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Carlos Romero is Senior Counsel at GarciaBodan in Nicaragua.
He has more than 15 years of professional experience, combining a strong legal background with experience in the financial sector, corporate banking, investments, financial regulation, and business development in Nicaragua and Central America. His practice focuses on providing strategic advice to financial institutions, fintech companies, and businesses developing new financial products and services.
Throughout his career, he has advised clients on matters involving financial regulation, licensing, business model structuring, regulatory compliance, anti-money laundering, data protection, and digital transformation. He also has experience in the analysis and structuring of financial products, risk assessment, and the design of market entry and expansion strategies for financial and technology-based business models.
His experience in corporate banking and investments enables him to address legal matters from a comprehensive perspective, combining legal analysis with a financial and business-oriented approach. He has participated in regional expansion, new market development, digital transformation, and financial inclusion projects, providing strategic recommendations to executive teams and decision-makers.
He has also developed sector studies and market analyses on banking, financial services, remittances, and financial innovation in Central America, and has served as a speaker on topics related to financial regulation, banking, innovation, and digital transformation.
