Bird & Bird covers the full gamut of fintech issues, advising on transactional and advisory work, while also handling contentious matters. As a core focus, the practice acts for a host of well-established international payment solutions clients. The team is led by Scott McInnes, an experienced financial regulatory practitioner who is also well-versed in competition law issues. On the transactional side, the team draws on the experience of Paul Hermant, who has a strong track-record in acquisition finance and project finance matters. A further key contact is Julien Sad, who supports the team.

DLA Piper boasts a team which is well-equipped to handle the full range of fintech and financial regulatory mandates, covering regulatory compliance, intellectual property and transactional work. The team is called upon by a wide array of international payment solutions platforms and financial institutions. Practice head Pierre Berger is highly experienced in regulatory issues, with a particular depth of expertise in insurance regulatory work as well as ESG-linked finance. Joris Latui has a focus on banking and finance transactions within the payment solutions sphere, and also possesses financial regulatory expertise. Nicolas Kalokyris supports the team.

Simont Braun boasts a digital finance team home to deep financial regulatory experience, with a focus on advising clients in the payments solutions and e-money sectors. The practice’s client roster includes traditional financial institutions as well as modern fintech companies, with the team regularly guiding them through complex cross-jurisdictional regulatory hurdles. Co-heading the department are Joan Carette, a key contact among fintech and regtech companies; Philippe De Prez, who is highly sought-after by digital banks and crypto exchanges; and Thomas Derval, who demonstrates experience in the fintech and insurtech spaces.

A&O Shearman‘s fintech practice handles both complex commercial transactions, as well as financial regulatory mandates. The team’s expertise spans regulatory compliance, e-money licensing as well as advising on regulatory aspects of M&A transactions. Practice head Filip Van Elsen has a strong specialisation in intellectual property and data matters concerning digital and emerging growth companies. A key contact among fintech services players, Axel de Backer possesses deep expertise in financial regulatory mandates. Niels De Waele supports the team concerning fintech and insurtech matters.

Baker McKenzie BV/SRL advises established financial institutions as well as fintech startups on an array of financial regulatory and transactional matters. Practice co-head Olivier Van den broeke is well-regarded among fintech neobanks, payment services providers, and global financial institutions for his expertise in a range of regulatory matters including MiFID II and DORA compliance. Fellow co-lead Michael Van Acker is an experienced banking and finance practitioner, with expertise in syndicated loans, structured finance and project finance. Elisabeth Dehareng is a further key contact.

CMS‘ fintech practice is particularly focused on supporting established financial institutions and payment solutions providers, assisting them in navigating regulatory hurdles concerning e-money, crypto, tokenisation and blockchain-backed financial services. Practice co-head Benoît Vandervelde leverages his finance background as well as expertise in insurance regulatory law within the fintech s[ace. Fellow co-lead Tom De Cordier focuses on contentious and advisory data privacy and IP law issues. Dirk Van Liedekerke is an experienced litigator with a focus on the TMT sector, handling a range of fintech regulatory disputes.

Liedekerke ‘s fintech practice is well-versed in regulatory advisory as well as complex commercial transactions. The team is particularly well-placed to assist clients through the blockchain, crypto-asset regulation and FSMA regulatory landscape. Leading the practice is Tom Van Dyck, who is an experienced financial regulatory practitioner and is called upon by a host of high-profile payment solutions companies. Additionally, Van Dyck is well-equipped to guide clients through ESG implementation. Louise Verstraete supports the team on fintech and insurtech matters.

The fintech group at Linklaters advises financial institutions and established fintech operators on regulatory, licensing, transactional as well as contentious issues. The team’s regulatory expertise includes handling compliance with DORA, EAA and FSMA regulations. Co-heading the team is Guillaume Couneson, who focuses on IT, data, and digital regulation matters in the fintech space; and Andreas Van Impe, who acts for fintechs and financial institutions on the full spectrum of regulatory matters. Practice co-head Etienne Dessy left the firm in November 2025.

Timelex specialises in handling an array of fintech mandates, including complex regulatory compliance, digitalisation projects and contentious issues. The practice’s regulatory expertise includes handling advisory work on MiCAR, DORA, EU Cyber Resilience Act, as well as assisting in KYC and AML implementation. Practice head Edwin Jacobs is a highly experienced practitioner within the financial regulatory space, with a particular expertise track-record advising on established payment solutions regulation as well as emerging crypto-currency regulation.