The world-leading ranking institute Chambers and Partners once again delivers Setterwalls Law Firm highest rating – when the 2025 fintech ranking is presented. A testament to the agency's position as one of Sweden's leading fintech players. In addition to the top ranking as an agency, Setterwalls is also awarded three individual awards.

Fintech is a driving force for innovation and growth in Swedish business. The development is not only revolutionizing the financial sector, with new business models and value chains – it is also shaping the conditions for many players today.

The fintech ecosystem includes everything from established financial institutions, banks and large tech companies to innovation-driven startups. Notably, fintech has become a key legal issue in recent years, in the footsteps of digitalization.

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Setterwalls has many years of experience in the fintech industry, and annually releases Fintech ReportIn this year's edition, which was presented on November 28th, the experts note, among other things, that a comprehensive wave of regulation is washing over Swedish companies.

Setterwalls top ranked
Today, the independent, global institute Chambers and Partners presents the Fintech Legal 2025 ranking. Here, for the seventh year in a row, Setterwalls is ranked at the highest level within fintech.

In the appointment, Chambers particularly highlights Setterwall's ability to combine deep legal expertise with a strong understanding of clients' business needs, along with the competence to manage complex issues ranging from regulatory changes to technical and business challenges.

– Fintech is crucial for Swedish innovation! At the same time, we see how complex legal processes risk slowing down growth. Next year we expect a tsunami of new regulations, and then it is absolutely crucial that we can assist our clients in the complex regulatory landscape that characterizes the fintech industry. The result in this year's Fintech Legal is a nice seal of quality. I am so proud of our fintech team – and their deep expertise, responsiveness and professionalism. Now we are getting ready for a 2025 where fintech will play a decisive role for Swedish business life, says Henrik Kjellander, Managing Partner, Setterwalls.

In addition to the top ranking as an agency, Setterwalls also receives three individual awards for the agency's outstanding fintech experts.

Joacim Johannesson, who leads Setterwalls fintech group, maintains its ranking in Band 1. Tobias Björklund, specialist counsel and expert in financial market regulatory issues, strengthens his position and advances from Band 2 to Band 1 in this year's ranking. Niklas Follin, expert in intellectual property rights and IT and technology-related issues, also rises in the ranking and climbs from Band 3 to Band 2. A confirmation of the group's success.

A selection of reviews from this year's ranking:

• "Setterwalls have a very high expertise in fintech and banking. They handle both legal, compliance and tech business demands."
• "Setterwalls are very strong and have a lot of knowledge in the payments and fintech space."
• “Setterwalls prioritize getting to know their clients, and can therefore give more pragmatic recommendations adjusted to the clients' needs.”
• "Tobias Björklund is very professional and responsive and strong on the regulatory side. He is a specialist with unique competence."
• "Tobias Björklund has a great depth of knowledge in his area of expertise."
• "Niklas Follin has great knowledge of license agreements and was very supportive in negotiating the agreement with the counterparty."
• "Niklas Follin understood and interpreted our requirements well and delivered what we actually needed."
• "Joacim Johannesson is top in everything; he is extremely responsive and competent."
• "Joacim Johannesson gives a very high level of service. He is easy to work with and always available. He has deep knowledge within the field."