The financial regulatory practice at Dillon Eustace is frequently engaged to advise on the regulatory authorisations of fintech clients across the payments, e-money, crypto asset, insurance and retail credit spheres. In particular, the team stands out for its experience assisting international clients with the establishment of Irish entities, and frequently joins up with the firm’s strong funds practice to advise tech-based clients on their provision of investment services. Keith Waine leads the practice.

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Key clients

  • Nua Money
  • Scalapay
  • We2Sure
  • Chainflip
  • Nazare Point Limited
  • Viceversa
  • Leonteq Securities
  • Sekuritance Solutions
  • SumUp
  • Virtu Financial
  • Hudson River Trading
  • Mex Group
  • Unity Finance

Work highlights

  • Advising Nua Money in respect of its authorisation as a retail credit firm.
  • Advising Chainflip, a decentralised exchange, on the establishment of its Irish entity and providing regulatory advice in respect of the proposed activities of the Irish entity.
  • Advised Sekuritance Solutions on the company’s regulatory status and provided a legal opinion on the nature of the company’s crypto token.

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Keith Waine

Other key lawyers

Donnacha O'Connor