FinTech Legal

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas is one of the largest corporate law firms in India. The firm has a cutting-edge payments and lending practice, particularly for product structuring matters. SAM is also known for its expertise in representing venture capital funds in large corporate transactions in the FinTech sector.

"They have very strong domain understanding and a good approach to understanding customer requirements."

"The team is a very good mix led by Shilpa. They bring understanding of the business model and high level of expertise to practical legal advice while balancing risk and ease of doing business."

"They have demonstrated insightful market knowledge and their research has been pivotal in achieving our objectives. I highly recommend them for their professionalism and expertise in FinTech law."

SAM & Co advises Moneyview on its digital lending services product development as well as pre-IPO governance structures.

Shilpa Mankar Ahluwalia leads the FinTech practice at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas. She brings her expertise in banking and corporate matters and helps advise clients on issues relating to product structuring, financial regulation and digital payments. She is also part of the Privacy Working Group of the Digital Lending Association of India. "Shilpa leads by example, maintains regular contact and organises touch points with various parts of the ecosystem." "She was able to manage both sides the legal issues as well as the investors. She has a large team, is well-known in the market and well-connected. She is approachable and practical." "She really knows what is happening in the market, not just on guidelines but their actual implementation and attitude of the regulators."