FinTech Legal
FinTech Guide 2025 : Lithuania
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Email address
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+370 5 268 1888About
Provided by Ellex Valiunas
FinTech
The largest specialised FinTech team in Lithuania
Headed by 2 partners, the practice team includes 9 lawyers, most of them with more than 10 years of legal experience. The experience gained in the field of financial technology, internships with market leaders and international compliance certificates enable the team to comprehensively consider practical issues of our clients.
More than fifty projects
In recent years alone, the FinTech team represented clients in more than 30 projects of financial institution licensing, over 10 projects involving merger and acquisition of financial institutions, and the same number of times advised clients regarding compliance and operation investigations conducted by supervisory bodies.
Experts in prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing
A team of 4 experts work exclusively on matters of the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing.
An active role in developing legal framework
Ellex Valiunas FinTech practice group provided full-range advice to foreign governmental organisations and supervisory bodies on the regulatory reform in the financial sector. In addition, the team actively participates in associations, maintains contacts with the Bank of Lithuania and other institutions providing proposals for the improvement of the legal environment.
Specialisations
- Regulation and compliance
- Licensing
- Brexit legal services
- Legal audits
- Prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing
Chambers Review
Ellex Valiunas's FinTech team is part of its banking and finance practice. The firm works with international clients in incorporating their business in Lithuania, handles payment institution licence applications and provides ongoing regulatory, compliance and IT support. Ellex Valiunas is also highly competent in M&A and other transactional work.
Work Highlights
- Ellex Valiunas advises Vinted, a Lithuanian unicorn, on preparations for the launch of its electronic money institution operations.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Ellex Valiunas has a brilliant and professional team of experts with strong competencies covering all the legal matters relevant to financial institutions."
"Ellex Valiunas have an in-depth knowledge of financial regulation with concrete solutions that can be implemented across the client's business."
"The FinTech team at Ellex Valiunas stands out due to its exceptional leadership, and is characterised by deep industry expertise and innovative thinking."
"Ellex Valiunas has a brilliant and professional team of experts with strong competencies covering all the legal matters relevant to financial institutions."
"Ellex Valiunas have an in-depth knowledge of financial regulation with concrete solutions that can be implemented across the client's business."
"The FinTech team at Ellex Valiunas stands out due to its exceptional leadership, and is characterised by deep industry expertise and innovative thinking."
Notable Practitioners
Ieva Dosinaitė is co-head of the banking and finance team at Ellex Valiunas and an expert on FinTech matters. She is particularly adept at representing clients in complex financings, and she also regularly assists with regulatory licensing and compliance issues.
"Ieva is a highly skilled FinTech partner known for her deep expertise and strategic insight into the FinTech sector. She has an innovative approach and thorough understanding of regulatory landscapes."
"Ieva is a true market expert with a wide ecosystem network as well as commercial awareness. She is amazingly responsive."
"Ieva Dosinaitė is a star in the market, a top leader. She's very smart."
Julija Šlekonytė is a financial services lawyer with experience in FinTech licensing and regulatory compliance issues. She advises digital payments businesses and other FinTech companies on securing electronic money institution licences.
"Julija Šlekonytė has deep knowledge of market trends and strategies as well as a wide financial industry network."
"Julija Šlekonytė is a great lawyer with deep knowledge of her area."
"Julija Šlekonytė has a very deep understanding of FinTech product practicalities and knowledge of the regulations, so her advice is very valuable."
Ranked Individuals at
Ellex Valiunas
Lithuania