FinTech Guide 2026 : UK-wide
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Provided by Shoosmiths LLP
Helping FinTechs and payment innovators launch, grow, and stay compliant - through strategic legal advice that unlocks opportunity and manages risk
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
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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.
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Shoosmiths advised TerraPay on various matters including terms and conditions of its services as well as structuring international business and technology arrangements.
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Shoosmiths' lawyers are responsive and incredibly personable. It is a strong team. No one there has not impressed me. They are not just good from a legal perspective, they are also practical.
Shoosmiths is very sensible in negotiating contracts, and very easy to use.
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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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Luke Stubbs
Head of Department
Thomas Brown
Luke Stubbs
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