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FinTech Legal - Italy
What the Team is Known For
LEXIA has a strong regulatory focus. The firm advises corporate and banking clients on payment services and financial products in open banking and digital assets.
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FinTech Guide 2026 : Italy
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LEXIA
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LEXIA'S FINTECH WIDE EXPERTISE
Lexia is on the national podium in the field of financial services regulation, with a specific focus on Fintech, Open Banking, Payment Services and E-money, Blockchain, DeFi and Crypto-Assets.
The firm also provides assistance in additional fields that are often connected with Fintech, such as Technology, AI, ICT and gaming.
The firm’s team comprises young and motivated attorneys with a strong personal interest in financial innovation.
Some of the members are founders of start-ups in the fintech and blockchain fields.
Lexia is a founding member and exclusive partner for Italy of Fintech Lawyers Group Int., the first European network of independent law firms specialized in Fintech regulation, assisting the main Fintech operators in Europe. It is one of the few professional partners of the Milan Fintech District and of Fin+Tech (a Fintech accelerator promoted by Cassa Depositi e Prestiti and major Italian banks). It takes part to seminars, conferences and events organized on Fintech matters.
The strength of Lexia’s financial services team is based on the experience gained by its professionals in advising traditional financial institutions combined with a deep knowledge of the Fintech and Blockchain ecosystem. Lexia’s professionals have an in-depth knowledge of the “tech” aspects of Fintech. Some of them have experience in the IT field, having contributed to the programming of smart contracts for blockchain platforms.
Work Highlights
LEXIA has assisted German neo-bank Vivid Money to establish and operate an Italian branch. This included a review of the bank's terms and conditions to comply with Italian law as well as making sure the bank's services conformed to Italian anti-money laundering regulation.
Strengths
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The main strength of LEXIA is how they balance the complex regulatory framework as well as the business needs of the company. Their approach was always practical.
LEXIA is an excellent law firm by all standards. Deep analysis of legal problems and quick turnaround.
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They are quite adaptive and come up with approaches that work and invest a lot in understanding your situation. Partners have wide expertise across regulation, financial contracts and prospectuses.
LEXIA were very responsive and also technical, but not overwhelmingly so. They made everything easy to understand.
The main strength of LEXIA is how they balance the complex regulatory framework as well as the business needs of the company. Their approach was always practical.
LEXIA is an excellent law firm by all standards. Deep analysis of legal problems and quick turnaround.
They are quite adaptive and come up with approaches that work and invest a lot in understanding your situation. Partners have wide expertise across regulation, financial contracts and prospectuses.
LEXIA were very responsive and also technical, but not overwhelmingly so. They made everything easy to understand.
Notable Practitioners
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Angelo Messore
Angelo Messore has a strong digital assets-driven practice and leads the LEXIA team. He assists institutional and start-up clients on regulatory mandates, particularly relating to crypto, e-money and payment services.
I think he's super-professional and I like his fresh FinTech-oriented approach. He knows a lot about the market. You can tell he's really interested in the topic.
Angelo has an extensive knowledge of the FinTech market including crypto, banking and payments regulation. He is also very practical in his approach, and knows the product and how it works very well.
Angelo is extremely responsive and service-oriented.
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Members
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Andrea Berruto
Andrea Massimo Maroni
Aurora Agostini
Carlo Giuliano
Federico Bonardi
Filippo Belfatto
Francesco Dagnino
Giulietta Minucci
Gloria Rastelli
Tommaso Fossati
Clients
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E-commerce platforms
Investment Funds
Italian payment institutions
Major international virtual asset service providers
National, European and International Fintech
Start-up companies
Industries
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Blockchain
Crypto custody and security
Cryptocurrency exchange
Debt collection industry
E-sports
Employment industry
Gaming
NFTs
Tokenization
Tourism industry