Financial Services and Compliance

We are a result-driven Financial Services & Compliance team. We act as legal consultants for financial institutions and are considered one of the leading Fintech law firms in Lithuania, providing services to various Fintech companies: specialised banks, credit unions, electronic money and payment institutions, consumer credit providers, investment funds and other financial market players. We are also helping to start providing financial services to the new market entrants.

Highest quality

• Specialised team. Our Financial Law and Compliance Group has 3 team members who specialise exclusively in the financial services sector and advise on matters related to compliance law.
• Internationally recognised competencies. International Law Handbooks Chambers Europe and IFLR 1000 2020 have recognised us and our team members as leaders in Lithuania in matters relating to Fintech company law.
• Exceptional specialised knowledge. Our specialists have gained knowledge of the Fintech industry in specialised study programmes at international universities, including Oxford, Queen Mary, the London School of Economics and Political Science, and ISM.

Solid experience

• International Fintech experience. Our clients’ portfolios contain Fintech companies from Great Britain, Israel, Germany, the Netherlands, and Poland as well as Lithuanian Fintech start-ups operating in the international market.
• Experience in representing clients in disputes with the Bank of Lithuania. We effectively represent financial institutions during inspections carried out by the Bank of Lithuania, and when a dispute is referred to court, we defend our client’s interests there. We have successful experience in this area, both in negotiations and in litigation.
• Trusted by known market names. Out of all recognised Fintech law firms in Lithuania and Baltic Region, we are entrusted with financial law and compliance matters by such well-known names as Fjord Bank, Orion Securities, Finansų Bitė, UAB, Finansų Bitė Verslui, Žabolis ir Partneriai capital management, Newsec Advisers LT, etc.

Contribution to the Fintech business environment

• Working together with local authorities to build a more attractive legal environment for the sector. We take an active role in the public debate with authorities and institutions, putting forward suggestions informed by our practical experience that are aimed at improving the legal environment for Fintech.
• Instrumental in shaping the market understanding of Fintech. We take an active role in many of sector’s most important associations. As part of the Infobalt’s association Fintech Lithuania group, we have initiated the establishment of a resolution group on issues relating to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing, and we are responsible for the implementation of this initiative.
• We contribute to the training of Fintech specialists. We are also dedicated to fostering a greater understanding of the legislative backdrop of the Fintech field and educating our future partners and colleagues who might work with Fintech law firms in Lithuania. This is why we have been presenting the Fintech sector to Master’s degree Financial Engineering students at VilniusTech University for the past few years, and we also actively share our professional insights at Fintech sector events.