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FinTech Legal
FinTech Guide 2026 : United Arab Emirates
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Work Highlights
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Pinsent Masons advised Sarwa Digital Wealth, an online trading platform, on its Middle Eastern operations.
Strengths
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Their experience advising leading FinTechs in the region gives them valuable market context, allowing them to benchmark our models and approach with regulatory trends and competitor practices.
FinTech Legal respondentFinTechThere was genuine interest taken in understanding our business so as to not waste time and effort; they're committed to long-term relationship-building rather than just charging hours.
FinTech Legal respondentFinTechThe Pinsent Masons team are highly responsive, detailed and receptive to concerns.
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Notable Practitioners
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Band 4 
Band 4 Marie Chowdhry
Marie Chowdhry is an experienced financial regulatory lawyer with a strong FinTech practice. Before joining Pinsent Masons, Chowdhry was general counsel at an open banking payments technology business in Saudi Arabia.
Marie is an exceptional lawyer - not only pragmatic and responsive, but always a step ahead in her analysis and review. She has proven on each occasion that she is able to bring clarity to complexity.
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Marie Chowdhry
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