Shubhada Bhave

Shubhada Surendra Bhave is a cross-border legal leader, regulatory strategist, and certified cybersecurity analyst with more than 17 years of experience operating at the intersection of law, technology, compliance, and enterprise risk. With a distinguished career spanning legal practice, business development, financial compliance, and regulatory technology, she is recognized for her ability to build and scale practices, drive regulatory innovation, and deliver commercially effective compliance solutions across multiple jurisdictions.

Currently serving as Head of Legal, Business Development, and Client Engagement at Diligent Risk Solutions in Singapore, Shubhada plays a strategic leadership role in a RegTech and FinTech environment focused on anti-money laundering (AML) and customer due diligence (CDD) solutions for financial institutions. She has contributed to regulatory policy development through formal engagement with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and has been instrumental in aligning compliance technology with evolving global regulatory frameworks. Her expertise includes AML/CFT compliance, regulatory horizon scanning, product governance, and translating complex legal obligations into commercially practical strategies.

A qualified lawyer admitted to the Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa and the Law Society of England & Wales (non-practising), Shubhada has built an extensive career advising multinational businesses on cross-border investments, corporate structuring, regulatory compliance, and commercial transactions. As Head of India Practice at a leading French law firm in Singapore, she successfully established and scaled the India-focused practice, advising international clients on inbound and outbound investments, legal due diligence, negotiations, and multi-jurisdictional regulatory matters.

An entrepreneur at heart, Shubhada founded a Singapore-based business consultancy that provided strategic legal and commercial guidance for companies expanding into India and Singapore. Her leadership has included advising on major investments, including a USD 20 million cross-border transaction involving a Singapore government-linked company.

Complementing her legal expertise with technological fluency, Shubhada is also a certified anti-money laundering specialist and cybersecurity analyst, reflecting her commitment to navigating the evolving intersection of regulation, technology, and digital trust.