Cindy Zhang

Cindy Zhang is a senior associate at the Toronto office of McCarthy Tétrault LLP. She specializes in the regulation of Fintechs and financial institutions. She provides strategic legal guidance when assisting clients navigating complex legislative and regulatory requirements affecting their operations, products and services, including AML, cost of borrowing, consumer protection, retail payments and market conduct rules. A Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist with ACAMS, Cindy has extensive experience with PCMLTFA, its regulations and FINTRAC expectations for reporting entities. She is a recipient of the Rising Star Award (Canada) by Women in Payments, recognized as IFLR1000 Rising Star: Financial Services Regulatory, and Ones to Watch: Banking and Finance Law by Best Lawyers in Canada.