{"id":9254,"date":"2019-05-21T10:42:16","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T16:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.creel.mx\/?page_id=6046"},"modified":"2022-02-23T19:20:34","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T01:20:34","slug":"fintech-en","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.creel.mx\/en\/industries\/fintech-en\/","title":{"rendered":"FinTech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Throughout our history the Firm has been actively involved in the development of the financial services industry in Mexico, and has established profound sector specific expertise.\u00a0 With the advent of technology and the exponential growth of the digital economy, our practice has naturally grown towards FinTech.<\/p>\n<p>By advising host of entrepreneurs, start-ups, venture capitalists and large financial institutions and technology companies, we are able to provide clients with innovative advice and solutions in the following areas of FinTech:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Regulatory and licensing<\/li>\n<li>Intellectual property<\/li>\n<li>Privacy and data protection<\/li>\n<li>Design of financial products and solutions across all asset classes<\/li>\n<li>Anti-money laundering<\/li>\n<li>Corporate finance transactions, including debt financings and M&amp;A, and other transactions in the lifecycle of technology companies<\/li>\n<li>Taxation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Below is a list (which is organized in alphabetical order based on our client\u2019s name) of selected matters which is intended to give a brief indication of our experience in the FinTech sector:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Legal counsel to <em><strong>Bitso<\/strong> <\/em>in regulatory consultations on financial technology, tax, corporate and other matters.<\/li>\n<li>Legal counsel to <em><strong>PayPal<\/strong> <\/em>on regulatory issues regarding aggregators, consumer protection and financial technology, as well as on regulatory aspects in Mexico related to its acquisition of <em><strong>Hyperwallet<\/strong> <\/em>and <strong><em>iZettle<\/em><\/strong>, as well as its investment and commercial contract with <em><strong>Mercado Libre<\/strong><\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Legal counsel to <em><strong>Nubank<\/strong> <\/em>in all the legal aspects related to its entry to the Mexican market.<\/li>\n<li>Legal counsel to <em><strong>Global Payments<\/strong><\/em> in a joint venture with HSBC Mexico for the development of its acquiring business.<\/li>\n<li>Legal counsel to\u00a0<em><strong>Ual\u00e1\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>in all the legal aspects related to its entry\u00a0to\u00a0the Mexican market.<\/li>\n<li>Legal counsel to <em><strong>Visa<\/strong> <\/em>on regulatory issues in Mexico related to its acquisition of <em><strong>Earthport<\/strong><\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Legal counsel to <em><strong>Visor<\/strong> <\/em>in the lifting of its Series A, for US$7.4 million, by several institutional investors.<\/li>\n<li>Legal counsel to <em><strong>Minu<\/strong><\/em>, a company dedicated to grant advance payment of accrued salaries through a technological platform, in regulatory aspects of its operation, as well as in the raising of its seed capital round.<\/li>\n<li>Legal counsel to <em><strong>Incode Technologies, Inc.<\/strong><\/em> a provider of facial recognition services, in the use of biometric recognition technology for financial services.<\/li>\n<li>Legal counsel to <em><strong>Pangea<\/strong><\/em>, an international money transmitter, in the implementation of an international transfer scheme using cryptomoney.<\/li>\n<li>Legal counsel to <strong><em>General Atlantic<\/em> <\/strong>on their investment in <strong><em>PayClip<\/em><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Legal counsel to <em><strong>SURA<\/strong> <\/em>in various financial regulatory aspects, including issues related to the <em><strong>QIIP<\/strong> <\/em>platform.<\/li>\n<li>Legal counsel to <strong>AutoLotto, Inc.<\/strong> on Mexican regulatory aspects related\u00a0to its Initial Coin Offering abroad.<\/li>\n<li>Legal counsel to <em><strong>stREITwise<\/strong><\/em> on aspects of the Mexican regulations related to obtaining financing through crowdfunding under Regulation A (Reg A+) in the United States of America.<\/li>\n<li>Legal counsel to <em><strong>Banorte<\/strong> <\/em>in the execution and implementation of certain database related contracts with technology service providers.<\/li>\n<li>Legal counsel to <em><strong>Edenred<\/strong> <\/em>in relation to the acquisition of Punto Clave and OPAM, companies focused on the issuance of pre-paid cards and, in relation to Punto Clave, counsel related to the regulation of payment systems.<\/li>\n<li>Legal counsel to <em><strong>IBM<\/strong> <\/em>in the execution and implementation of technology service contracts with financial entities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Chambers and Partners in its special Fintech guide highlights about our practice the following:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cTop-flight firm advising startups, financial institutions and technology companies on the full range of FinTech mandates. 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