DLA Piper‘s finance services and insurance sector team draws on expertise from the firm's finance, projects, litigation, corporate, and IP teams to support clients in the fintech sector. Its workload spans authorisation and compliance matters, transactional and product advice, as well as investigations and enforcement. Pierre Berger heads the team, specialising in fintech innovation and advising on blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and digital transformation for financial services clients. Michaël Heene is a key name from the corporate M&A team, while Nicolas Kalokyris brings financial services experience, often assisting financial actors looking to offer new products. For financial regulatory advice, Marie Goossens is a go-to.
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Key clients
- ABN AMRO Bank NV
- AG Insurance NV (Ageas NV)
- Aion NV
- Alan SA
- Alpha Card CBA
- Amonis OFP (& Amonis BV & Amonis NV)
- Argenta Bank- en Verzekeringsgroep NV (& Argenta Spaarbank NV)
- Avida Finance AB
- Axa Bank Belgium NV
- Bancontact Payconiq Company NV
Work highlights
- Advised Euroclear SA/NV, a global financial institution, on the legal aspects of the development of a new digital cross-border platform enabling the provision of new value-added services to clients.
- Advised Minna Technologies AB on its subscription management platform globally.
- Assisted Venly in considering the impact of the new Belgian registration requirement as virtual asset service provider (VASP) with the Belgian regulator (the FSMA) as well as the related consequences from a regulatory and business perspectives.
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Practice head
Pierre Berger