FinTech Legal - Thailand
Band 1
What the Team is Known For
The FinTech team at Tilleke & Gibbins handles regulatory work for notable institutional clients such as payment licensing and compliance issues. The team is particularly active on data privacy for digital asset exchanges and TMT businesses.
Strengths
Tilleke & Gibbins' professionalism, as well as their understanding of local laws, both in terms of literal regulations and market precedents, allows them to provide us with highly valuable insights.
Tilleke & Gibbins has a strong understanding of Thai regulations and a good understanding of our commercial objectives and how to achieve them.
Work Highlights
Tilleke & Gibbins advised MUFG and Krungsri Finnoventure on transactional and virtual banking regulatory matters in respect to an approximately USD195 million investment in Ascend Money.
Notable practitioners
Athistha Chitranukroh is partner and director of Tilleke & Gibbins' corporate and commercial department, and leads the regional technology industry group. She has great regulatory expertise and is counsel to major payment service providers and technology platforms.
Athistha responds very quickly and can provide insights that go beyond the written regulations, offering interpretations and precedents based on practical implementation.
Pornpan Wichawut is a counsel at Tilleke & Gibbins and an expert in advising FinTech clients on regulatory compliance matters.
Pornpan Wichawut is a rising star.
