Financial services regulations are a mainstay of the banking and finance practice at FAS Advogados, in cooperation with CMS, which routinely advises well-established players and new market entrants on the structuring of new financial and payment products and application for licenses with the regulator. Virtual assets services providers such as cryptoexchanges and marketplaces also feature on the firm's client base, which routinely engages it in mandates involving banking, foreign exchange, derivatives, securities and payments regulations. Matters concerning credit fintechs and new open finance business models are key areas of growth for the team, which is under the joint leadership of Paulo Mertz Focaccia, a fintech specialist, and Vicente Piccoli Medeiros Braga, a financial and banking regulatory expert.
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Key clients
- Banco Sorocred S.A. – ‘Afinz’
- Banco C6 S.A.
- Banco de Lage Landen Brasil S.A. - ‘DLL’
- Banco Brasileiro de Créditos – ‘Banco BBC’
- BancoSeguro S.A.
- Banco Triângulo S.A. – ‘Tribanco’
- Banco Agibank S.A.
- BBC Pagamentos LTDA. ‘BBC Digital’
- CERC Central de Recebíveis S.A.
- PagSeguro Internet Instituição de Pagamento S.A. – ‘PagSeguro’
Work highlights
- Advised TikTok (ByteDance) on establishing controls to spot and monitor finance-related ads on its platform.
- Assisted Vórtx DTVM on the adaptation of all its funds by-laws to new regulation regarding management and administration of investment funds.
- Assited Clara with the adjustment of its controls to comply with the requirements of a licensed authorised payment institution.
Lawyers
Next generation partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Paulo Mertz Focaccia; Vicente Piccoli Medeiros Braga
Other key lawyers
Karine Oliveira; Ana Thereza Aguiar