Mr Arno Voerman > Dentons > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile
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Mr Arno Voerman
Work Department
Financial Institution Regulatory, FinTech
Position
Partner
Career
Arno is a financial services and markets lawyer in Amsterdam and the only Dutch lawyer ranked band 1 for FinTech Legal – the Netherlands in Chambers. He has a special focus on Payments and FinTech (payments, cards, e-money, consumer credit, crypto, alternative finance). Arno advises Dutch and foreign banks, other financial institutions, FinTech companies and investors on market entry (license applications) and product launches. He also assists his clients with (the regulatory aspects of) commercial agreements, (cross-border) transactions and cooperation’s in the Payments and FinTech space. Arno also assists companies that are confronted with (potential) enforcement measures of the Dutch financial supervisors DNB and AFM.
Arno regularly publishes articles on Payments and FinTech in professional magazines in the Netherlands. He is also the author of a Dutch textbook on the revised European Payment Services Directive (PSD2). Arno joined Dentons as partner as per 1 April 2020.
Languages
Dutch, English
Education
University of Groningen, 1996, Law, Civil Law, Company Law
Lawyer Rankings
Netherlands > Banking and finance: Financial services regulatory
With Arno Voerman leading the team, Dentons has proven itself to be an excellent choice for payment services and fintech companies seeking regulatory advice. The team regularly handles matters relating to licence applications, market entry, cryptocurrencies, credit cards, and M&A requirements. Further to this, the firm has extensive capabilities within the insurance industry and often advises on market access concerns as well as capital and solvency requirements. Robbert Middelburg is recommended for his experience advising banks and other financial institutions on regulatory compliance and government requirements.
Netherlands > Fintech
(Leading Individuals)The fintech practice at Dentons has a strong reputation for handling a broad spectrum of work in the area, with particular expertise in payment services matters. The group is well versed in assisting domestic and internationals clients with the regulatory and contractual aspects of PSD2 licensing, crypto and Markets in Crypto-assets (MiCA), IT and data protection, and banking work. Team lead Arno Voerman receives plaudits as ‘a master‘ in the Dutch fintech market. Marc Elshof left the firm in October 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
- Fintech Netherlands
- Leading Individuals Netherlands > Fintech
- Banking and finance: Financial services regulatory Netherlands
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance: asset finance and structured finance
- Banking and finance: Financial services regulatory
- Banking and finance: lender or arranger side
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Industry focus: retail
- Project finance and PFI
- Real estate
- Tax
- Transport
- Banking and finance: Borrower side
- Construction
- Data privacy and data protection
- Energy
- Environment and planning
- EU and competition
- Industry focus: Information technology
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Employment
- Intellectual property: trade marks, copyrights and design rights
- Private equity