Cathy Beyda is of counsel in the Corporate practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Palo Alto office. Ms. Beyda focuses her practice on financial institutions and other companies participating in the nation’s banking and payment systems. She has advised numerous financial institutions, payroll card companies and employers on issues relating to electronic wage payment, including the development of multi-state compliant paperless wage payment programs. She has counseled the nation’s largest payment brand on strategies for influencing legal developments and removing barriers to electronic wage payment, and on the use of prepaid cards to disburse workers’ compensation and other benefits. Ms. Beyda also frequently works with clients to obtain regulatory approval of their electronic payment programs.