Law, Tax & Compliance

Fintech compliance should be tailored to licensed activities, markets and the risks created by payment and customer flows.

Article 28 GDPR requires contractual safeguards when a processor handles personal data on behalf of a controller.

Compliance starts by identifying whether an organization is a provider or deployer and how each system is classified.

A SOC 2 audit starts with a scoped system and evidence that controls operate, rather than a generic badge checklist.

DORA readiness requires verifiable ICT resilience governance, incident procedures and third-party oversight.

Tax residency may depend on presence, home, ties and treaty tests; immigration status is not a substitute.

An employer of record can administer employment but does not automatically eliminate tax nexus or corporate exposure.

Cross-border activity may create a taxable business presence depending on facts and the applicable treaty.

Beneficial ownership verification is a continuing due-diligence process, not a one-off form collection exercise.

Finding an ultimate beneficial owner requires examining control relationships, not just a first-tier shareholder list.