FinTech Legal
FinTech Guide 2024 : Spain
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(+34) 910 496 459Chambers Review
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, and now provides strategic consulting services alongside its legal offering, advising enterprises on growth and business modelling.
Work Highlights
- finReg360 advised Solaris Bank, a German Banking-as-a-Service startup, on the regulatory implications of operating in the Spanish market.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"finReg360 is a team completely specialised and devoted to FinTech matters."
"They have extensive knowledge of the new regulations but what we value most is their ability to adapt to our context. There is no single solution and they know how to adapt to our interests, taking into account all the options offered by these new regulations."
"All the people I have had the opportunity to work with are highly trained and have enormous knowledge of the financial sector. This allows them to offer imaginative and comprehensive solutions to the most complex problems."
"finReg360 is a team completely specialised and devoted to FinTech matters."
"They have extensive knowledge of the new regulations but what we value most is their ability to adapt to our context. There is no single solution and they know how to adapt to our interests, taking into account all the options offered by these new regulations."
"All the people I have had the opportunity to work with are highly trained and have enormous knowledge of the financial sector. This allows them to offer imaginative and comprehensive solutions to the most complex problems."
Notable Practitioners
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 Ferrer is a born leader with enormous experience in dealing with the most complex issues at the regulatory level."
"He is really knowledgeable on all the regulations, and super at thinking outside of the box."
Gloria Hernández Aler is a co-founder of the firm. She is highly experienced in dealing with complex regulatory matters for FinTechs, banks and non-banking financial institutions.
"Gloria Hernández Aler is a leader, with an incredible view of the whole regulatory environment and industry knowledge ahead of changes."
José María Olivares Blanco has deep expertise in banking, securities and insurance regulation and regularly advises FinTech clients on cross-border regulatory matters. His practice encompasses banking, payment services, and anti-money laundering.
"José is super knowledgeable, very easy-going, flexible and very easy to follow: everything he explains, he puts himself in our shoes and tries to adapt the type of business and size of company we have to the regulations. He's a super top guy."
"José María Olivares Blanco is hard-working and very smart; he is so diligent."
Principal associate Mariona Pericas Estrada has a strong understanding of emerging technologies in financial services and is highly regarded for her expertise in cryptocurrency and regulatory sandbox matters.
"I can't recommend Mariona Pericas Estrada enough, she is really excellent. She's very capable, assuming a lot of responsibility and is doing so successfully."
"Mariona Pericas Estrada is a very strong, leading woman. She entered the crypto and FinTech space with a lot of enthusiasm, and is someone you can learn from. She is a leading crypto and FinTech lawyer in financial regulation."
"Mariona has great knowledge of new regulations and is involved in numerous projects with new business models. That helps us open our minds and look for a different angle."
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