William Fry is proud to announce its recognition as FinTech Professional Advisor or Team of the Year at the prestigious National FinTech Awards 2025, held last night at the Round Room, Mansion House, Dublin.
This marks the second time William Fry has received this honour, having first won the award in the inaugural National FinTech Awards in 2023, reinforcing the firm's consistent leadership and excellence in fintech legal advisory.
The Firm's FinTech group provides practical and clear solutions-focussed advice to FinTechs and financial institutions on all aspects of regulation and compliance in the financial services sector. The team brings together lawyers specialising in financial regulation, technology, corporate transactions, and data protection. Highlights of the past year include supporting multiple firms to secure authorisation as a crypto-asset service provider, securing 30% of successful applicants for authorisation as an electronic money institutions to date in Ireland and multiple mandates assisting firms with DORA compliance.
Shane Kelleher, Co-Chair of William Fry's FinTech practice said,
William Fry is delighted to be recognised once again as FinTech Professional Advisor of the Year. This award is a testament to the dedication, expertise and practical ethos of our team and the quality of our client relationships and we are incredibly grateful to everyone who contributed to this success.
This award also adds to a year of recognition for William Fry, which was recently ranked Most Innovative Law Firm in Ireland by the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Report 2025.