finReg360, FinTech Legal | Chambers FinTech Profile

About

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finReg360, founded in 2016, is a professional services firm specializing in regulatory advisory and consulting, focusing exclusively on the financial services sector.

finReg360 has positioned itself as the leading firm in Spain in this field, with a team of over 60 professionals, each with an average of more than 10 years of experience.

What distinguishes finReg360 in the Spanish market is its unique approach of hyper-specialization, covering not only regulatory strategy and the implementation of regulatory requirements but also the business and operational aspects associated with regulation. Through its four main business lines—Financial Regulation, Strategy and Operations, Data Protection and New Technologies, and Tax—finReg360 advises key players in the financial sector. The firm serves over 900 clients, both national and international, operating in key sectors such as banking, capital markets, insurance, as well as large non-financial companies looking to develop new business lines in the financial sector.

finReg360 aims to combine the legal rigor and excellence of traditional law firms with a strategic consulting approach that adds value and helps clients adapt to complex and highly intrusive regulations impacting their business and organizational models.

finReg360 is also ranked Band 1 in “Banking & Finance: Financial Services Regulation” by Chambers & Partners.

Chambers Review

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FinTech Legal - Spain

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Madrid-based finReg360 is a prominent boutique law firm dedicated to the financial sector with a heavy focus on regulatory matters. The firm has a strong reputation with banks, financial institutions and corporate clients. In particular, the team has significant recognition for its focus on advising startups in the financial sector. The firm provides strategic consulting services alongside its legal offering, advising enterprises on growth and business modelling.

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Work Highlights

finReg360 has been assisting Bizum, a leading Spanish instant payments solution provider, with its strategic expansion to its payments system. This has involved ongoing regulatory advice as well as risk management advice.

Strengths

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finReg360 is very hands-on and willing to help out on issues beyond the original scope, the team really want to go the extra mile. Our experience has been great. They are top experts.

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FinTech

The team at finReg360 stands out for their expertise in capital markets, with a particular focus on emerging crypto and DLT regulation. They combine deep technical knowledge with a practical approach.

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FinTech

finReg360 is very hands-on and willing to help out on issues beyond the original scope, the team really want to go the extra mile. Our experience has been great. They are top experts.

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FinTech

Notable Practitioners

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Jorge Ferrer

Band 1

Jorge Ferrer has considerable experience advising FinTech clients, with particular expertise in acting for investment management and payment institutions. He regularly advises FinTech startups on regulatory matters and venture capital funding rounds.

Jorge has a great view of what's going to happen in the industry in the next five years and is really pragmatic. He always has a business-first attitude.

My experience with Jorge is very good, in terms of his level service, knowledge of the sector, resolution of tasks and speed in response.

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Gloria Hernández Aler

Band 2

Gloria Hernández Aler is a co-founder of finReg360. She is highly experienced in dealing with complex regulatory matters for FinTechs, banks and non-banking financial institutions, including crypto asset service providers.

She is someone we consider very reliable in her opinions, especially on crypto assets.

Being one of the most senior people in the firm she's nevertheless very approachable. She wants us to receive the best quality of service.

Gloria has an excellent strategic view of the market and can understand clients business very well. Has great intuition on what clients need.

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José María Olivares

Band 2

José María Olivares Blanco has deep expertise in banking, securities and insurance regulation. He regularly advises crypto asset service providers, payment services, and e-money institutions on regulatory matters. His practice encompasses authorisations before the Bank of Spain, anti-money laundering and CFT processes.

José has extensive knowledge of regulation and an ability to explain it clearly and concisely.

José is one of the smartest people I know and works really hard.

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Mariona Pericas Estrada

Band 4

Director Mariona Pericas Estrada has a strong understanding of emerging technologies in financial services. She is highly regarded for her expertise in cryptocurrency and regulatory sandbox matters.

Mariona provides clear, actionable advice even in complex or evolving areas, and her communication is always thoughtful and solution-oriented. Her involvement brings clarity to high-stakes matters.

She is really good and knows a lot. She takes care of us and genuinely wants us to succeed. She's very responsive, always ready to answer and usually does so quickly.

She is really knowledgeable. One strength is the capacity she has to communicate with us in a way where anyone can understand the regulation and its impact on our business.

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