FinTech Guide 2026 : UK-wide
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A&O Shearman has notable lawyers in its banking and finance, capital markets and corporate practices. The firm has especially outstanding capabilities in handling complex payments law matters, and in transactional and capital markets work involving FinTech clients.
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A&O Shearman advised Zopa on its EUR80 funding round to drive the launch of the neo-bank's new GenAI proposition.
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I found A&O Shearman to be thorough, knowledgeable and very specialised in the FinTech sector.
The team is pragmatic, collaborative, deeply knowledgeable, and provides digestible advice. They are genuine partners who help us to think strategically about how to move our business forward.
Top to bottom they simply have the highest quality lawyers in the industry, and they have capabilities across the globe meaning they can help on literally anything and everything you could ever need.
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Ben Regnard-Weinrabe co-leads A&O Shearman's global FinTech practice and specialises in financial regulatory matters relating to payments, cryptocurrencies, and lending and trading platforms. He is highly praised by peers and clients, and has an impressive global client base.
He has deep knowledge on all things payments and banking in the UK and EU. He provides really practical advice grounded in market knowledge and industry.
Ben Regnard-Weinrabe has excellent overall knowledge of the payments landscape and how to help drive our business forward.
Nikki Johnstone is a partner in A&O Shearman's banking regulatory and FinTech practice. She regularly advises tech businesses, e-money entities and digital banks.
Nikki Johnstone has been great to work with. She is responsive and very sensitive to our needs as a business.
Nikki Johnstone is extremely practical and knowledgeable.
William Samengo-Turner focuses on significant M&A and other corporate matters. His clients include notable FinTech scale-ups, asset management and banking players.
William is my go-to lawyer. He knows everything happening in the industry and he has unparalleled mastery of relevant ecosystems. He is a creative problem-solver, and is always available.
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