FinTech Legal

About

Provided by Simont Braun

Simont Braun is the reference Fintech law firm in Belgium. Simont Braun's Digital Finance Team combines high expertise and practical experience in financial services, insurance, tech and data protection in supporting innovative domestic and international projects. The team is deeply integrated into the Belgian Financial Services & FinTech ecosystems and has regular interactions with the regulators. They have a particular focus on assisting foreign players entering the Belgian market.

Work samples

• Providing expert legal assistance to several international neo-banks arriving and/or scaling on the Belgian market;
• Advising payment services & e-money providers on regulatory matters, such as licence applications, product marketing, assistance with audits and post audit remediation and AML/KYC client onboarding procedures;
• Setting up the first digital ID product in Belgium used as a KYC & authentication solution in the public and financial sector;
• Assisting companies active in the crypto-currency and innovative consumer credit space with navigating the rapidly changing regulatory environment;
• Supporting technical service providers with the roll-out of their products and contractual negotiations with financial institution clients;
• Defending our clients in complex litigation, as well as in sanction procedures initiated by supervisors and administrative authorities;
• Assisting in securing the first new Belgian banking licence in decades.