Grace Chong

Grace Chong

Grace Chong

Head of Financial Services Regulation

Drew & Napier

Speaking at

Wednesday 22 April, 16:40 - 17:10

Building Inclusive Open Finance Ecosystems in Asia

Biography

Grace heads the Financial Services Regulation practice at Drew & Napier LLC. She advises on cross-border and complex regulatory matters, including licensing, conduct requirements, investigations, and regulatory change. A former in-house counsel at the Monetary Authority of Singapore, she regularly engages with regulators, contributes to regional reform initiatives, and leads industry discussions. She has also led regulatory teams in Singapore and Hong Kong at two international law firms, and brings additional perspective from her experience in internal investigations at a leading multinational bank in Hong Kong.

Grace is consistently ranked among Singapore’s top FinTech lawyers in Chambers FinTech and Legal 500. She is recognised for her expertise in digital assets and the integration of AI within financial institutions. Her team supports banks, asset managers and fintechs on banking and payments regulation, licensing, AML and sanctions investigations, ESG, outsourcing and data transfers, and derivatives documentation.