The Hong Kong-based fintech team at Eversheds Sutherland regularly advises clients from China, Hong Kong and globally on PRC regulatory and transactional issues. The team has advised clients on digital assets and payment issues alongside fintech transactions. Technology practice head Rhys McWhirter advises financial instructions on complex transactions and digital payment issues. Michael Yau leads the banking and finance practice and advises PRC and Hong Kong banks on contentious and non-contentious issues. Frankie Tam was recently promoted to partner in May 2023 and handles both fintech and regtech matters.
Key clients
- Thought Machine Group
- Blackhawk Network
Work highlights
- Advising a PRC bank on its ground-breaking pilot scheme of digital version of HKD and the world’s first ever cross border retail use case for the central bank digital currency in Hong Kong.
- Advising a global leading Fintech solutions company on its award-wining distributed ledger platform for real-time transactions in the repo market.