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Raúl Zepeda
Senior Partner

Raúl Zepeda

Head of Banking and Finance

Mexico City, Mexico
Languages
  • Spanish
  • English

Raúl is a Partner in the Banking and Finance team and has developed his career as an specialist in financial, stock market, tax, public bids, banking and corporate / M&A matters. For the past years, Raúl acted as Legal Director in (IDEAL), Carso Infraestructura y Construcción (CICSA), as well as Carso Energy and other subsidiaries.

He is an expert on financial regulatory issues related to institutions subject to supervision by the National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV), in particular framework conditions and structural issues concerning banks, fintech companies, investment firms and fund management companies.

Relevant experience

  • Assisted a pool of shareholders of Unión de Crédito Progreso, A.A. de C.v. in the acquisition of Bankaool, S.a. de Banca Múltiple.
  • Currenlty assisting Operadora de Pagos Moviles, S.A. de C.V. (Transfer) to put in place its operations in Mexico as a Mobile Devices Clearing House (Cámara de Compensación de Transferencias a Través de Dispositivos Móviles) under regulation 3/2013 issued by the Central Bank of Mexico (Banco de México).
  • Assisting Tu Dinero Digital, S.A. de C.V. to get the authorization from the National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV) to operate as an electronic payment institution (Wallet) under the Law to Regulate Financial Technology Institutions (Fintech Law). He assists Scotiabank Inverlat, S.A. Institución de Banca Múltiple, on a regular basis, on financial regulatory issues related to internal policies, customer contracts and product development, as well as compliance with framework conditions (i.e due diligence of loan agreements, trust agreements, pledge agreements, and other financial documents executed on a day-to day basis with Scotibank´s custormers).

Awards & Rankings

  • The Legal 500, Latin America, Banking and Finance, Recommended Lawyer, 2023.
  • Leaders League, Mexico, Banking & Finance, Recommended, 2023

Education

  • Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Law Degree (J.D), Mexico City, 1995.
Practice Areas
Banking & Finance Competition Antitrust, Competition and Trade

Further reading

  • Antitrust law and legislation in Mexico during Covid-19

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News Mexico

Reformas importantes a la Ley Federal de Competencia Económica, publicadas hoy por la presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum. Desaparece la Comisión Federal de Competencia Económica y se crea la Comisión Nacional Antimonopolios

16 Jul 2025 8 min read
Newsletter Mexico

Declaración Informativa sobre Inmuebles Habitacionales en la Ciudad de México

04 Mar 2025 1 min read
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Reforma a los principios de propiedad en la Ciudad de México

04 Sep 2024 2 min read
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CMS Expert Guide to fintech in Latin America

07 Apr 2021 1 min read
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