Led on the technology front by Rhys McWhirter and for banking and finance by Michael Yau , Eversheds Sutherland has good traction in the fintech field. The team excels at handling work in the payments and digital assets domain, earning a strong and growing reputation for guiding financial services clients through regulatory challenges associated with emerging technologies. This includes blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), and big data initiatives, as well as devising innovative strategies for the adoption of these technologies. Frankie Tam is ‘experienced and knowledgeable in the technology space’, recently advising a PRC bank on its ground-breaking pilot scheme of a digital version of HKD (“eHKD”) and the world’s first ever cross-border retail use case for the central bank digital currency (specifically, the “e-CNY”) in Hong Kong.
Testimonials
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- 'The technology team is quite well established in Hong Kong with a good mix of seniors and juniors at the firm.’
‘Frankie Tam is experienced and knowledgeable in the technology space.’
Key clients
- Thought Machine Group
- Blackhawk Network
Work highlights
- Advising a PRC bank on its ground-breaking pilot scheme of digital version of HKD (“e-HKD”) and the world’s first ever cross border retail use case for the central bank digital currency (specifically, the “e-CNY”) 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.