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Bird & Bird

FinTech Legal

FinTech Guide 2026 : Spain

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FinTech Legal - Spain

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Bird & Bird in specialises in financial technology and payments regulatory matters. The practice is especially strong in payments regulation and open banking mandates.

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Work Highlights

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  • Bird & Bird is leading a consortium of legal experts to oversee the launch of the European Blockchain Sandbox by the European Commission. The aim of the project is to provide a framework for regulators, supervising authorities and blockchain innovators to engage in an open dialogue about regulation.

Strengths

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  • What stands out at Bird & Bird is their knowledge of each of the matters and their expertise, not only legal but also technical.

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  • Bird & Bird have extensive knowledge of the sector and its commercial orientation.

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  • Bird & Bird is a good option. They have relevant experience and are easy to work with.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • José Luis Lorente Howell
    José Luis Lorente Howell

    José Luis Lorente Howell

    José Luis Lorente Howell is head of Bird & Bird's finance and financial regulation practice in Madrid. He acts for businesses on licence applications and advises FinTechs on domestic and international corporate and financing matters.

    • José is tremendously thoughtful and responsive too. He is very open-minded and he likes to converse about ideas, we appreciate this. He has a great thought process.

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