Disputes & recovery
Frozen funds and disputes with PSPs and partners.
Peters & Peters
Peters & Peters is a London firm specialising in international disputes, civil fraud, and tracing and recovery of assets. The firm is a limited liability…
PDLegal
PDLegal is a Singapore legal practice for financial services and digital assets. It operates as a limited liability company, and its markets include Singapore…
PCB Byrne
PCB Byrne is a London law firm focused on complex commercial disputes, fraud, asset recovery and insolvency. The firm operates as a limited liability…
O’Reilly Stewart
O’Reilly Stewart is a Northern Ireland law firm specialising in commercial disputes, arbitration, mediation and debt recovery. The stated market is the United…
Ontier
Ontier is an international law firm with a practice in cross-border disputes, arbitration and asset recovery, including cases involving digital assets. Its…
Oddcoll
Oddcoll is a platform for international commercial debt collection that works through local partners in the debtor's country. It has no single home market: the…
Niederer Kraft Frey
Niederer Kraft Frey is a Swiss law firm, founded in 1936 and operating as a limited company, with its office at Bahnhofstrasse 53 in Zurich. The profile in…
Mourant
Mourant is an international firm with a litigation practice in leading offshore jurisdictions. Its Jersey office is at 22 Grenville Street, St Helier. Services…
Mishcon de Reya
Mishcon de Reya is an international law firm with a practice in complex commercial and banking disputes. The entity is an LLP, based at Africa House, 70…
Maples Group
Maples Group is a legal and financial services group with a practice in cross-border disputes, insolvency and restructuring. The data describes separate legal…
Lowell
Lowell is a European group that buys debt portfolios, collects overdue receivables and supports corporate clients with payment handling. Its office is at No.1…
Lovetts Solicitors
Lovetts Solicitors is a UK law firm specialising in domestic and international debt recovery. The entity is LOVETTS LIMITED, company number 02996700, located…
Lenz & Staehelin
Lenz & Staehelin is a Swiss law firm that represents clients in court proceedings and arbitration. Its address in the data is Brandschenkestrasse 24 in Zurich…
Lawrange
Lawrange is a legal team that supports crypto startups and MiCA/CASP projects in European jurisdictions. Its markets are Czechia, Poland, Lithuania, Spain and…
Lalive
Lalive is a Swiss law firm specialising in international arbitration and complex commercial litigation. Its address in the data is Rue de la Mairie 35 in…
Kredinor
Kredinor is a Norwegian debt collection provider operating through KREDINOR AS, registered under number 927 901 048. Its office is at Sjølyst plass 3 in Oslo…
Kobre & Kim
Kobre & Kim is an international firm for disputes between creditors and debtors, judicial asset searches and cross-border enforcement. Its address is 800 Third…
Kingsley Napley
Kingsley Napley is a London law firm, registered as Kingsley Napley LLP, with practice areas in civil fraud, commercial disputes, asset tracing and freezing…
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When money gets stuck
Frozen balances, withheld rolling reserves, terminated merchant accounts and unpaid settlements are common in payments — especially for high-risk merchants, P2P operators and exchangers. Disputes also arise between partners: a team that did not return a deposit, an agent who was not paid commission, a PSP that changed terms unilaterally. This subsection lists payment lawyers and recovery specialists who handle such cases.
Typical matters
- Release of funds frozen by a PSP, acquirer, bank or EMI after account closure.
- Recovery of rolling reserves once the holding period ends.
- Contract disputes over fees, chargeback liability or termination.
- Claims against partners: unreturned insurance deposits, unpaid settlements, breach of exclusivity.
- Responses to regulator or law enforcement requests that led to freezes.
- Debt collection and enforcement of judgments or arbitral awards abroad.
How these cases usually go
Most start with a document review and a formal demand letter citing the contract and applicable law. Many are settled by negotiation; others move to the provider's complaints process, a financial ombudsman where available, arbitration or court. Outcomes depend on contract terms, jurisdiction and evidence, so no adviser can promise a result.
Preparing before you call a lawyer
- Collect the agreement, terms of service, reserve schedule and all correspondence.
- Export transaction and settlement reports showing amounts owed.
- Note the governing law and dispute clause in the contract.
- Document your KYC and compliance history with the provider.
Prevention
Good contracts and documentation avoid many disputes: see compliance outsourcing and chargeback management. For P2P deposits and partner deals, an escrow or guarantor can reduce risk.
Using the page
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