Julija Šlekonytė
FinTech Guide 2024
Band 3 : FinTech Legal
Band 3
About
Provided by Julija Šlekonytė
Practice Areas
Julia is a fintech expert with over 13 years of professional experience in licensing and compliance. Her greatest strengths are deep knowledge of the legal regulations of fintech, understanding of how the most complex fintech products work technically, and the ability to find the best solution for implementing such products in an increasingly stringent regulatory environment. Julia assists clients in obtaining licenses, advises on all issues arising from regulated activities, and helps maintain relationships with the regulator.
Field of expertise:
Banking and finance
Fintech
Project financing
Anti Money Laundering
Litigation
Corporate Law
Experience
Consulting Curve OS Limited on electronic money institution licencing and compliance matters;
Consulting Nikulipe, UAB on compliance matters;
Advising Bancibo SE on electronic money institution licencing matters;
Consulting Payswix, UAB on compliance matters;
Advising ConnectPay, UAB on compliance matters;
Assisting Nium, UAB in electronic money institution license extension matters;
Advising Nordecum, UAB on licencing and compliance matters;
Consulting Sync.money UK Ltd on electronic money institution licencing matters;
Advising Xace Limited on electronic money institution licencing matters;
Assisting Arival Ltd in electronic money institution licencing matters;
Advising TransferWise Ltd on compliance matters;
Assisting Investment Evolution Transfer Ltd in licencing and compliance matters;
Consulting PayRay Bank, UAB on compliance matters;
Advising and representing Glocash Payment, UAB during the inspectation of the Bank of Lithuania;
Assisting Viabill A/S in obtaining specialized banking and electronic money institution;
Assisting Optimus cards UK Ltd in obtaining specialized banking;
Assisting Bergwand GmbH in obtaining electronic money institution license;
Assisting MADARA INVEST LTD in obtaining specialized banking and electronic money institution;
Assisting Witty Tech Ltd in obtaining electronic money institution license.
Languages Spoken
Lithuanian, English, Russian
Education
Vilnius University (Lithuania)
Master's degree, Law
2006 - 2011
Chambers Review
FinTech
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.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Julija Šlekonytė is the first point of contact in any complex FinTech-related question. She is attentive, understanding and extremely professional in delivering her advice."
"Julija Šlekonytė engages and analyses the client business, always searching for additional angles and arguments before providing her final advice."
"Julija Šlekonytė is the first point of contact in any complex FinTech-related question. She is attentive, understanding and extremely professional in delivering her advice."
"Julija Šlekonytė engages and analyses the client business, always searching for additional angles and arguments before providing her final advice."