• Lead compliance function for the Singapore office of a Chinese fintech payments firm.• Lead the firm’s regulatory licence application in Singapore and provided support for applications in other jurisdictions.• Part of a HKEX listed conglomerate, with payment licenses in multiple jurisdictions including HK, China and the US. • Designed compliance related processes such as regulatory reporting and customer due diligence.• Coordinated with Group IT to set up systems in Singapore (e.g., client application, backend system, settlement processes) that meet regulatory requirements• Provided support for international projects such as providing analysis of the legal and compliance requirements of international jurisdictions.

• Engaged in consulting work in a global compliance consultancy.• Responsible for managing a broad portfolio of clients including brokers-dealers, payment companies, recognised market operators and fund managers.• Actively involved in business development such as meeting prospective clients, writing proposals and marketing pieces, attending network events, and speaking in company events, including a crypto webinar.• Supported clients with compliance advisory, licensing support, compliance updates and reminders (e.g., consults, information papers), drafting policies and frameworks, and conducting internal audits.• Drafted policies and frameworks such as compliance manual, AML/CFT policy, EWRA, compliance monitoring, toolkit and checklists.• Designed compliance-related procedures such as customer screening, transaction monitoring and trade surveillance procedures.• Substantial experience in the SFA, FAA, PSA, and other regulations, notices and guidelines (e.g., OTC derivatives reporting regime, cross-border arrangements framework, outsourcing guidelines, crypto regulations).• Exposure to regulations of international jurisdictions such as the US and UK.• Played substantial role in large-scale global projects including reviewing IOSCO compliance of a country’s securities regulations and of a benchmark administrator.

• Responsible for the onboarding and supervision of member firms in a budding startup which is one of 3 firms licensed to conduct exchange/clearing house activities in Singapore. • Assisted in the set-up of an innovative brokerage business arm and provided assistance for related compliance responsibilities such as client onboarding and AML/CFT due diligence. • Coordinated with the exchange’s member firms (i.e., brokerages such as KGI, Phillips and UOB Kay Hian) to address queries, resolve regulatory issues and forge good relationships.• Coordinated internally with Risk, Operations and Trade Surveillance teams, and externally with MAS, to conduct large-scale inspections of the exchange’s member firms.• Inspection goal is to assess financial soundness, operational capability, and regulatory compliance. • Performed off-site reviews of member firms’ financial and regulatory submissions.• Developed key internal policies (e.g., Member Firm Risk Profiling Framework and Member Onboarding Framework) for the exchange/clearing house.• Developed key internal policies (e.g., sales & marketing, AML/CFT) for the set-up of the brokerage business arm.• Developed process improving tools such as the Member Self-Assessment worksheet to facilitate on-site inspections, and the Member compliance toolkit.

• Performed financial control activities (e.g. auditing and approving of transactions) to ensure integrity of the bank’s cashflows • Assisted in head office internal audits to verify the soundness of financial controls and risk mechanisms • Performed finance and accounting duties (e.g. posting of bank’s transactions, payments and activities; reconciliation of accounts)

• Responsible for the sales and marketing affairs in a technology-based, car-sharing startup.• Prepared strategic business reports that analysed product performance, competitive landscape, and consumer/industry trends.• Anchored marketing programs to improve customer relations.