FinTech Legal

Finnius is one of the largest financial regulatory law boutiques in the Netherlands. Its staff are predominantly senior practitioners with years of experience in previous roles at larger, international law firms. The firm combines both non-contentious and contentious regulatory services in advising on MiCAR and DORA as well as assisting in sensitive investigations and enforcement proceedings.

"Finnius has a very clear view of the field in which it operates and the potential responses and attitudes of the regulator."

"Finnius shows an in-depth level of knowledge with a pragmatic approach. The team is very experienced, communication is clear and open, and it has knowledge of how organisations work in practice."

"The Finnius team has good regulatory relations, but is also is able to handle court cases with regulators."

Finnius assisted Tencent with its payment institution license application in the Netherlands with the Dutch Central Bank for its global online gaming merchant payment institution business line, Midaspay.

Bart Bierman is experienced in financial regulatory work, offering his expertise to banks, investment firms and payment institutions on governance and regulatory queries. "Bart provides excellent quality. He is a well-balanced lawyer." "Bart Bierman gives no-nonsense, exemplary guidance."

Casper Riekerk focuses on market access and compliance matters. His expertise includes litigation against supervisory authorities and criminal investigations into financial institutions. "Casper is very knowledgeable when it comes to payments." "Casper Riekerk has deep experience and he is an incisive advisor."

Tim de Wit advises clients on various FinTech matters, with particular expertise in asset management, payments and anti-money laundering. He regularly contributes to publications on asset management and investment funds. "Tim de Wit is very knowledgeable, both on a detailed level and on regulatory matters as a whole. He is also very responsive and thorough in his advice."