintech & Emerging Payment Systems, April 2023
“Bank Failures: High Level Overview and Considerations,” Client Seminar, May 2023
“Decentralized Finance (DeFi): Money Transmission Issues and AML and Sanctions Risks,” Money Transmitter Regulators Association 2022 Annual Conference & Regulators’ School, September 2022
“What’s Up with the CSBS Money Transmitter Model Law?” NMLS 2022 Annual Conference and Training, February 2022
“Preparing for and Responding to Increased State-Level Regulations, Examinations and Enforcement Efforts in the Prepaid Space,” ACI 20th Annual Forum on Prepaid Card Compliance, Washington, D.C., January 2020
“State Activity Round-Up: What Has Changed in the Last Year in State Money Transmitter Licensing Requirements, and the Latest Regulatory Strides to Streamline Multistate Licensing, Examination and Supervision,” ACI FinTech & Emerging Payment Systems Conference, New York, April 2019
“Payment Processing – A Deep Dive,” Money Transmitter Regulators Association 2017 Annual Conference & Examiners’ School, Savannah, GA, September 2017
“Ensuring Compliance with the Increasingly Aggressive State Regulatory and Enforcement Framework Governing Emerging Payment Systems: Bit Licenses, New Issues Relating to State Money Transmitter Licenses (Including the Examination Process), Payment Processing and Other Considerations,” ACI 12th National Forum on Emerging Payment Systems, San Francisco, CA, July 2016
“Dodd-Frank Remittance Rule Requirements for Consumer Remittances Originating from the U.S. to Abroad,” ACI Advanced Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Forum on Cross-Border Global Payments & Technologies, New York, November 2015
“Prepaid Access,” Money Transmitter Regulators Association 2015 Annual Conference & Examiners’ School, Kansas City, MO, October 2015
“Cross-Border Remittances: Dodd-Frank Section 1073, the CFPB and the Emerging Regulatory Paradigm,” ACI 2nd Advanced Forum on International & Cross-Border Payments, San Francisco, CA, June 2013
“What’s Happening on the State Level?” IIR 8th Annual Prepaid Expo, Orlando, FL, March 2013
“Cross-Border Remittances: Dodd-Frank Section 1073, the Emerging Regulatory Paradigm and Their Impact on Remittances,” ACI Advanced Forum on International & Cross-Border Payments, New York, November 2012
“Post-Conference Workshop: Prepaid Anti-Fraud and your Program. Leveraging the Power of Actively Collaborating as an Industry and Working with Law Enforcement,” Network Branded Prepaid Card Association The Power of Prepaid, Washington, D.C., June 2012
“Emerging Payment Systems: Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Considerations,” IIR 7th Annual Prepaid Expo, Las Vegas, NV, March 2012
“Legislative and Regulatory Updates Affecting Payments Companies,” Fidelity National Information Services Network Payments Executives Council Forum, Miami, FL, March 2012
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- New York
- Connecticut
Education
- University of Connecticut School of LawJ.D.
- Trinity CollegeB.A.