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Yee Ler Lau

Yee Ler Lau

Head of Policy, APAC

Adyen

Yee Ler is the Head of Policy for Adyen in APAC, where he leads the company's policy and government engagements across the region on payments and emerging technology.

Prior to Adyen, Yee Ler held policy roles at Amazon and Tencent, where he led engagements on a diverse range of policy issues from payments and tax, to data privacy and content regulation. Yee Ler started his career as a diplomat with the Singapore Foreign Service and served at the Singapore Embassy in Jakarta.

Yee Ler holds a bachelor's degree in History from Cambridge University and a master's degree in International Affairs from the Geneva Graduate Institute.

Speaking At

  • 1:30–3:00pmTue 17 NovWorkshopWorkshop Room 2Open

    Global Frameworks and Shared Best Practices in Payments Chains

    Spotlight on Merchant Payments | Priority for Merchants

    WorkshopWorkshop Room 2Open

    About this session

    Spotlight on Merchant Payments

    Featuring 2C2P, Airwallex & Amazon

    Explore the opportunities and challenges shaping merchant payments through a series of practical sessions with industry leaders. From expanding across Southeast Asia and navigating AI-driven commerce to building trust in international markets, discover insights and strategies to help businesses grow.

    1:30pm–1:50pm | The SEA Payment Growth Playbook

    Powered by 2C2P

    Many merchants are already operating across Southeast Asia. The next challenge is not entering the market, but growing within it. This conversation explores how merchants decide which local payment methods, wallets, QR and account-to-account rails are actually worth supporting — and what payment localisation really does for customer acquisition and conversion.

    \- Which payment methods actually move conversion?

    \- Cards vs wallets vs QR vs A2A

    \- How much localisation is enough?

    \- National switches and domestic rails

    \- Pay-in vs pay-out considerations

    \- Cost/complexity of adding another payment method

    \- What merchants should prioritise in their next growth market

    1:50pm–2:10pm | When AI Agents Take Action: From Shopping to Business Finance

    Powered by Airwallex

    As AI agents begin to make purchases on customers' behalf, merchants face new questions: how can they verify that a purchase is authorised, manage fraud and disputes, and reduce false declines? Within the business, using agents to manage money raises similar questions about access, permissions and accountability.

    This discussion examines both sides, exploring what merchants should check about customer consent, the payment credential, transaction controls and human oversight before enabling agents to transact with customers or act on business finances.

    2:10pm–2:30pm | What Merchants Told Us: Turning Payment Friction into Policy

    Powered by EPAA

    Going global involves more than reaching new customers. Merchants must also navigate regulations, consumer protection and trust across different markets. This session explores why public policy matters in cross-border expansion and how businesses can build the confidence needed to grow internationally.

    2:30pm–3:00pm | Networking