Mannheimer Swartling is highly active in the fintech space, drawing on the firm’s strength in all related practice areas to offer expertise covering regulatory and intellectual property issues as well as transactions and disputes, among other areas. The team is at the forefront of developments in Sweden, with recent work including advising on distributed ledger technology and its place in the regulatory landscape; the group also has a strong track record in advising leading Swedish start-ups. IT and tech law specialist Anders Bergsten has considerable experience handling large-scale IT projects in the banking sector, while Carl Johan Zimdahl chairs the firm’s financial regulation practice; he recently assisted three major fintech clients with applications to become electronic money institutes. Banking and finance practice head Thomas Pettersson has extensive regulatory expertise, and Carolina Flagge (Sandell) is the key name at senior associate level.

Setterwalls’s dedicated fintech group boasts a client roster that includes banks, government departments, and international fintech companies, and advises on a wide range of high-profile matters. The team continues to advise the Central Bank of Sweden in relation to various money and legal payment infrastructure projects, including the regulatory issues associated with its proposed electronic currency. Practice head Joacim Johannesson has advised Swedish and international investors, entrepreneurs, start-ups, and multinationals operating in the fintech space, while IT and tech law specialist Niklas Follin’s broad practice covers fintech platforms and bank-fintech partnership agreements. Tobias Björklund is a financial regulations expert with a strong track record in the fintech sector.

Advokatfirman Delphi’s fintech team, often working in conjunction with the firm’s TMT and venture capital teams, advises clients operating in the fintech sector, including start-ups at various stages of growth, on a wide range of matters, including capital raisings and regulatory issues. The team has notable experience advising on the regulatory landscape pertaining to crypto and blockchain technology as well as acting in crypto and blockchain-related disputes. Financial industry expert Agne Lindberg leads the team alongside managing associate John Neway Herrman, who is experienced in the SFSA registration process, among other areas.

Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå’s multidisciplinary fintech offering is particularly strong in transactional and regulatory matters in the field, with companies, investors, regulators, banks and service providers instructing the group in relation to domestic and cross-border mandates. Niclas Rockborn, who has considerable financial regulatory expertise and acts for banks as well as e-money and payment institutions, leads the team alongside M&A, finance, and capital markets specialist Carl Westerberg. Nils Unckel left the firm for Advokatfirman Vinge in June 2023.

Advokatfirman Cederquist KB‘s financial regulations team, which works closely with the firm’s IT and telecoms and IP and media law teams, advises on a variety of matters in the Nordic fintech space, spanning transactional and regulatory issues. Practice head Tobias Frödin Lilja regularly advises financial institutions on licensing requirements, information security issues, governance work and outsourcings. Henrik Lindstrand has substantial expertise in IT and technology law, with notable experience working on payment platform matters.

Cirio Advokatbyrå AB’s dedicated fintech team benefits from the firm’s strength in digital and transactional matters as well as its knowledge of the financial services sector, advising a variety of clients, including early and growth-stage companies that operate in the fintech space. Managing partner Emma Dansbo leads the practice and advises venture and growth capital funds as well as emerging growth companies. M&A lawyer Anders Moberg is active in both company and investor-side venture capital deals, and David Frydlinger, who is head of the firm’s collaborative innovation group, is also a key contact.

Eversheds Sutherland’s fintech team in Stockholm leverages the firm’s international network to advise on a range of domestic and cross-border matters, with particular strength in handling capital markets and regulatory mandates in the space, as well as matters concerning crypto assets. Financial services expert Philip Heilbrunn leads the team alongside Tord Svensson, who specialises in the tech aspects of real estate financings.

Hammarskiöld’s fintech team regularly advises start-ups operating in the space, with particular strength in handling regulatory matters as well as licence applications made to the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority. Mattias Anjou leads the practice, in which financial regulatory specialists Emma Lindwall and Johan Löfquist play key roles.

Harvest Advokatbyrå’s fintech team advises on a wide range of regulatory matters, including compliance issues, internal audits, licence application procedures, AML matters, and sustainability work, advising payment institutions, banks, fund managers, credit providers, and crypto-asset service providers. Co-founder Amin Bell leads the team alongside co-founder Anna Cumzelius; the pair have considerable combined financial regulatory experience. Niklas Sinander, who was formerly head of the financial regulation practice at Cirio Advokatbyrå AB, joined the firm in January 2023.

Roschier’s fintech team has notable experience advising major international companies on a range of transactional, regulatory, and contentious matters. With extensive experience in the fintech space, finance and restructuring specialist Niklas Eriksson leads the team, while Björn Johansson Heigis, who is head of the firm’s digital and TMT group, has experience in e-commerce and payment services issues.

Snellman‘s IP and tech team, led by Elisabeth Vestin, handles a wide range of matters in the fintech space, with particular strength in advising on cloud procurements and regulatory issues. Anna Ribenfors is regularly instructed by insurance companies and financial institutions in relation to fintech mandates, while Caroline Sundberg offers regulatory expertise, with a client base ranging from start-ups to major banks.

Synch Advokat AB’s fintech team is active in the space, handling regulatory matters, including licence applications made to the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, as well as various transactional matters spanning seed fundings, share issuances, financings, and M&A work. Financial regulatory specialist Johan Ragnar jointly leads the team with Oskar Arndt, who joined the firm in February 2023 from an in-house role.