FinTech Legal | FinTech

Independent firm Annerton has a strong reputation for its payments practice. It has notable clients in the payments, e-commerce and digital banking sectors. The firm also advises major cryptocurrency businesses.

Latham & Watkins is considered to be among the top regulatory specialists in the German FinTech market. Latham's lawyers have expertise in blockchain. The team is capable of handling high-value and complex M&A and financing deals.

The FinTech practice at Bird & Bird has solid expertise in financial regulatory work, as well as M&A and capital markets transactional matters. The team is particularly strong on digital payments work and also advises on cryptocurrency and NFT projects.

Greenberg Traurig's expertise covers payment services, cryptocurrency and blockchain matters, cybersecurity and high-frequency trading. Its lawyers advise startup and established FinTechs as well as tech businesses, retail and consumer brands, fund managers and other investors in FinTech companies.

Lindenpartners has expertise in blockchain and digitalisation projects. It has strong expertise in financial regulation, capital markets, IT and data privacy.

White & Case has a strong FinTech M&A transactional practice. Its team also advises on the structuring and regulatory aspects of digital platforms, including those based on blockchain technology.

Schalast Law has specialist expertise in loan platform structuring. It advises growing and established FinTech startups on the regulatory structuring of products such as payment cards, insurance platforms and digital banks.

CMS represents FinTech companies, banks and startups operating in Germany. The team's experts specialise in regulatory and tax issues, and in outsourcing agreements in connection with cryptocurrency and blockchain-based business operations.

Hogan Lovells advised the German Association of Payment and Electronic Money Institutionsin connection with consultations with the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority and legislative procedures at national and European levels.