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Ms Erin Fonte

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512.542.5011 efonte@huntonak.com View profile

Work Department

Financial Institutions Corporate and Regulatory, Banking and Finance, Consumer Financial Compliance and Regulatory, FinTech, Payments, Retail and Consumer Product Development, Corporate

Position

Partner and Co-Chair of the firm’s Financial Institutions Corporate and Regulatory Practice

Career

Ms. Fonte’s practice focuses largely on four areas: FinTech/Banking-as-a-Service, traditional and emerging payments (including mobile), banking operations and regulatory, and financial services technology agreements.

She is co-chair of Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Financial Institutions Corporate and Regulatory practice and assists clients with a broad range of legal and regulatory matters related to FinTech/Banking-as-a-Service, payments, digital commerce, banking and financial services, technology contracting, and general corporate matters.

Ms. Fonte regularly advises financial institutions, FinTech companies and alternative payment providers regarding digital financial services products, including mobile banking, mobile payments, and mobile wallet products and services. She has been involved in the creation of new payment networks and has worked extensively on bank-fintech partnerships, emerging products, services and payment network operating rules.

On behalf of retailers, Ms. Fonte provides industry-focused guidance regarding traditional and mobile payments, and add-on mobile products such as mobile loyalty/rewards and geo-location advertising, coupons and offers. She also has experience with a broad range of matters related to e-commerce technology and digital channels.

A recognized thought leader, Ms. Fonte writes and speaks frequently on financial technology and FinTech issues, including new product design and compliance issues.

Memberships

Admitted to the California and Texas Bars

Education

  • JD, Stanford Law School, with distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, 2002
  • BA, The University of Texas at Austin, with honors, 1995

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Finance > Fintech

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP has a multi-faceted practice with strong credentials for representing banks, financial services and wealth management companies, while also doing an increasing amount of work for emerging and established fintech companies. The team’s capabilities cover the full spread of related issues, from compliance, regulatory, cybersecurity and data privacy matters, through to corporate financings, M&A, outsourcing and partnership agreements. The team is led by Erin Fonté, who co-chairs the financial institutions, corporate and regulatory practice from Austin. Another key partner is New York’s Lisa Sotto, global head of the firm’s privacy and cybersecurity practice. The firm is making a push into the blockchain and distributed ledger space, with Washington DC partner Scott Kimpel a lead contact. The Dallas office hosts several top partners, including Peter Weinstock, who is active on the financial institutions side, and Jarrett Hale, who co-chairs the firm’s financial services litigation and compliance group.

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