Banking & Finance: Regulatory
1 Ranked Lawyer
Firm PROFILE
Annerton
Germany 2026
Rankings
Leading firm in Germany 2026
Ranked Department
Ranked Department
Ranked Individual
Ranked Individual
Top figures
3
Offices
52
Company Size
2020
Established Year
Content provided by Annerton
Contributions and articles
2 Global Practice Guides
12 Articles, Press releases, highlights
Overview
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Annerton is a boutique law firm specialising in banking and financial regulatory law, advising banks, FinTechs and other financial market participants. The firm combines deep regulatory expertise with a strong focus on digital and technology-driven business models, covering areas such as payment services, compliance, IT outsourcing and innovative financial products across the European market.
Industry sectors (10)
- Financial Services
- Banking
- FinTech
- Payment Services
- Asset & Wealth Management
- Investment & Funds
- Marketplaces & Platform Businesses
- E-Commerce
- Crypto & Blockchain
- Technology & Software
Capabilities (15)
- Banking and financial regulatory law
- Payment services and e-money regulation (PSD2, ZAG)
- Licensing procedures (banks, payment and e-money institutions)
- Regulatory structuring of business models
- Factoring, lending and alternative financing models
- Open banking (AIS/PIS) and platform models
- Market entry in Germany
- Product development and regulatory classification of financial products
- Crypto, blockchain and tokenisation (incl. MiCAR)
- Consumer credit and BNPL models
- IT outsourcing, DORA and digital operational resilience
- Compliance, governance and internal control systems
- Anti-money laundering (AML) and sanctions
- Contract drafting (incl. AGB, cooperation and outsourcing agreements)
- Data protection in financial services (GDPR)
Clients (12)
- Banks
- High-growth FinTech companies (incl. BNPL, card issuing and super apps)
- Payment service providers
- Foreign bank branches in Germany
- Cooperative banks and regional retail banks
- European neobanks and e-money institutions
- Providers of banking-as-a-service and embedded finance solutions
- Asset managers, wealth managers and family offices
- Crypto, blockchain and tokenisation platforms
- Payment infrastructure providers
- Providers of vouchers and prepaid payment solutions
- Retail groups and consumer-facing platforms with integrated payment models
Key people
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Dr. Susanne Grohé
Partner
Frank Müller, LL.M.
Partner
Peter Frey
Partner
Dr. Matthäus Schindele
Partner
Christian Walz
Partner
Renate Prinz
Partner
Sebastian Glaab
Partner
Dr. Steffen Rapp
Partner
Work & experience
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Annerton advises on complex regulatory and compliance matters across the financial sector, including licensing procedures, product development and the structuring of payment, marketplace and embedded finance models. The firm regularly supports banks and FinTechs in cross-border market entry, cooperation models and large-scale payment projects, with recent work covering IT and outsourcing regulation, AML, pan-European payment initiatives and innovative platform-based business models.
Ranked Offices at Annerton
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Ranked Departments at Annerton (1)
Ranked Individuals at Annerton (1)
Germany
Susanne Grohé
Banking & Finance: Regulatory
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All Contributions (2)
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Top figures
3
Offices
52
Company Size
2020
Established Year
Content provided by Annerton
Articles, Highlights and Press Releases
12 items provided by Annerton
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