Khaitan & Co LLP’s fintech and financial services regulatory team stands out for its ‘knowledge of the industry and diverse know-how’. The team advises on a wide range of mandates, including innovative product licensing, fintech regulations, market entry and compliance, as well as blockchain and payment-related matters. Sanjay Khan Nagra is a key figure in the group who is particularly active in emerging tech, including fintech, payments, blockchain, e-commerce, SaaS and AI. Smita Jha is commended as ’a thorough adviser’, with extensive experience in innovative financial service products, digital lending solutions and payments. Prashanth Ramdas and Vidushi Gupta are also key members of the practice, with notable expertise in wealthtech, insurtech, and cross-border fintech and financial services matters.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘I have worked with Tomu Francis. Very good at communication, time management, and has good subject matter knowledge.'

  • ‘Knowledge of industry, diverse know-how, deep dive into client's work ’

  • ‘Sanjay Khan, Smita Jha and Prashanth Ramdas have all not just been exceptional in their knowledge but also in how they guided me both in this and earlier organisations. Very few would go beyond their call of duty, and Khaitan does that. ’

  • ‘Excellent collaboration while we dealt with the advisory, where we sought their help, and they were on top of the requirements and demonstrated excellent clarity and ownership.’

  • ‘Smita Jha has been a thorough adviser and very clear with the legal requirements and regulations we were dealing with.’

  • 'Khaithan stands out for the high-level expertise of its partners. They keep us updated on regulatory matters and are responsive. Approach is not purely academic, rather commercially-thinking.'

  • 'The quality of work and the care taken for each matter is commendable.'

  • 'Great understanding of technical concepts, partner involvement and availability. Simple solutions for complex problems. Value for money.'

Practice head

Sanjay Khan Nagra; Prashanth Ramdas; Smita Jha; Vidushi Gupta; Niren Patel; Prashanth Ramdas; Moin Ladha; Tomu Francis; Atul Pandey

Other key lawyers

Saswat Subasit; Pritish Mishra