Embedded within its finance and capital markets team, O'Farrell's fintech practice advises companies such as Claro Pay, ISDA and RedotPay on Argentina’s regulatory compliance landscape. This includes registering fintech businesses as payment card issuers before the Central Bank, as virtual asset service providers before the National Securities Commission, and as regulated reporting entities before the Financial Information Unit. The lawyers also advise clients on meeting the legal requirements for integrating digital and electronic signatures into their operations. Corporate, finance and capital markets partner Sebastián Luegmayer leads the fintech practice, with Jerónimo Ocampo providing associate-level support. Fellow associate Nicolás Fernández Madero joined the team in 2024 from DLA Piper.
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Key clients
- Claro Pay
- ISDA
- RedotPay
- Tarjeta Milenia
Work highlights
Advised Claro Pay, a wallet developed by AMX Argentina and OPM Argentina, regarding Argentine Central Bank regulations for payment service providers.
Advised ISDA on the drafting of an e-contract opinion for Argentina, which covers the enforceability and validity of the use of electronic and digital signatures.
Participated in a project developed by ISDA, called ISDA Notice Hub, which involved advising on the mechanism and alternatives to serve a notice through said hub to an Argentine counterparty using digital and electronic signatures.
Practice head
Sebastián Luegmayer
Other key lawyers
Jerónimo Ocampo; Nicolás Fernández Madero