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Fintech Law

Our Fintech team supports innovative players in the financial sector – start-ups, payment services providers, blockchain actors and investors – in addressing their specific legal challenges. Our areas of expertise include regulatory compliance, business structuring and development, fundraising, asset tokenisation, technology-driven commercial contracts, and interactions with financial regulators.

Our Fintech team brings together specialists in financial regulation, investments and corporate law, as well as data protection, with in-depth knowledge and particular expertise in information technologies, including blockchain.

News Banking & Finance

Act on the Transparency of Legal Entities and revised Anti-Money Laundering Act – entry into force confirmed for 1 October 2026

In a communication dated 12 June 2026, the Swiss Federal Council confirmed that the revised Anti-Money Laundering Act (“AMLA”) and the new Federal Act on the Transparency of Legal Entities...
12 June 2026

GILW26 | Banking Outsourcing in the Digital Age: Managing Risks and Regulatory Challenges

As part of Geneva International Legal Week (9-11 March, Geneva), Borel & Barbey is pleased to host a dedicated side event addressing one of the most strategic and scrutinised topics...
16 February 2026

No Duty to Return Retrocessions in Execution-Only Banking Relationships

Published today, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court’s decision of 12 January 2026 provides for a much-awaited clarification on the treatment of retrocessions in execution-only banking relationships. The Swiss Federal Court...
13 February 2026