WKB Lawyers – FINTECH

What can we do for you? What do we advise on?

We advise technology companies that offer financial services, as well as companies that have been present in the financial market for many years but want to undergo a digital transformation.
We provide legal assistance to ensure that FinTech companies are legally compliant with sectoral regulations and the recommendations of the Financial Supervisory Authority.
We provide comprehensive legal support for the introduction of new, innovative financial products, both in the design and implementation phase (e.g. for payment applications, products based on buy now pay later, services based on AIS and PIS, cryptoassets, crowdfunding platforms).
We develop documentation for new financial products and services tailored to the needs of our clients.
We assist financial institutions in administrative proceedings before the Polish Financial Supervision Authority, both in the course of ongoing supervision and in the course of ongoing control proceedings.
We provide analyses and training to financial institutions on the application of new EU and Polish financial sector regulations.
We verify that internal procedures and applied mechanisms are compliant with applicable regulations. We also prepare reports assessing organisational risks (regulatory compliance).
We determine the best way to provide cross-border services or to start providing services in Poland.
We determine whether a business activity constitutes a regulated activity and is subject to financial supervision.

Our competitive advantages:

We form a specialised, multidisciplinary team consisting of experts specialising in financial regulation, IT/IP, taxation, consumer protection regulations, eIDAS regulation or legal aspects of blockchain technology and data protection, as well as economists. This approach allows us to provide a comprehensive service for a given project.
We understand our clients’ business needs and the technologies they use.
We are familiar with business realities and regulatory expectations – our specialists have gained experience in financial institutions, the Polish Financial Supervision Authority, and the OCCP.
We recommend solutions that are easy to implement in practice.

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