Regulation of Fintech in Asia-Pacific provides a contextual overview of Fintech and explains the legal and regulatory concerns most relevant to it. Regulatory considerations are examined across a range of businesses and technologies, with specific areas of regulatory guidance covered for ten countries across Asia-Pacific. This book provides legal professionals, bankers, Fintech entrepreneurs, and educators with the information necessary to understand regulatory compliance requirements for Fintech businesses and solutions in the region.
- An overview of key Fintech technologies
- A summary of common Fintech business areas
- Specific areas of regulatory guidance that apply to Fintech
- Country-specific examination of how Fintech is regulated in Asia-Pacific
- Case studies related to real-world Fintech regulatory concerns
Adrian Lawrence is the Co-Head of Baker McKenzie’s Global Fintech Initiative and also leads Baker McKenzie’s Technology, Media and Telecommunications Group in the APAC region. Adrian regularly advises clients across the sector, from established technology companies, to financial services institutions and early stage disruptors. He advises on a range of issues relevant to the Fintech space, including on privacy and data utilisation, regulatory compliance, commercial partnerships and product creation and distribution. Adrian also regularly assists large international clients with their requirements for entry into a range of APAC markets. He is a regular speaker on fintech, technology, privacy and digital media issues, including as a lecturer in the postgraduate program at the University of New South Wales.
Gavin Raftery is the Co-Managing Partner of Baker McKenzie’s Tokyo office and Co-Head of Baker McKenzie’s Global Fintech Initiative. He regularly advises established financial institutions, tech companies and early stage disruptors on a range of transactional and regulatory issues relevant to the Fintech space, including financial services regulatory compliance, commercial partnerships, fund raisings and product creation and distribution. Gavin is a regular speaker on fintech, payments, blockchain and cryptocurrencies.
Randall E. Duran is a lecturer in Singapore Management University, teaching in the Master of IT in Business, Financial Technology (FinTech) programme. He was formerly Chief Executive Officer of Catena Technologies, a Singapore-based Fintech company that he founded and which was acquired by IHS Markit. He also served as the Chief Information Officer of a US-based bank. Randall holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.). He is the author of the textbook “Financial Services Technology: Processes, Architecture, and Solutions” and co-author of the textbook “Bank Management: A Decision-Making Perspective”.
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