Dentons‘ fintech practice combines financial regulatory and technology expertise to advise banks, non-traditional lenders, and fintech firms on payments, e-money, crypto, digital banking, and outsourcing. The practice draws on disputes, TMT, and commercial law capabilities, and has advised on open banking transitions with relationships across regulators, including the PSR and FCA. Recent matters include advising a payments firm on multi-jurisdictional regulatory compliance across 20+ countries, including FCA safeguarding, EMIR, and MiFID obligations, and supporting a fintech with regulatory structuring for international expansion across more than a dozen jurisdictions. Payments regulatory lead Greg McEneny leads the non-contentious financial regulatory team, advising on payments, crypto, and financial markets reform. As head of regulatory and investigations, Katharine Harle works closely with the FCA and major financial institutions. Recent additions Andrew Barber and Venetia Jackson bring deep regulatory experience, including prior roles at competitor firms and the FCA.
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Practice head
Katharine Harle, Greg McEneny
Other key lawyers
Venetia Jackson, Andrew Barber
