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Our Fintech team in Ireland comprises leading lawyers and experienced industry professionals with a wealth of experience in advising clients on relevant regulatory requirements and how to manage legal risk within their business.

Our highly technical fintech team delivers pragmatic and solutions-focused advice to our clients, including:

    • Advising on the legal and regulatory landscape applicable to Digital Assets, including working with VASPs, CASPs and advising on tokenisation of funds and other assets
    • Advising e-money and payment institutions and digital banks
    • Integrating regulatory requirements into digital business models and delivery channels
    • Working with colleagues in the Corporate group on fundraising and M&A for Fintechs
    • Designing robust frameworks for Fintech businesses
    • Advising on conduct of business requirements including operational resilience, outsourcing and safeguarding
    • Advising P2P / B2B crowdfunding platforms 
    • Working with colleagues in the Data, Commercial and Technology group on customer data models
    • Advice and training in relation to cybersecurity

Chambers Review

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FinTech Legal - Ireland

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Band 3

What the Team is Known For

The financial services regulatory group at Maples advises e-money and payment institutions on regulatory matters. The firm has considerable experience advising on the regulation of crypto assets, and the team also advises FinTech clients on corporate/M&A and fundraising rounds.

Work Highlights

  • Maples advised Coinbase Global, investors in Circle Internet Financial, as part of the latter's re-domiciliation to the United States.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Lorna Smith
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Band 3

Lorna Smith is a partner in the financial services regulatory team at Maples. She advises clients on compliance issues arising in supervisory and enforcement matters.

Lorna Smith is very user-friendly for FinTech, and responsive. She is willing to give a pragmatic view and does not sit on the fence.

She is very thoughtful, a real expert, and is super into FinTech. I am a big fan of Lorna.

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FinTech Legal

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Lorna Smith
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Band 3

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