Senior Payments & Regulatory Counsel - APAC & ME

Nium; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Nium is seeking a Senior Product and Regulatory Counsel (APAC & Middle East) based in Singapore. You will be the Lead Counsel covering APAC & ME, advising on payments, digital assets, banking and financial services laws, and helping design and expand new payment products and services.

You will partner with product, compliance and business teams to navigate regulatory obligations and drive market entry across borders, balancing innovation with risk management in a fast-moving fintech environment.

Qualifications

• Experience advising on payments, digital assets, banking and financial services laws.
• Previous lead counsel experience for APAC or ME markets preferred.
• Strong collaboration with product and business teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead counsel covering APAC & ME regions, advising on regulatory obligations.
• Help design and build new payments products and services.
• Support expansion into new markets with a regulatory lens.

Skills

Payments law

Regulatory compliance

Cross-border

Strategic advisory

Education

JD or LLB

Tools

Legal research tools

Job description

Nium is seeking a Senior Product and Regulatory Counsel (APAC & Middle East) based in Singapore. You will be the Lead Counsel covering APAC & ME, advising on payments, digital assets, banking and financial services laws, and helping design and expand new payment products and services.

You will partner with product, compliance and business teams to navigate regulatory obligations and drive market entry across borders, balancing innovation with risk management in a fast-moving fintech environment.