Dentons

Partner, Global Head of Fintech, Co-Head of the TMT Group in Latin America and the Caribbean

Ignacio Pera is a partner in Dentons’ Santiago office and Global Head of the FinTech practice and Co-lead of TMT for Latin America and the Caribbean. He focuses on financial regulation, payments and technology-driven financial services, advising financial institutions, fintech companies, payment service providers and digital platforms on complex regulatory and transactional matters in Chile and across Latin America.

Ignacio has been closely involved in the development of Chile’s fintech regulatory framework. He participated in the legislative process that led to the enactment of the FinTech Law and continues to advise on its implementation, including Chile’s Open Finance framework. He regularly works with regulators, industry associations and market participants on regulatory developments affecting the financial and technology sectors and serves as legal advisor to FinteChile, Chile’s leading fintech association.

His practice covers payment systems, fintech licensing and regulatory strategy, Open Finance, cryptoassets, blockchain-based business models, digital financial products and the structuring of regulated and non-regulated financial services. He regularly advises global and regional companies entering the Chilean market, launching new products or adapting established business models to evolving financial regulation.

Ignacio also leads cross-border fintech matters across Latin America, coordinating Dentons teams on regional market-entry, licensing and product implementation projects. As Global Head of the FinTech practice, he works closely with Dentons lawyers and professionals around the world on the development of the Firm’s fintech capabilities and on matters involving the convergence of financial services, technology and regulation.

English, Spanish

University of California at Los Angeles, 2016, LL.M.

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2012, JD