Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

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

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

Ms. Fonte’s practice focuses largely on four areas: FinTech and fintech/bank partnerships, embedded banking services, traditional and emerging payments (including retail and mobile), banking operations and regulatory issues, and financial technology agreements.

She is co-chair of Hunton’s Financial Institutions Corporate and Regulatory practice and assists clients with a broad range of legal and regulatory matters related to FinTech and fintech/bank partnerships, embedded banking services, payments, emerging/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, 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, developing new and emerging products, payment network operating rules and technology stack issues.

For retailers, Ms. Fonte provides industry-focused guidance regarding traditional and mobile payments, and add-on mobile products such as mobile loyalty/rewards, coupons/offers and customer gamification projects. 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.

Admitted to the California and Texas State Bars

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