Bomchil is praised for its ‘extensive knowledge’ of the fintech sphere, which includes offerings such as crowdfunding, prepayment cards, and cryptocurrencies and securities tokens. The lawyers advise fintech companies, financial institutions and investors on corporate and tax matters, as well as providing regulatory counsel and handling the drafting of internal compliance manuals on AML, data privacy, and foreign exchange controls. The ’very involved’ team is led by banking and fintech specialist María Victoria Funes, who advises on the design and development of e-payment and peer-to-peer credit platforms. Finance and capital markets practitioners Fermín Caride and María Victoria Tuculet help fintech businesses adapt to Argentina’s foreign exchange regulations. Associate Luciano Zanutto advises on banking, fintech and AML matters and the team was further strengthened with the arrival of associates Tomás Celerier and Francisco Diskin who joined the team in 2024.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Bomchil's practice is distinguished by its exceptional and deeply practical knowledge of the fintech industry. This expertise allows the team to handle highly complex legal queries, offering sophisticated and valuable answers that exceed the standard. In-house lawyers can trust their ability to solve intricate problems.’
- ‘The main factor that distinguishes the lawyers at Bomchil is their deep and complete knowledge of the financial industry, principally Fermín Caride, who is recognised for his exceptional expertise and comprehensive understanding of the sector. This quality, combined with an outstanding level of attention and service, sets them apart from the competition.’
- ‘The service complements this strength with an excellent turnaround time and high-quality attention, where the direct review by partners guarantees superior results. Even with challenging deadlines, the team demonstrates remarkable commitment.’
- ‘The team in general demonstrates solid competence, as evidenced by the good service and quality of the deliverables from Victoria Funes and Victoria Tuculet.’
- ‘We met with several firms, and what made us choose Bomchil was the capability the team demonstrated and their extensive knowledge of the subject.’
- ‘They have shown themselves to be highly qualified for the tasks they had to carry out.’
- ‘A great and very technically complete team.’
Key clients
- Akami
- American Express
- Ant Group (Alipay)
- Bloomberg
- Buenbit
- Circle Internet Financial
- Deezer
- Fortune International Group
- Growie
- Huawei
- Invoinet
- Mercado Libre
- Mills Capital Markets
- Ohana
- OKTO
- Redsys Servicios De Procesamiento
- Rippling
- Tu tasa
- ViacomCoS
- Wilobank
Work highlights
Advising Mercado Libre (Latin America’s and Argentina’s largest company), and the regulatory compliance team at Mercado Pago (its payment solutions platform), on issues including banking, securities, AML, data protection, FX and insurance.
Advised real estate tokenisation platform, Growie, on financial regulatory issues, foreign exchange, anti-money laundering and compliance regulations regarding the implementation of a cross-border platform for investment in U.S. real estate.
Advising digital payment solution company Ardua on Argentine regulatory requirements, including corporate, tax, FX matters and anti-money laundering regulations.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
María Victoria Funes
Other key lawyers
Fermín Caride; María Victoria Tuculet; Luciano Zanutto; Tomás Celerier; Francisco Diskin