Senior Associate - Payments

A leading international law firm is looking for a Senior Associate with a focus on payments to join its Financial Markets practice in Amsterdam. The role suits a Dutch qualified lawyer with strong payments and financial regulatory experience who wants more responsibility in a growing, high-profile team. You'll advise payment institutions, e-money institutions, banks, fintechs, crypto-asset service providers and big tech companies on regulatory and transactional matters across the Netherlands and the EU.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise on payments and e-money regulation under Dutch and EU law, including PSD2 (and the upcoming PSD3/PSR), EMD2, MiCA, DORA, AMLD/Wwft and the Dutch Financial Supervision Act (Wft)
• Support clients through licensing and authorisation processes with DNB and the AFM, including passporting and ongoing compliance
• Advise on payment products, card schemes, open banking, safeguarding, outsourcing and partnership arrangements
• Draft, negotiate and review commercial and regulatory documents, including payment services agreements, scheme arrangements and outsourcing contracts
• Advise on regulatory aspects of M&A, investments and market entry into the Netherlands and the EU for payments and fintech businesses
• Build strong client relationships and help with business development across the payments and fintech sector
• Supervise and mentor junior associates
• Track regulatory developments and contribute to client alerts, publications and market insights

Candidate Profile

• Dutch qualified lawyer with 4-7 years' experience, gained at a leading law firm, in-house at a payments business or at a regulator
• Strong technical knowledge of payments, e-money and wider financial regulatory law
• Experience dealing with DNB and/or the AFM on licensing and supervisory matters
• Able to manage matters independently and be a trusted point of contact for clients
• Excellent drafting, negotiation and analytical skills
• Fluent in Dutch and English, both written and spoken
• Commercially minded, with a real interest in fintech and innovation in payments
• Works well with others, both in the team and across international offices