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McCann FitzGerald LLP's fintech practice stands out for its breadth of expertise, including the implementation of projects, regulatory work, mergers, liquidation, fundraising, contactless payments, the regulation of crypto assets and the structuring of businesses. The team is particularly reputed for advising financial services clients on compliance with licensing requirements and Ireland’s regulation of digital assets, with practice head Josh Hogan excelling in this area. Hogan is noted for assisting clients with expansions into Ireland and is supported by Doug McMahon, known for his data protection expertise, and Adam Finlay who is recognised for drafting and negotiating key software and outsourcing agreements.  

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team that we dealt with, during and after the acquisition of our Irish license, are a true asset of the firm.'

  • 'They are hands on, articulate and have the ability to help navigate their clients in an efficient manner. Josh Hogan and James Fitzgerald are names worth mentioning.’ 

  • 'You feel immediately comfortable with McCann Fitzgerald as it is down to earth.'

  • 'Clearly have experience and expertise in their respective fields and are very responsive.’ 

  • ‘James Fitzgerald (senior associate) handled the bulk of communications. He was very responsive and very knowledgeable.'

  • 'Josh Hogan (partner) has clearly got vast experience in this area in Ireland and it was of great comfort to me and my client when handling the change in control application with the Central Bank of Ireland.’

  • ‘Collaborating with a firm like McCanns offers the company access to extensive expertise across various legal domains. This includes the stringent compliance requirements of Fintech, general business law, and support with fundraising efforts.’

  • ‘For small teams like us the fact that MCF was able to introduce a single point of contact that can navigate across all the teams and come up with responses was amazing.'

Key clients

  • Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c.
  • EBS d.a.c.
  • FNZ Group
  • ACE Money
  • Aftab Currency Exchange Limited
  • NOBA Bank Group AB
  • Intuit
  • National Transport Authority
  • Ken Fennell and Mr Andrew O’Leary of Interpath Advisory Services
  • Fidelity Investments
  • Capitalflow Group DAC
  • Bankinter SA
  • Barracuda FX
  • Verge Capital
  • Lendwell
  • CreditLogic
  • MyMoneyJar

Work highlights

  • Advised Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. and its subsidiary EBS dac on implementing changes to facilitate increased access to instant payment services for customers.
  • Advised ACE Money Limited and Intuit Ireland Software Limited on their applications to the Central Bank of Ireland for a payment institution licence to provide the services of money remittance and account information services respectively.
  • Advised Bankinter S.A. on project sapphire, a project which involves the establishment of a branch in Ireland and the cross-border merger of Avantcard DAC t/a Avant Money into the Irish branch.

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Josh Hogan

Other key lawyers

Doug McMahon, Adam Finlay, James Fitzgerald