Allen & Gledhill and Rahmat Lim & Partners have jointly announced the launch of new fintech practices for Singapore and Malaysia respectively. The new operations will work closely together in dealing with financial regulatory, technology and intellectual property matters in efforts to present novel legal solutions in an area challenging traditional legal and regulatory boundaries.

Fintech focus

The co-heads for the Singapore fintech practice are Allen & Gledhill's Adrian Ang and Alexander Yap. The Malaysia practice's co-heads at Rahmat Lin & Partners are Wan Kai Chee and Raymond Yong.  The teams are already fintech focused working with venture capitalists, traditional fund managers, global banks, mature and emerging fintech companies, and start-ups, to technology service providers.