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Shoosmiths Fintech & digital payments

Helping FinTechs and payment innovators launch, grow, and stay compliant - through strategic legal advice that unlocks opportunity and manages risk

Legal clarity for digital finance pioneers

Shoosmiths supports clients across the FinTech and digital payments landscape. From emerging start-ups to global platforms and large institutions and corporates helping them navigate regulation, secure authorisation, transact effectively and maintain commercial resilience.

Our team understands the pace and complexity of launching financial products in regulated markets or in integrating them into existing businesses. We advise on everything from cross-border compliance and product structuring to acquiring permissions, negotiating strategic partnerships, and dealing with disputes and investigations.

With deep sector experience, including time spent in-house at leading FinTechs, we offer practical, commercially focused advice tailored to your business model. Whether you're scaling a new product, entering new markets, adopting new processes, or refining or augmenting your customer journey, we help you move forward with confidence.

Head of Shoosmiths Fintech - Commercial and technology partner: Luke Stubbs

Head of Payments - Fintech and Digital Asset legal specialist partner: Thomas Brown

Chambers Review

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FinTech Legal - UK-wide

5
Band 5

What the Team is Known For

Shoosmiths regularly advises clients on technology procurement and outsourcing matters. Members of the team also assist with regulatory mandates and handle privacy and cyber matters. The firm has further expertise in cryptocurrency and blockchain matters and payments law.

Work Highlights

  • Shoosmiths advised TerraPay on various matters including terms and conditions of its services as well as structuring international business and technology arrangements.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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5
Luke Stubbs
5
Band 5

Luke Stubbs is based in Manchester and heads the Shoosmiths FinTech team. He advises payments providers and other financial players on technology procurement, operational management and transactions. He is also experienced in dealing with Digital Operational Resilience Act related issues.

Luke Stubbs is really good lawyer. He understands business challenges and adapts his advice. He is a very commercial lawyer.

Luke Stubbs is really good. He is very knowledgeable and practical, but also a very proactive and personable.

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UK-wide

FinTech Legal

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Luke Stubbs
5
Band 5

Members

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Luke Stubbs

Head of Department

Thomas Brown

Clients

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ABN Amro

Close Brothers

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Hotelbeds

Jensten Group

Supercede Technology

Terra Payments Services (TerraPay)

Vaultex

Volkswagen Financial Services

Volkswagen Group

Industries

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Built Environment & Real Estate

Cloud arrangements, digital transformation projects, tech procurement

Connected payments and mobility-as-a-service platforms

Digital payment solutions for consumer goods

Digital platforms and monetisation models

FMCG, Food & Beverage

Financial Services & Banking

Industrial & Manufacturing

Payment solutions integration, consumer finance

Payments providers, embedded finance, lending platforms

Pharmaceutical & Healthcare

Regulated technology and payment systems

Retail & E-commerce

Smart infrastructure and payment systems

Sport & Media

Supply chain and procurement technology

Technology & IT

Transport & Mobility