Fintech

NautaDutilh

NautaDutilh‘s practice is 'leading in terms of quality of specialized regulatory and financial services advice'. The group has an excellent reputation in the fintech space, and regularly assists an established client base of domestic and international entities with a broad spectrum of complex fintech matters. Larissa Silverentand has 'a wealth of knowledge, a keen sense of strategic insight and the ability to help you think through very complex matters, providing relevant advice and practical solutions'. Jasha Sprecher stands out as 'a true market leader for payments and crypto work'. Silverentand and Sprecher co-head the department with Frans van der Eerden, Sven Uiterwijk and Joris Willems.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘I have had the pleasure of working with Jasha Sprecher on various legal matters over the years, and I couldn’t be more satisfied with the outcomes. He always demonstrates exceptional expertise, professionalism, and dedication. I highly recommend Jasha Sprecher to anyone in need of top-notch legal advice.'
‘As a one-stop shop with high-quality expertise and experience in dealing with global and local aspects of international organization, they offer a broad range of legal and regulatory services ensuring all relevant aspects are thoroughly taken into consideration, offering practical and relevant strategic advice, involving other relevant practices as needed to ensure comprehensive and timely deliverables. ’
‘Working with Larissa and Jasha on a variety of matters has been a pleasure as they are engaged, straight-talking, consistent and honest in their opinions. Larissa has a wealth of knowledge, a keen sense of strategic insight and the ability to help you think through very complex matters, providing relevant advice and practical solutions, supported by excellent lawyers.'
'Alex Draaisma goes the extra mile to ensure a smooth collaborative process. Jasha Sprecher is a great counsel with the aptitude to apply his expert knowledge and provide outstanding, spot-on advice in agile environments.’
‘Jasha Sprecher is a true market leader for payments and crypto work. He is highly responsive, smart, adaptable, close to the market and the regulator, and delivers timely and high-quality work product. There is no one I would choose to work with above Jasha for EU fintech matters.’
‘Jasha Sprecher, Roderick Watson and David den Blaauwen were very collaborative, pragmatic and problem-solving.'
‘NautaDutilh's fintech practice continues to be leading in terms of quality of specialized regulatory and financial services advice. They probably have the largest team focusing purely on financial law matters in the Netherlands, allowing them to specialise and cover the whole range of financial services, from banking, investments and payments and e-money, to insurance, credit and pensions. This results in a one-stop shop for specialised financial services advice.’
‘Larissa Silverentand and Jasha Sprecher are both industry leaders in the realm of payments and e-money regulations; their knowledge of the industry is unparalleled. They are also just very nice people to work with. Greatly recommended!’

Key clients

ABN AMRO
ABN AMRO Clearing Bank
AFS Group
Airwallex
American Express
Argentex
Booking.com
BrandNewDay
Captin
Deutsche Bank
European Merchant Services
First Data
Franx B.V.
Geldmaat
GSN
ING Bank
Klarna
Knab (Aegon Bank)
Modulr
NIBC Bank
Prosus / PayU
Rabobank
Rewire (now part of Remitly)
Safely
Saxobank
Takeaway
Triodos
Uber
Wex
WorldFirst
Worldline
WorldPay
FIS
Xe (part of Euronet)
ZEBEDEE

Work highlights

Advised the client on its partnership with Allianz for its digital insurance offering to business customers in the Netherlands.
Assisted the client with its application for an EMI license in the Netherlands.
Assisted ABN AMRO with the acquisition of neobroker Bux.