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Joseph Lim is the Managing Partner of Bizcap Asia, based in Singapore. With more than 13 years of experience in financial services and a proven track record of driving growth in competitive markets, Lim’s expertise in financial operations, strategic growth initiatives, and fintech partnerships is an asset to Bizcap’s Singaporean operations. He has led teams of more than 100 professionals across five markets — Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, the US and the UK — driving collaboration and operational excellence. With deep experience in scaling businesses for mergers, acquisitions and IPOs, Lim focuses on sustainable growth and lasting value. A skilled communicator and storyteller, he excels at turning ideas into action and inspiring teams to deliver results.1 Articles

Zhenya has more than 25 years of experience in the Financial Services sector, specialising in payments over the last 12+ years. Her key focus areas within payments, messaging, and connectivity include real-time domestic and cross-border payments, payment verification, and ISO 20022. Zhenya is an ambassador for the award-winning Women of Fintech community, part of the organisational committee of Women in Alliances, a member of the prestigious 100 Women in Finance, is listed in the Innovate Global Women in Fintech Power List 2022 and was a one of three shortlisted for the European Women in Payments “Positive Disruptor of the Year Award” 2024.1 Articles

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Gino is Co-Founder & CEO of the Swiss RegTech Startup Riskifier and passionate about combining Regulation and Technology. Prior to co-founding Riskifier he served in different roles in Forensic, Legal, Compliance & Risk Management in Banking and Consulting. Gino is actively engaged in the RegTech ecosystem and is a founding member and member of the Board of Directors of the International RegTech Association IRTA.1 Articles

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David Vergara is Senior Director of Security Product Marketing at OneSpan and has over 15 years of experience in cloud platforms/SaaS, predictive analytics, and advanced MFA technologies. His current role is focused on GTM strategy and execution across all authentication and risk analytics product   lines. Prior to OneSpan, he led product and GTM strategy for both early stage and blue chip tech companies; Including VP Marketing for Accertify (An American Express Company) leading marketing for their online fraud detection solutions and as Sr. Director Product Marketing at IBM championing development of their predictive analytics industry solutions portfolio.1 Articles

Mark Büsser studied aeronautical engineering at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, and holds an MBA from IMD. He started his career in Management Consulting, then ran a large machine tool company before founding the IMTF Group, which he successfully developed and managed for over 34 years to become a market leader in the fight against fraud and financial crime. IMTF Regtech platform provides Anti-financial Crime, Compliance and Client Lifecycle Management solutions in Switzerland and in over 50 countries worldwide.1 Articles

Rupert Shaw is a Chief Commercial Officer at Ding since July 2019. He has more than 15 years of experience in the mobile, and technology space. As a commercial strategist he has built teams all over the world – from Japan and Korea, to Europe, Africa and North America.1 Articles

Dr. Ashish Kakar is Research Director for IDC Financial Insights in Asia/Pacific, where he is the lead analyst responsible for all aspects of banking and insurance research. Dr. Ashish’s own interest is in fraud and risk, resilience, customer centricity, AI/ML, retail banking, insurance, alternative investment management, cloud and infrastructure, and credit risk management. Before IDC, Dr. Ashish had over 16 years' experience in Citibank, 5 years’ experience with insurance companies, and has run his own asset management start-up for 2 years. In his last role in Citibank, Dr. Ashish managed processes across banking technology, servicing operations, and product.1 Articles

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WHY we are doing this We want to establish thought-leadership in ASEAN around topics we feel most passionately about – Mobile, Banking and the union of the two domains HOW we want to achieve it We publish articles and Tweets that state our point-of-view around mobile banking trends, applications and everything that’s going on in the mobile world https://sleekbanking.wordpress.com1 Articles

Luc Hovhannessian heads Finastra across the Asia Pacific region and is based in Singapore. He has 18 years’ experience managing, operating and selling complex software solutions in the fintech industry. Luc spent more than 14 years at software company Ullink, holding a variety of positions including Global Client Operations Director and ultimately Managing Director, ASEAN. Luc graduated with a Master’s degree in Mathematics, Software Engineering and Artificial Intelligence from Pierre and Marie Curie University in Paris.1 Articles