Financial services regulations are a mainstay of the banking and finance practice at FAS Advogados, in cooperation with CMS, which routinely advises well-established players and new market entrants on the structuring of new financial and payment products and application for licenses with the regulator. Virtual assets services providers such as cryptoexchanges and marketplaces also feature on the firm's client base, which routinely engages it in mandates involving banking, foreign exchange, derivatives, securities and payments regulations. Matters concerning credit fintechs and new open finance business models are key areas of growth for the team, which is under the joint leadership of Paulo Mertz Focaccia, a fintech specialist, and Vicente Piccoli Medeiros Braga, a financial and banking regulatory expert.
Key clients
- Banco Sorocred S.A. – ‘Afinz’
- Banco C6 S.A.
- Banco de Lage Landen Brasil S.A. - ‘DLL’
- Banco Brasileiro de Créditos – ‘Banco BBC’
- BancoSeguro S.A.
- Banco Triângulo S.A. – ‘Tribanco’
- Banco Agibank S.A.
- BBC Pagamentos LTDA. ‘BBC Digital’
- CERC Central de Recebíveis S.A.
- PagSeguro Internet Instituição de Pagamento S.A. – ‘PagSeguro’
- Clara Pagamentos
- Rapyd Brazil Soluções de Pagamento LTDA.
- Accesstage Tecnologia S.A.
- Google Internet Brasil
- JHSF Meios Eletronicos Ltda.
- ByteDance Brasil (TikTok)
- Nvio Brasil (Bitso)
- Liber Capital
- Fundo Garantidor de Créditos – FGC
- Saison Capital
- PaGol SCD
- Cora Pagamentos Ltda.
- Banco BTG Pactual
- Zimpler Pagamentos
- A55 Sociedade de Crédito Direto
- Trustly Group
- CBSM - Companhia Brasileira de Soluções de Marketing S.A - ‘Dotz Pay’
- Paraisopolis’ Union of Residents and Merchants
- MoonPay USA LLC
- DLocal Brasil Instituição de Pagamento
- Tino Instiuição de Pagamento Ltda.
- Belvo Instituição de Pagamento
- Ifood.com Agência de Restaurantes Online S.A. – ‘iFood’
- FreteBras Internet e Serviços Ltda. – ‘Frete.com’
- Inswitch Tecnologias Financeiras Ltda.
- Companhia Brasileira de Soluções e Serviços – ‘Alelo’
- Oppens Sociedade de Empréstimo entre Pessoas S.A.
- Vórtx DTVM
- Sumup Sociedade de Crédito Direto S.A.
- Nuvei Group
- PicPay Invest DTVM
- Pagaleve Tecnologia Financeira Ltda
- FinPec Agronegócios
- AgroVen Financiamento Coletivo
- Peridot Financing Solutions LLC
Work highlights
- Advised TikTok (ByteDance) on establishing controls to spot and monitor finance-related ads on its platform.
- Assisted Vórtx DTVM on the adaptation of all its funds by-laws to new regulation regarding management and administration of investment funds.
- Assited Clara with the adjustment of its controls to comply with the requirements of a licensed authorised payment institution.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Paulo Mertz Focaccia, Vicente Piccoli Medeiros Braga