FinTech Legal: Payments & Lending | FinTech

A&O Shearmanhas notable lawyers in its banking and finance, capital markets and corporate practices. The firm has especially outstanding capabilities in handling complex payments law matters, and in transactional and capital markets work involving FinTech clients.

Hogan Lovells has an extremely strong reputation in the UK market. The firm advises clients on regulatory matters concerning AML, banking and payments, including Consumer Duty Principle compliance. Its clients include e-money businesses, banks, retailers and remittance providers.

Latham & Watkins offers a broad FinTech offering to major clients. The team advises across a range of key areas, including regulatory matters concerning crypto-assets, cybersecurity issues and digital banking.

Ashurst advises global financial institutions and FinTech startup businesses. The firm brings a multidisciplinary approach to the sector and also runs its FinTech Legal Labs accelerator scheme, which is designed to bring together FinTech businesses, investors and other market participants.

Bird & Bird is well known for its leading technology and intellectual property practices, and is also able to advise on financial regulatory matters. The firm's FinTech work includes a broad range of payments and crowdfunding mandates.

Paul Hastings remains a notable firm for FinTech work and is able to assist major international financial services institutions and payments providers. The firm advises on a broad range of matters, including financial services regulatory mandates and work relating to crypto-assets and DLT, cybersecurity and data issues.

Pinsent Masons is particularly active on open banking, blockchain, cloud computing and payments projects. The firm has traditional strength in technology and advises clients from scale-ups to established financial institutions. It can also draw on its extensive network of international offices.

Sidley Austin represents regulated entities and unregulated technology providers through its global FinTech practice. The firm's London office has a notable financial regulatory and data privacy offering, and also advises on FinTech transactions. The firm is also recognised for its work on virtual currencies and mobile payments matters.

Simmons & Simmons advises notable clients on a range of FinTech mandates. The firm is regularly involved in transactions, and also assists clients with regulatory matters relating to payments and crypto-asset operations.