On the afternoon of April 29, 2026, the opening ceremony of the Singapore Global Fintech Network (GFTN) Shanghai office and the launch ceremony of the "Go Global" project were grandly held at the Bund, Shanghai. Llinks partners Mr. Lawrence An and Ms. Amanda Song provided comprehensive legal assistance for the establishment of GFTN in Shanghai and were invited to attend the launch ceremony. Together with more than 60 guests from government, regulatory authorities, financial institutions, and fintech enterprises, they witnessed this significant moment in deepening the link between China's fintech and the global innovation ecosystem.
During the event, Mr. Neil Parekh, Vice Chairman of GFTN, and Mr. Sopnendu Mohanty, CEO of GFTN, joined Ms. Huili Xu, Secretary of the CPC Huangpu District Committee, and Mr. Chao Yang, Deputy Secretary and Governor of Huangpu District, to initiate the strategic cooperation between GFTN and Huangpu District. This marks a new stage of institutionalized and platform-based cooperation, aiming to leverage Huangpu District's profound heritage as the core functional area of Shanghai's international financial center to jointly promote fintech innovation.
Marking the official start of GFTN's physical operations in China, "Singapore GFTN China (Shanghai)" was formally established. Simultaneously, to empower the global development of local enterprises, the "Go Global" project was launched, and the "Yincubator (Shanghai)" and the "Bund FTC International Acceleration (SEGA) Center" were inaugurated. The center will play three core roles: a platform for cultivating international capabilities, a hub for connecting global resources, and a base for deep acceleration and investment incubation, injecting new momentum into gathering global resources and serving enterprises in their overseas expansion.
Llinks possesses extensive experience in financial services, cross-border investment and financing, and compliance. The invitation to this event reflects Llinks' sustained attention to and deep involvement in global fintech trends. Through this exchange platform, Llinks lawyers engaged in in-depth discussions with guests on frontier topics such as corporate offshore structures, cross-border regulatory compliance, and legal protection for innovative businesses, further demonstrating Llinks' role as a bridge linking the global innovation ecosystem with local professional expertise.
In the future, Llinks will continue to leverage its profound understanding of financial law and technological innovation to provide precise and efficient legal support for the international expansion, strategic cooperation, and compliant development of domestic and foreign fintech enterprises, helping clients achieve steady and long-term success in an open, innovative, and collaborative global industrial ecosystem.
