Sought-after for its ‘very thorough knowledge of the Dutch financial regulatory environment’, the fintech team at NautaDutilh is capable of acting across payments innovation, crypto and tokenised assets, AI-driven financial products, and digital trading and custody platforms. The team serves as the go-to adviser for leading banks, BigTech entrants, and fast-scaling fintech challengers. ’Exceptional’ practice co-head Larissa Silverentand brings expertise in investment, payments, banking, insurance and lending-related fintech work, advising major consumer and business-market platforms on licensing, regulatory strategy, market expansion and partnerships. ‘Extremely knowledgeable’ co-head Jasha Sprecher showcases standout knowledge in payments, crypto and investment-related fintech work. Other key figures within the group include Sven Uiterwijk, Joris Willems and Frans van der Eerden.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Very thorough knowledge of the Dutch financial regulatory environment. Good understanding of the inner workings of supervisory authorities. Broad team.’
- ‘Jasha Sprecher is extremely knowledgeable and a pleasure to work with.'
- ‘Jasha Sprecher and Larissa Silverentrand are both exceptional. They understand the market and clients, are always available and provide practical and solutions-oriented advice. I would work with them again in a heartbeat.’
- ‘They provide commercial advice, they are highly skilled technically, they are very responsive and have great relationships with the regulator. Truly excellent service.’
- ‘My team has really enjoyed working with Jasha Sprecher who has given us solid and commercial advice over the course of numerous regulatory processes.’
- ‘The Nauta team has close working relationships with the relevant regulators. They've assisted us in threading the needle through some quite difficult situations.’
Key clients
- ABN AMRO
- ABN AMRO Clearing Bank
- AFS Group
- Airwallex
- American Express
- Argentex
- Booking.com
- BrandNewDay
- BUX
- Captin
- Deutsche Bank
- European Merchant Services
Work highlights
Assisted Nium on obtaining its EMI license in the Netherlands.
Assisted asr with the sale of neo-bank KNAB to BAWAG.
Assisted Coinbase on its acquisition of Deribit.
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Practice head
Larissa Silverentand; Jasha Sprecher; Frans van der Eerden; Sven Uiterwijk; Joris Willems