Experts · 2026

One country, one local specialist

Fifteen country leads, each qualified under the law of the jurisdiction they cover, with 14 to 17 years of regulatory experience. Every application is prepared, filed and defended by the same person the regulator will talk to.

East Asia

Hong Kong · Japan · South Korea

3 leads

Hong Kong Jason Ka Wai Chan Hong Kong lead · 16 years

SFC VATP (Type 1 + Type 7), HKMA Stablecoin Issuer licensing, AMLO Part 5B compliance. LLB, The University of Hong Kong.

Meet Jason

Japan Hiroshi Tanaka Japan lead · 17 years

FSA CAESP registration, 2025 PSA amendments, Electronic Payment Instruments regime for stablecoins. LLB, University of Tokyo.

Meet Hiroshi

South Korea Min-jun Kim South Korea lead · 16 years

FSC/FIU VASP registration, ISMS-P, Virtual Asset User Protection Act Phase 2 compliance. LLB, Seoul National University.

Meet Min-jun

Southeast Asia

Singapore · Malaysia · Labuan · Philippines · Thailand · Indonesia · Vietnam

7 leads

Singapore Wei Ming Tan Managing Partner · 17 years

MAS DPT and Major Payment Institution, DTSP under FSMA Part 9, stablecoin issuance. LLB, National University of Singapore.

Meet Wei Ming

Malaysia Ahmad Faizal bin Ismail Malaysia lead · 17 years

SC Malaysia DAX and RMO licensing, DACS custody, tokenized capital-market products. LLB, Universiti Malaya.

Meet Ahmad Faizal

Labuan Mei Ling Lim Labuan & offshore lead · 15 years

Labuan FSA Digital Financial Services, substance requirements, Digital Asset Directive. LLB, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

Meet Mei Ling

Philippines Ramon Delgado Philippines lead · 16 years

BSP VASP (Circular 1108), SEC CASP rules, R.A. 11765 consumer protection, fit-and-proper. JD, Ateneo de Manila Law School.

Meet Ramon

Thailand Pimchanok Suksawat Thailand lead · 15 years

SEC Thailand Digital Asset Business licensing across all categories, Emergency Decree 2561, Phuket sandbox. LLB, Chulalongkorn University.

Meet Pimchanok

Indonesia Budi Santoso Indonesia lead · 17 years

OJK PFAK licensing, P2SK Law, POJK 27/2024 tiered licence categories, Bappebti-to-OJK transition. SH, Universitas Indonesia.

Meet Budi

Vietnam Le Quoc Bao Vietnam lead · 15 years

Resolution 05/2025/QH15 IFC pilot, Law on Digital Technology Industry 2025, SBV/MoF engagement. LLB, HCMC University of Law.

Meet Le Quoc Bao

South Asia

India

1 lead

India Arjun Mehta India lead · 14 years

FIU-IND Reporting Entity registration, PMLA 2002 compliance, VDA notifications, DEA discussion-paper tracking. BA LLB, NLSIU Bangalore.

Meet Arjun

Central Asia

Kazakhstan · Uzbekistan

2 leads

Kazakhstan Aibek Zhumagaliyev Kazakhstan lead · 16 years

AIFC/AFSA Digital Asset Service Provider, Digital Asset Trading Facility, Digital Assets Law 2023. LLB, KIMEP University Almaty.

Meet Aibek

Uzbekistan Sherzod Karimov Uzbekistan lead · 14 years

NAPP crypto-exchange, crypto-depository and mining-pool licensing, Presidential Decree PP-3832, local-node infrastructure. LLB, Tashkent State University of Law.

Meet Sherzod

Oceania

Australia · New Zealand

2 leads

Australia James Mitchell Australia lead · 17 years

AUSTRAC DCE registration, forthcoming Digital Asset Platform licence, AFSL crypto authorisations, AML/CTF Act Part 6A. LLB, University of Sydney.

Meet James

New Zealand Hemi Walker New Zealand lead · 15 years

FSP Registration, FMA licensing for financial-product tokens, AML/CFT Act 2009, MBIE/RBNZ consultation tracking. LLB, University of Auckland.

Meet Hemi

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