SINGAPORE Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Adrian Ang and Benjamin Samynathan Allen & Gledhill LLP
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accolades. With a growing network of associate firms and offices, it is well-placed to advise clients on their business interests in Singapore and beyond, on mat - ters involving the Asia region. With offices in Singa - pore, Myanmar, Vietnam and China, as well as asso - ciate firms in Malaysia (Rahmat Lim & Partners) and Indonesia (AGI Legal), the Allen & Gledhill network known as A&G Asia has over 650 lawyers, making it one of the largest law firm networks in the region.
Authors
Adrian Ang is co-head of Allen & Gledhill’s fintech practice and its ESG and public policy practice. Adrian advises clients on regulatory matters affecting the financial services industry including licensing matters,
Benjamin Samynathan is a senior associate in the financial regulatory and compliance practice and fintech practice at Allen & Gledhill. Benjamin’s areas of practice include advising clients on licensing, conduct
setting up of payment services, distribution of financial products, outsourcing arrangements and conduct of business requirements. He has been active in the fintech sphere, contributing to policy formation and the enactment of fintech-related legislation. Adrian has advised on fintech models such as payment systems, crowdfunding platforms, robo-advisers, e-wallets, initial coin offering structures, security token and cryptocurrency brokerages and exchanges, stablecoin issuances, cryptocurrency derivatives and the sale of non- fungible tokens.
of business and other financial regulatory requirements such as anti-money laundering regimes. He has also advised fintech entities such as exchanges and remittance providers on their provision of payment services and structuring of their operations.
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