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Venable LLP

FinTech Legal: Payments & Lending

FinTech Guide 2026 : USA - Nationwide


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FinTech Legal: Payments & Lending - USA - Nationwide

Band 2

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What the Team is Known For
Venable advises FinTech clients on payments and lending issues. The firm advises FinTech companies, payments platforms and lenders on product development matters as well as regulatory due diligence and regulatory investigation responses.
Strengths

I rely on Venable to give well reasoned advice and to participate in negotiations in a measured and effective manner.

Venable has a strong knowledge in this area and a deep understanding of our internal operations.

They always have practical and thorough advice when we present them with complex issues.

Venable has knowledge of the law and regulations as they apply to my business sector specifically. They provide practical and actionable legal and business advice.

Work Highlights

Venable advised Electronic Transactions Association on regulatory and legislative matters impacting the industry.

Notable practitioners
Ellen T. Berge
Ellen Berge is a compliance and regulatory expert in payments and lending. She often assists neobanks, payments processors and lenders with licensing issues and regulatory investigations.

Ellen understands our business and our needs deeply and is an expert in her field of payments and FinTech regulation.

We enjoy working with Ellen because of her payments regulatory knowledge and responsiveness. She provides clear and succinct analysis.


Andrew Bigart

Andrew Bigart is a co-chair of Venable's FInancial Services Group as well as its Payments Processing and Merchant Services practice. Bigart has a busy and well regarded payments practice, advising clients on global payments, credit card and payment processing, and transactional and regulatory compliance services.

We enjoy working with Andrew because of his payments regulatory knowledge. He provides clear and succinct analysis.

Andrew's FinTech knowledge and background is deep and broad. He is incredibly bright and talented and always offers feedback that is timely and well thought out.

Andrew is an incredible partner to us. He is incredibly responsive and knowledgeable. We are extremely pleased with the advice and work product we receive from Andrew.

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