FinTech Legal - Australia
What the team is known for
Allens has a strong cross-sector practice covering regulatory, financing and transactional mandates. The firm acts for incumbents and venture funds on structuring investments into startups, and also advises high-growth FinTechs on regulatory compliance issues.
Strengths
"The team is able to understand complexity in an emerging, digitally transforming industry within an intricate web of interested stakeholders."
"Allens always work hard to meet our requirements. I found the team to be supportive, responsive and with a good appreciation of business requirements in the FinTech space."
Work highlights
Allens acted for Zip on a review of its terms and conditions, privacy disclosure statement and privacy policy for its Zip Business Capital product.
Notable practitioners
Gavin Smith frequently advises on data-related regulatory issues and assists FinTech clients with service agreements. Smith has particular expertise in acting for startup companies.