What you get on the program
Now in its ninth year, the Hogan Lovells FinTech Mentor program can provide your company with up to £25,000 of free legal and consultancy services, innovative tools to help you move forward, and access to our network of industry participants and bodies so you can leverage the experiences of others in the sector.
Members of previous and current cohorts
Our FMP members and alumni include some of the most innovative start-up companies in the UK, such as Banked, Updraft, Floww, and WeCovr. Our membership is diverse and helps us stay committed to empowering women in FinTech and encouraging financial inclusion.
Our September 2025 cohort includes:
Finerty
Finerty is an open finance platform that enables consumers to share financial data with brokers, who use it to offer tailored financial products and advice, and the company seeks Ireland-based legal and regulatory guidance.
Rosaly
Rosaly, a digital HR platform offering salary finance, is expanding from France to the UK and has approached us for UK regulatory advice after connecting through the British Embassy Paris workshop.
Apron Payments Ltd
Apron aims to simplify SME payments with a powerful digital tool and is seeking new legal advisors as it prepares to launch Apron 2.0, an expanded payments service offering.
Snorkl
Snorkl is a conversational AI platform helping financial service providers support customers in financial difficulty and is currently seeking UK regulatory perimeter advice.
Moola Money Ltd
Moola is a UK-based fintech startup providing AI-powered, personalized financial guidance to millennials.
Our January 2025 cohort includes:
Stay Liquid
Offers businesses a high-yield savings account for Pounds and Euros, transforming idle cash into passive income without sacrificing liquidity. By leveraging DeFi technology enhanced with AI, StayLiquid enables businesses to earn significantly more than traditional savings, all through a user-friendly, neobank-style interface.
Savea
Creates scalable, regulated investment products with tokenized physical assets, starting with fine wine, and plans to expand into other passion assets like whisky, watches, and cars, along with diversifying investment options.
Serene Health
AI, behavioural analytics and Open Banking platform designed to allow firms to identify, predict and support vulnerable customers. Aims to support Consumer Duty compliance and manage vulnerability through a number of different tools.
Our application process
We are onboarding up to 10 applicants a year, with five in January and five in July:
| November/May | Applications open |
| December/June | Applications close |
| January/July | Successful applicants are informed |
| The end of January/July | The program kicks off |
Applications are now closed.
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FinTech: Regulatory – Tier 1, Legal 500 2026
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FinTech: Regulatory – Tier 1, Legal 500 2026
Hogan Lovells named FinTech Firm of the Year 2025 in Chambers UK, and ranked Band 1 for FinTech Legal, FinTech Legal: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies and FinTech Legal: Payments & Lending in Chambers FinTech 2025.