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Alston & Bird LLP

FinTech Legal: Payments & Lending

FinTech Guide 2026 : USA - Nationwide


Alston & Bird LLP

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FinTech Legal: Payments & Lending - USA - Nationwide

Band 2

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What the Team is Known For
Alston & Bird has a well-respected FinTech practice with particular strength in payments processing and financial services regulatory matters. The firm works with credit card companies, banks and lending platforms on transactional and regulatory matters.
Strengths

The Alston & Bird team has deep knowledge and extensive experience in electronic payments commercial arrangements and related laws and regulations.

The team is excellent at bridging the gap between legal and business advice. They understand the industry and financial services in a way that allows them to serve as a partner of my legal team.

Alston & Bird is very responsive and will always get things done quickly. I've never heard they say an issue is too complex. They're always willing to dig in.

Work Highlights

Alston & Bird advised Arkatechture, a data analytics technology service provider to US banks and credit unions, on issues pertaining to corporate structure, fundraising transactions and founder/employee equity rights.

Notable practitioners
Duncan Douglass
Duncan Douglass provides counsel to banks and FinTech clients on product development and regulatory compliance issues, as well as negotiating partnership agreements.

Duncan is a highly experienced electronic payments lawyer. He has deep knowledge of the payments industry, both the business and legal sides.

Duncan is very well respected and acknowledged.

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