Firm PROFILE

AZB & Partners

FinTech 2026

Rankings

Leading firm in FinTech 2026

Ranked Department

Ranked Individuals

Top figures

6

Offices

750

Company Size

2004

Established Year

Content provided by AZB & Partners

Contributions and articles

29 Global Practice Guides

14 Articles, Press releases, highlights

Overview

Provided by AZB & Partners

AZB & Partners is a leading full-service Indian law firm with offices across six major cities: Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Pune, Chennai and Gift City. The firm is widely recognized for its expertise in cross-border M&A, private equity, banking and finance, restructuring and insolvency, competition law, dispute resolution, capital markets, infrastructure and regulatory advisory, advising global investors, financial institutions and corporations on complex transactions and high-stakes disputes.

Industry sectors (12)

Aviation
Defence
E–Commerce & Retail
Energy
FinTech & Digital
Infrastructure
Insurance
Microfinance
Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare & Life Sciences
Real Estate
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Start–Ups & Emerging Companies

Capabilities (15)

Payment Systems — Legal, Regulatory & Compliance Advisory
Card Network Operations (Credit, Debit, Prepaid & Stored Value Cards)
Payment Aggregators & Payment Gateways
Merchant Aggregators / Online Platforms
White-Label Payment Operations
Co-Branded Credit Card Arrangements
Customer Lending Arrangements
Distributed Ledger Technology / Blockchain Solutions
Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Lending
Unified Payment Interface (UPI) Solutions
Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS)
RBI Licensing & Regulatory Approvals
Payment Intermediary Advisory
Policy & Legal Representations before RBI and Government of India
Fintech Product Structuring & Compliance

Clients (14)

BlackRock Inc
IDFC First Bank Ltd
AU Small Finance Bank Ltd
Invesco Ltd
Visa Inc
Flywire (Singapore) Pte Ltd
Adyen NV and Ayden India Technology Services Pvt Ltd
Reserve Bank of India
Jio
X (Twitter)
Tiger Global
Coinbase
GC DP Ventures
Upstox

Key people

Provided by AZB & Partners

Ashwath Rau
Senior Partner
Rachit Bahl
Senior Partner
Rohan Bagai
Senior Partner
Vipul Jain
Senior Partner

Work & experience

Provided by AZB & Partners

Known for its strategic, solution-driven approach to complex legal matters. We regularly advise global investors, financial institutions and corporations on high-value transactions, regulatory matters and precedent-setting deals across multiple sectors in India. our insistence on strategic advisory exacts an in depth understanding of and involvement with our clients' businesses and Industries. We engage not just individual businesses but also contribute to the country’s regulatory frameworks.