On December 4, 2025, Chambers & Partners released the Chambers FinTech Guide 2026. Zhong Lun once again bagged Band 1 ranking in the PRC Firms list, and Mr. Jihong Chen, partner of the firm, was highlighted for recommendation.

As one of the trailblazing Chinese law firms to embrace the waves of financial innovation and fintech, Zhong Lun stays true to its approach to align with the industrial chain ecosystem, focuses its capabilities on fintech, and captures the increasingly diverse needs arising from global fintech evolution and regulatory developments. In the fintech sector, Zhong Lun seamlessly embeds cutting-edge international trends into local legal practices, while proactively tracking advancements and application of frontier technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, regulatory technology, and privacy computing across various scenarios. Facing the clients’ differentiated needs—including digital transformation of legacy financial institutions, cross-border expansion of multinational corporations’ fintech functions, and the construction of fintech ecosystems by internet giants—Zhong Lun offers full-cycle, one-stop comprehensive legal services, covering data governance system establishment, compliance framework design, legal risk assessment, and business model implementation. By tapping such strength, we empower clients to effectively address global challenges in the digital economy era and achieve a balance between fintech innovation and risk prevention, thus propelling their financial businesses to evolve from individual "technology empowerment" to industry-wide "ecological restructuring".

Mr. Jihong Chen focuses his practice on cybersecurity, data compliance, fintech, intellectual property rights, and TMT business. As one of the earliest lawyers in China to practice in the sector of data compliance, Mr. Chen has counseled a great many leading market players and international companies on data compliance, data factorization, and cross-border data services, garnering consistent recommendations from professional rating agencies such as Chambers, The Legal 500, and ALB in the fields of data protection, TMT, and intellectual property rights. He has been selected as an expert in the National Intellectual Property Expert Database and also serves as deputy director of the Network and High-tech Committee of the All-China Lawyers Association, standing director of the Network and Information Law Research Association of the China Law Society, member of the Network Security Legal Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Public Security, member of the Data Security Professional Committee of the China Computer Industry Association, member of the New Retail and Live E-commerce Expert Committee of the Research and Development Center of the State Administration for Market Regulation, member of the Editorial Board of International Cybersecurity Law Review (ICLR), etc. In addition, Mr. Chen has been involved in the deliberation and consultation on the legislation of laws and regulations relating to cybersecurity, privacy protection, and intellectual property rights for a long time. As quoted by Chambers, a client commended that “Mr. Chen is a senior practitioner, renowned for his intellectual property litigation, technology regulations and data privacy legal services. He is the preferred counsel for domestic and foreign multinational companies seeking legal advice on communication and cross-border data transfer regulations."

The Chambers FinTech Guide, Chambers’ annual guide, helps clients connect with the leading professionals in the global fintech industry. Its research team conducts in-depth research on institutions engaged in the sectors of payment, blockchain, cybersecurity, and data protection in more than 40 countries around the world.