DEPARTMENT PROFILE

Trilegal

FinTech Legal

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What the team is known for

Trilegal is a respected full-service firm known for its technology expertise, with a strong practice in broader TMT matters. Within FinTech it handles a wide scope of matters, with particular experience in the digital lending and credit spaces. Trilegal is also a member of TechLaw Group, a global network of technology law firms.

Notable practitioners

Rahul Matthan is a founding partner of Trilegal and one of the premier technology lawyers in India. He brings that tech experience into the FinTech space and has noted expertise in advising on the regulatory implications of new technologies. He previously served on the Technology Sub-Committee of the RBI, and has also written extensively on the topic of data privacy. He is described by a source as a "standout name in the space."

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Overview

Trilegal has been at the forefront of India's evolving FinTech Industry and keenly track developments in the field, allowing us to provide advice on a wide range of regulatory issues across industries. In the recent past, we have been able to bring that experience to bear in developing solutions for e-commerce and app-based services companies. Our Lawyers understand financial regulations as they apply to technology businesses and have advised some of the largest global and domestic players on these issues. We work with clients to refine their products in line with Indian regulations and work on issues relating to financial inclusiveness and have represented social networking & e-commerce websites, Telecom companies, Technology providers & investors on a host of disruptive technologies and innovative business models, including virtual currencies, mobile wallets, credit scoring and settle regulations in India.

Trilegal regularly analyses key policy developments and contribute to our clients' strategies. Our team is well versed with both the historical regulations as well as their application in the context of new technologies and can advise both on current as well as future business plans. We have advised on products ranging from mobile wallets to closed and semi-closed payment systems. Our team has worked on issues relating to cross-border payment systems and has advised companies looking to deploy smartcard based payment systems.