Mateusz Bałuta

ROLE IN THE LAW FIRM:

• Lawyer in the FinTech team.
• focuses on payment services, crypto-asset services and other matters related to financial sector.
• Supports clients in assessing the compliance of business models with Polish and European law.

EDUCATION:

• Graduate of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Master of Law.
• Author of a master’s thesis written in English titled Crypto-assets in the light of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 2023 on markets in crypto-assets, and amending Regulations (EU) No 1093/2010 and (EU) No 1095/2010 and Directives 2013/36/EU and (EU) 2019/193 – Legal and Practical Perspective.

EXPERIENCE AND ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Advises on payment services law, including licensing processes before the Polish Financial Supervision Authority.
• Analyses the compliance of business models with Polish and European law.
• Prepares opinions on business models involving payment services, financial services, CASPs / DeFi and token issuance.
• Provides ongoing legal support to payment institutions.
• Experienced in advising on bank accounts for business entities.

EXPERTISE

ADVISOR IN PAYMENT SERVICES AND FINANCIAL REGULATIONS:

• Advises clients on matters related to payment services law.
• Participates in licensing processes before the Polish Financial Supervision Authority.
• Supports payment institutions in their ongoing legal matters.

SPECIALIST IN FINTECH BUSINESS MODELS:

• Assesses business models in terms of their compliance with Polish and European law.
• Prepares opinions on payment services, financial services, CASPs / DeFi and token issuance.
• Focuses on practical regulatory aspects of operations in the FinTech sector.

ADVISOR IN CRYPTO-ASSETS AND FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGIES:

• Works on matters concerning crypto-assets, financial technologies, finance and virtual currencies.
• Analyses models related to CASP activities, DeFi and token issuance.

LANGUAGES:

• Polish and English.