FinTech

Our Commercial Contract lawyers will assist you in negotiating and drafting agreements which will safeguard your interests whilst establishing or maintaining partnerships with banks, financial institutions, technology providers and third-party service providers.

There are numerous applicable regulations from multiple authorities such as Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) and others. Furthermore, FinTech companies will also have to adhere to Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Know Your Customer (KYC) and data protection regulations like GDPR.

Our experienced lawyers will make you aware of compliance and regulatory laws and potential implications, ensuring that your company adheres to regulatory requirements in this evolving space.

FinTech companies handle vast amounts of sensitive financial and personal data and are required to strictly adhere to the data protection laws. Furthermore, if there are cross-border data flows, additional mechanisms will need to be put in place to ensure compliance.

Our Data Protection lawyers provide expert advice to FinTech companies on all aspects of data protection and privacy matters including data protection breaches and complaints, possible security breaches and data protection procedures.

Due to their nature, FinTech companies are vulnerable to cyber threats and fraud. Our Commercial Team have advised FinTech companies on measures that can be implemented to reduce exposure to these risks.

If the worst is to happen and you suffer a cyber attack, you need responsive expert legal advice to help guide the legal and regulatory environment associated with such attacks.

We work closely with FinTech companies to help them negotiate the journey all the way from start-up through to eventual exit. We serve both established and emerging participants in this space, providing transactional, regulatory and strategic advice to private equity and venture capital firms, asset managers and funds, broker-dealers, banking institutions, start-up companies, lending platforms, payment companies, trading systems, technology companies, financial services providers, virtual currency companies, and card issuers and networks.

Our award-winning, multidisciplinary legal services include:

• Bespoke commercial contracts
• Data protection reviews/audits and advisory
• Regulation
• Protection of IP
• Employee Incentives
• Investments
• M&A

Securing trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets require specialist legal advice where there are innovative technologies, software or unique business models. We therefore utilise technical expertise with legal acumen to help FinTech companies protect, manage and maximise the value of their intellectual property effectively.

Our Dispute Resolution lawyers cover a full range of disputes from the complex and high value to the more modest. We represent clients in the courts, arbitration tribunals and use alternative procedures, including mediation, to resolve disputes.

Our Dispute Resolution team can support you with:

• Contract Disputes
• Data Protection Breach
• Land & Property Disputes
• Intellectual Property Disputes
• Professional Negligence
• Debt Recovery