New initiative helps payment firms easily access specialised legal services to meet compliance needs
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MAS and SAL have received strong interest from the legal industry to join the programme during the pilot. MAS and SAL have invited all interested law firms to join the pilot on 10 September. Please refer to this link for the list of legal advisors on this programme.
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