CMS

Banking & Finance, FinTech

Partner

Tessa Penninks works as a lawyer in the Banking & Finance Practice Area Group and heads the Financial Services Team of CMS Netherlands.​

Tessa advises financial institutions as banks, credit providers, payment service providers, insurers, FinTech/InsurTech companies and leasing companies in the field of, among other things, financial supervision regulations, market-entry (licensing application and European Passport notification) and anti-money laundering regulations, including the contact with the regulator in this regard. ​

In addition, Tessa is particularly involved in the preparation and review of contractual documents regarding financial products and services, leasing and securities. Tessa also advises in disputes and litigation in these areas.​

Dutch, English

Member of the Dutch Finance Houses Association (legal commission)​ Member of Holland FinTech​ Member of the Women in financial services "Wifs“​ Association for Financial Law (VvFR)

Financing and Security, Grotius Academy for Post-Graduate Law Studies​ Dutch Law (Economy-related Public and Company Law), Utrecht University​ Dutch Law (Private Law), Utrecht University