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Grace Chong

Head, Financial Services Regulation Director, Corporate & Finance · Drew & Napier LLC

SingaporeFinancial Services Regulation, Banking & FinanceEnglish

About

Grace Chong is Head, Financial Services Regulation and Director, Corporate & Finance at Drew & Napier LLC in Singapore, leading the firm's financial services regulation practice and advising on cross-border and complex regulatory matters including licensing, conduct of business, regulatory investigations, AML/sanctions, payments and digital assets. A former in-house counsel at the Monetary Authority of Singapore and counsel in a global bank's Global Internal Investigations Group, she is regularly involved in regulatory reform and industry engagement and is recognised for her expertise in fintech, digital assets and AI integration in financial services.

Practice areas

Financial Services RegulationBanking & FinanceFinTechPaymentsAnti-Money Laundering & SanctionsInvestigationsData Protection & PrivacyESG

Office

Expertise

Digital AssetsAI Integration in Financial ServicesBanking & Payments RegulationLicensing & AuthorisationAnti-Money Laundering & Sanctions InvestigationsRegulatory Policy & ReformCross-Border Regulatory ComplianceOutsourcing & Data Transfers

Education

  • LL.B (1st Class Hons), University College London

Admissions

  • Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore (2011)
  • Solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong (2018)
  • Fellow of Information Privacy (IAPP)
  • Certified Global Sanctions Specialist
  • GIAC Data Security & Investigations Practitioner

Languages

English