Fintech and digital assets

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Fintech describes software and other technology implemented to support or enable banking and financial services. Often it is used in connection with innovative start-up companies seeking to improve upon and disrupt existing market practice, but it may equally be used with reference to legacy providers developing and using technology to remain competitive and relevant in delivering financial services.

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    Practice Note: Fintech—Ireland—Q&A guide contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to fintech in Ireland published as part of the Lexology

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