FinTech Legal
FinTech Guide 2025 : India
Band 1
Chambers Review
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas is one of the largest full-service firms in India, and a leader in corporate and finance matters. Peers highlight its strong data privacy practice and its FinTech mandates for banking and institutional clients. Its lawyers handle data privacy, product structuring and regulatory matters. The team is also experienced in advising on cryptocurrencies and digital lending.
Work Highlights
- The team assisted in Adani Capital's USD380 million acquisition of Adani Housing Finance Private Limited from Adani Finserv.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They have managed to consolidate FinTech well. They have specific verticals across wealth-tech. They also do justice to the core areas of payments and lending, as well as SEBI regulatory outlook work."
"They have strong regulatory knowledge and in several instance their teams have been champions of regulatory change. They are also good advisors from varied fields such as RBI, SEBI and corporate."
"They are part of the pioneering firms in this space."
"They have managed to consolidate FinTech well. They have specific verticals across wealth-tech. They also do justice to the core areas of payments and lending, as well as SEBI regulatory outlook work."
"They have strong regulatory knowledge and in several instance their teams have been champions of regulatory change. They are also good advisors from varied fields such as RBI, SEBI and corporate."
"They are part of the pioneering firms in this space."
Notable Practitioners
Anu Tiwari leads the firm's FinTech work and is widely regarded as an expert in regulatory compliance and transactional matters. Tiwari represents domestic and international clients in financial regulatory issues, as well as complex financing arrangements.
"He has a deep understanding of the ecosystem. I would only go to him for detailed nuanced queries. He is one of the counsel we go to when we need in-depth analysis of financial regulatory issues."
"Anu is an exceptional lawyer with deep sectoral knowledge, commercial awareness and practical insights."