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Founded in 2017, VertoFX is a B2B cross-border payments and foreign exchange platform specialising in emerging market currencies.
Since those early days, the business has grown into a regulated payments platform facilitating billions of dollars in monthly transaction volume. Over the past five years, we’ve worked closely alongside the team as their fintech legal partner, supporting a fast-scaling payments business operating across multiple jurisdictions.
From core customer documentation to day-to-day fintech legal support, we’ve been there as VertoFX continues to build payment infrastructure for businesses operating across multiple markets worldwide.
Over several years, our work with VertoFX has evolved alongside the business. As the platform expanded its services and customer base, we provided ongoing legal support for a scaling fintech company, covering a broad range of commercial and operational matters.
Our work has included:
This consistent, embedded support has helped ensure that legal foundations keep pace with commercial growth, rather than holding it back.
Operating in payments means operating in a highly regulated environment. VertoFX is authorised as an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and with that comes complexity.
As the business has scaled, our role has been to provide practical, commercially focused fintech regulatory advice that helps move things forward, not slow them down.
We don’t work at arm’s length. Over the years, we’ve built a deep understanding of how VertoFX operates, from its business model to its risk profile and commercial priorities.
Sometimes our work involves resolving customer issues quickly and pragmatically. Other times it means supporting contract negotiations or sense checking legal risk as new initiatives are launched.
However the support is needed, we work flexibly to fit seamlessly into the business, acting as a true extension of the in-house legal team. This is not about a single transaction or project. It is about long-term legal support for fintech companies that compounds in value as the business grows.
“Founders Law are more than just legal advisers to us. They have worked alongside our team for several years, providing clear, practical advice that fits the realities of running a regulated payments business. Their responsiveness, commercial approach, and deep understanding of our operations make them a trusted extension of our team.”
Marina Dissenha
In-house Counsel, VertoFX
“Working with VertoFX over the past several years has been an absolute pleasure. We’ve built a strong, collaborative relationship with the team, supporting the business across a wide range of legal matters as it has grown.
It’s a great example of what a long-term legal partnership should look like, built on trust, understanding, and a shared focus on growth. We’re excited to continue supporting VertoFX as they develop and launch new initiatives in the payments space.”
Dimitrios
Legal Director, Founders Law
If you’re building or scaling a fintech or payments business, especially in a regulated environment, the legal side only gets more complex as you grow. The earlier you get the right foundations in place, the easier everything becomes later. Drop us a line - we'd love to chat.
