Tag: FinTech
TSMP Law taps former monetary authority deputy director
TSMP Law hired former MAS deputy director Harsharan Kaur to lead its investigations and financial regulatory practice
RPC strengthens IP, technology in Singapore with new partner
RPC appointed partner Jeremiah Chew in Singapore to boost its IP, tech and competition practices in Asia
Reed Smith shores up Asian financial services in Singapore hire
Reed Smith hired Etelka Bogardi as Singapore partner to boost its financial services regulatory and fintech practice in Asia
TMT in transition
Advances in technology are reshaping media and telecoms, with regulators in the Philippines
Hauzen adds fintech partner in Hong Kong from K&L Gates
Hong Kong boutique Hauzen, allied with AnJie Broad, has hired fintech specialist Jay Lee as partner, ex-K&L Gates
Atsumi & Sakai expands national reach with new Osaka office
Atsumi & Sakai launched A&S Osaka to offer corporate legal services in the Kansai region, focusing on M&A and business succession
A&O Shearman welcomes former HSF financial regulatory head
A&O Shearman hires Hannah Cassidy to lead its financial regulatory team in Hong Kong
Arjun Uppal heads for fresh challenge at UAE’s KARM Legal
Arjun Uppal has joined KARM Legal in Abu Dhabi as of counsel after leaving AZB & Partners to pursue cross-border legal experience
BVI: Asia’s top partner in global cross-border structuring
The BVI is Asia’s key partner, offering flexible and cost-effective solutions for global cross-border structuring
Gibson Dunn grows financial regulatory team with new hire
Gibson Dunn has hired Hagen Rooke as a partner in Singapore
Anderson Mori eyes expansion in rebranding as AMT
AMT is rebranding to expand, focusing on fintech, AI, and global M&A
Legal community in shock over sudden death of Advait Luthra
Advait Luthra, a partner at Luthra and Luthra and the nephew of late founder of the firm Rajiv Luthra, died on 14 September 2024
Shin & Kim adds financial regulatory expert
Shin & Kim bolstered its financial regulatory team by adding new partner Seongkoo Cheong, a South Korean derivatives regulations expert
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow boosts global M&A with key hires
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow boosts M&A with Shirin Tang and Ang Lip Kian
Virtus Law adds partner amid emerging tech opportunities
Stephenson Harwood's Singapore alliance firm, Virtus Law, appoints partner Eunice Yao to bolster expertise in capital markets, M&A, and fintech
Simmons & Simmons appoints new regulatory head in Hong Kong
Simmons & Simmons has hired the former Freshfields’ counsel, Kenneth Hui, as the head of Hong Kong
RBI drafts framework for self-regulatory organisations
In the evolving financial landscape shaped by technology, fintech firms play dual roles as disruptors and enablers
Self-policing fintech
India’s banking regulator wants the fintech sector to form self-regulatory organisations
In-house Counsel Awards 2023 revealed
After extensive market research, we unveil the winners of the In-house Counsel Awards 2023
L&L loses two senior partners, 19 partners to DSK Legal
HS Bobby Chandhoke and Sudhir Sharma, both senior partners at L&L Partners, have left to join DSK Legal and have taken along with them 63 lawyers including 19 partners
RBI relief for fintech’s credit report quandary
Reserve Bank of India's move to allow fintech companies to access credit information via credit bureaus is a positive move, but ownership and control issues remain unresolved...
Taxation era for Indonesia’s digital financial world
The rapid development of crypto-asset trading and transactions in the country has enticed the government to impose a tax on the commodity
