Fintech

Plesner's specialists are leaders in Denmark within fintech with extensive experience in both commercial thinking and negotiation as well as the relationship with supervisory authorities as the Financial Supervisory Authority and the Data Protection Agency.

Our fintech specialists work closely with particularly our specialists in data protection and IT/technology which are often areas of concern for fintech businesses/projects. When the need arises, we also utilise Plesner's other specialist skills including those related to tax, financing, capital markets, outsourcing, M&A and corporate law.

Plesner thus stands out in the market by combining deep technical/business understanding with first rate legal expertise within all relevant practice areas - regulatory as well as non-regulatory. In this way, we help our clients both get to the bottom of, and all the way around, all legal and business challenges.

The integrated advice offered by Plesner's fintech specialists is also the reason why we continuously advise all significant market participants within fintech from startups over established financial institutions to Big Tech, including in respect of:

• Payment services regulation, including establishment and obtaining license, strong customer authentication requirements, the innovative third party account information and payment initiation services and commerciallisation of data in light of GDPR and special Danish rules
• Blockchain-based products including e-wallets
• Cryptocurrency and other digital assets
• Robo-advisors and third-party solutions within investment services
• Establishment and operation of crowdfunding/crowdlending platforms including advising on standard contractual documentation
• Consumer credit regulation, including license as a consumer loan business and the special rules on marketing of consumer credit
• AML/KYC programmes and related issues regarding digitalisation of compliance in general