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AZB & Partners

FinTech Legal

FinTech Guide 2026 : India


AZB & Partners

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Our solutions in the Fintech space cover entry strategies, regulatory approval and compliance processes, the launch of new products, improvements to existing Fintech products and services and structuring contractual arrangements on white labelling. It extends to public and private M&A, capital raises, joint ventures, intra–group restructuring, data protection and localisation and internal investigations and policy formulation.

Our practice is designed to ensure that the team are not just technology specialists, but can leverage their transactional and advisory skills for holistic counsel. By helping assemble industry representations to regulators and government bodies and making pragmatic recommendations, our clients continue to remain competitive.

Our expertise has evolved to also include cross border data access, transfer or storage, emerging payment systems and the legal and regulatory aspects of emerging technologies (block chain, crypto–currencies, Over The Top media services, technology–payments integration, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things).

Clients (6)

  • Visa
  • CoinBase
  • General Catalyst
  • Jio
  • RBI
  • Tiger Global

Industries (8)

  • Technology
  • Payments / Emerging Payment Systems
  • Over The Top (OTT) Media Services
  • Blockchain
  • Cryptocurrencies
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Machine Learning
  • Internet of Things (IoT)

Chambers Review

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FinTech Legal - India

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For
AZB & Partners has one of the premier banking and finance practices in the country, and it is the firm of choice for many large financial institutions. The firm has advised on high-profile investment deals in the FinTech sector. It also has strong credibility with banking regulators, and regularly represents FinTech clients facing regulatory issues.

Work Highlights

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  • AZB & Partners advised Visa on the Indian aspects of its USD1 billion acquisition of Pismo.

Strengths

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  • AZB is a full-service law firm which is well positioned to advise on all aspects of complex deals and sector-specific advice.

    FinTech Legal respondentFinTech
  • AZB & Partners is able to translate expertise gained in other complex matters to the current problem at hand to give advice which is on-point.

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  • Not only do AZB take into account the operational nuances of the product that they are advising on, but they also manage to provide clear guidance on risks associated with ambiguous areas of law.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 2Rohan Bagai
    Band 2Rohan Bagai

    Rohan Bagai

    Rohan Bagai advises FinTech clients on financial regulatory compliance matters. Bagai advises on payments law, cryptocurrency matters and data protection.
    • Rohan Bagai possesses an in-depth sectoral understanding and expertise that I have been unable to see with other similarly placed peers of his.

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  • Band 2Vipul Jain
    Band 2Vipul Jain

    Vipul Jain

    Vipul Jain is a member of AZB's financial institutions practice and an experienced adviser to banks and large payments processing businesses. Jain advises on regulatory compliance, market entry and licensing work.

    • Vipul Jain is always very responsive, and I appreciate how well he coordinates the interactions from the firm even if requires participation from other teams in AZB.

      FinTech Legal respondentFinTech
    • Vipul is knowledgeable and represents many important players in the industry. He has a lot of insight into evolving regulations.

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