Ying Yi Liew

Ying Yi is a member of the firm’s Finance team and leads the Financial Services Regulatory practice at CMS Holborn Asia, the Formal Law Alliance between CMS Singapore and Singapore law practice, Holborn Law LLC.

Ying Yi specialises in advising a wide range of financial institutions, including banks, fund managers, brokers, financial advisers, insurers, market operators, and commodity traders, as well as fintech companies such as e-commerce platforms, robo-advisers, crowdfunding platforms, blockchain companies, and payment solutions providers, on evolving financial regulations.

She regularly advises clients with their regulatory and compliance matters, from setting up operations in Singapore and structuring businesses to meet licensing requirements, to applying for and securing licenses, approvals, notifications, and exemptions with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). She also assists clients in developing their compliance framework (including on AML, technology risk management and business continuity), provides guidance on customer-facing documentation, third-party contractual agreements, ongoing compliance with conduct-of-business requirements, and regulatory issues related to misconduct and investigations.

A recognised leader in her field, Ying Yi is ranked by Chambers Fintech as Band 2 for Fintech Legal in Singapore, by Legal 500 as a Next Generation Partner for Fintech and Financial Services Regulatory: Local Firms and by Chambers Asia Pacific as Up and Coming for Banking & Finance: Regulatory in Singapore. She has also been recognised as a Singapore Rising Star by Asia Legal Business in 2024. She was also selected as a Fintech65 Leader in 2024 which recognises 65 industry trailblazers who have demonstrated their work, vision, leadership and innovation in driving forward Singapore’s Fintech industry.

Clients consistently praise her as an "outstanding lawyer" who is "in touch with market developments and goes the extra mile to understand client needs" (Legal 500 Asia Pacific). Chambers Asia Pacific notes her as "responsive and genuinely caring about her clients and their business goals. She is very well connected and tuned into the latest regulatory developments, especially in the fintech, digital payments, and blockchain space."