ARGENTINA Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Maria Victoria Funes, Luciano Zanutto, Camila G. Lima and Tomas Celerier Bomchil
Bomchil is considered one of the leading full- service law firms in Argentina. Since its founda - tion in 1923, it has participated in some of the country’s most complex and significant trans - actions and disputes. The law firm’s fintech and crypto practice is led by specialists in bank - ing and corporate law who work together with a multidisciplinary team. Bomchil has advised regulated and non-regulated companies and in - dividuals in all aspects of fintech law and regula - tions in Argentina, including P2P lending; debit,
credit and prepaid cards; e-payment platforms; factoring platforms; crowdfunding; issuance, exchange and custody of cryptocurrencies and securities tokens; and the adaptation of KYC procedures to digital onboarding. The firm also has broad experience in assisting clients in the field of payment and transaction services indus - tries. Bomchil’s clients include Huawei, Ameri - can Express, Alipay, Bloomberg, Circle, Merca - do Libre and Growie (a development of Fortune International Group and Globant).
Authors
Maria Victoria Funes is a finance and corporate partner at Bomchil. She previously worked as a foreign associate at Linklaters LLP (New York). She specialises in fintech
Luciano Zanutto holds a Law degree from Austral University (2020). He joined the financial services and capital markets department of Bomchil in 2020, as an associate. His practice
regulations, including the design and development of e-payment platforms and peer- to-peer credit platforms, cryptocurrencies and security tokens. She is a member of the Bar Association of the City of Buenos Aires and of the Committee of Banking Lawyers of Argentina. She is a professor in the Department of Economic and Business Law at Universidad de Buenos Aires and the author of various publications focused on fintech, crypto and foreign exchange regulations.
focuses on capital market transactions, corporate financing, and foreign exchange regulations. Additionally, Luciano provides regular advice to clients on fintech, banking and anti-money laundering/counter-terrorism financing matters. Luciano has been admitted to Austral University’s Master Program on Business Law and will be pursuing it during the 2024-2025 academic year. He is a member of the Bar Association of the City of Buenos Aires and the Banking Lawyers Committee of the Argentine Republic.
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