FinTech Legal | FinTech

Madrid-based finReg360 is a prominent boutique law firm dedicated to the financial sector with a heavy focus on regulatory matters. The firm has a strong reputation with banks, financial institutions and corporate clients. In particular, the team has significant recognition for its focus on advising startups in the financial sector. The firm provides strategic consulting services alongside its legal offering, advising enterprises on growth and business modelling.

Deloitte Legal has impressive experience in cross-border regulatory and compliance matters and often advises Spanish banks on major digital transformation projects, including smart contracts and AI. The team is also adept at advising payments providers, e-money institutions and FinTech unicorns. The team also has expertise in tax matters, M&A and venture capital funding.

Andersen Spain acts for a client base of international and Spanish organisations on commercial structuring and financial regulatory mandates. The team is particularly notable for its advice to institutional payment services companies, neobanks and e-money institutions for which it handles legal and regulatory matters including authorisation processes with the Bank of Spain.

Bird & Bird in specialises in financial technology and payments regulatory matters. The practice is especially strong in payments regulatory and open banking mandates.

CMS advises startups, established FinTechs, financial institutions and crypto companies on transactional and regulatory matters. It regularly advises on cross-border deals and regulatory matters for FinTechs looking to enter the Spanish market and Spanish businesses expanding internationally. Its lawyers also have particular expertise in InsurTech and payments services matters.