‘Market leader’ Sue Wan Wong helms the team at Wong & Partners, providing clients with a wide offering across fintech and financial services regulatory, advising on obtaining licenses and registrations, ongoing regulatory and compliance requirements, and anti-money laundering. The team also assists with issues surrounding audits and investigations in this arena. With broad experience across a range of industries such as banking, securities, and fund management, the firm’s offering extends to advising on the investment and development of fintech products and services.

The practice at Christopher & Lee Ong assists both domestic and international clients working across a range of industries including banking, gaming, and fund management. With extensive experience across both fintech products and financial services regulatory, notably advising on complex elements of crowdfunding, cybersecurity, and securities regulation. Tracy Wong leads the team, specialising in e-commerce and payment services such as peer-to-peer financing, blockchain, and cryptocurrencies, in addition to licensing and regulatory compliance matters. Emily Cheah advises on stable coin projects, payment card frameworks, and token launches in Malaysia.

The team at Rahmat Lim & Partners assists local and international clients on the development and implementation of various types of fintech, advises on matters such as equity crowdfunding, electronic evidence, and online payment systems. Jointly leading the team is Azman bin Othman Luk, who handles finance transactions, while Wan Kai Chee specialises in foreign direct investment and fintech, lending his assistance to the firm’s wide roster of clients.

Raja, Darryl & Loh acts for clients in various sectors including financial institutions, online social networking service providers, and e-commerce companies. Regularly advising on matters relating to merchant acquisition, payment gateways, and card services to name a few key areas, the team is also experienced in assisting with registration applications with recognised market and digital asset exchange operators. Leading the team is Chew Phye Keat, who showcases expertise in licensing of mobile banking software, while Chong Mei Mei advises on licensing and regulatory compliance matters.

Halim Hong & Quek advises clients in the technological sphere on matters relating to fintech, such as blockchain, decentralised finance, and real-world asset tokenization. Leading the department is Ong Johnson, who advises on matters concerning token economics and fund structures. while Khai Yi Lo has proven experience working with digital assets.

The team at Zain & Co works with clients across a multitude of industries, namely, media, retail, and not-for-profit, advising on licensing of software and hardware, fintech, and e-commerce matters. Leading the department is Salwah Abdul Shukor, who advises across a variety of transactions, particularly those involving technology acquisitions. Another key member of the department is Pauline Ngiam who advises on data protection and privacy policies.