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Luca Benvenuto

Luca Benvenuto is Partner at Alma and coordinates the Banking & Financial Regulation Team at Rome office. Luca assists on a wide range of activities related to banking law, investment services and financial activities, with specific focus on payment services and e-money issues in relation to the identification and fulfillment of regulatory aspects (including banking transparency and anti-money laundering), and on the authorization procedures before the supervisory authorities. Luca has a significant experience in the structuring, realization and negotiation of: insure-tech projects; outsourcing agreements in compliance with EBA regulation; joint-venture and partnership agreements between both financial intermediaries and among financial intermediaries and fintech companies; SPA agreements for the acquisition of qualified and not-qualified stake in fintech companies. Luca has a deep knowledge in the sale and purchase of portfolios and complex transactions involving banking and financial entities. · ALMA SOCIETA' TRA AVVOCATI S.R.L.

ItalyBanking & Finance, Financial Services RegulationItalian, English

About

Partner at Alma based in Rome who coordinates the Banking & Financial Regulation Team, advising on banking law, investment services and financial activities with a focus on payment services and e-money regulatory matters, banking transparency and anti-money laundering, and authorization procedures before supervisory authorities. Experienced in structuring and negotiating insurtech projects, EBA‑compliant outsourcing agreements, joint ventures and partnership agreements between financial intermediaries and fintechs, SPA transactions for stakes in fintech companies, and sale/purchase of portfolios and complex banking transactions.

Practice areas

Banking & FinanceFinancial Services RegulationPayments & E-MoneyFintechInsurance/InsurtechMergers & AcquisitionsOutsourcing & Technology

Office

Expertise

Payment services and e-moneyAnti-money laundering and banking transparencyAuthorisation procedures before supervisory authoritiesInsurtech projectsOutsourcing agreements (EBA compliance)Joint ventures and partnership agreements between financial intermediaries and fintechsSPA transactions for acquisition of stakes in fintech companiesSale and purchase of portfolios and complex banking/financial transactions

Education

  • Degree in Law, Università degli Studi Roma Tre (2003), magna cum laude

Admissions

  • Italian Bar (admitted 2011)

Languages

ItalianEnglish