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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

Praful Morar has over 30 years of experience in Corporate Banking and international online payments. He currently serves as the Global Expansion Officer at Nuvei Digital Payments and relocated with his family to Singapore in February 2022. He is responsible in driving Nuvei’s international growth plans in key target markets in Asia Pacific, Middle East and North Africa, through Acquiring Payment Facilitation, increased coverage in Alternative Payment Methods and Corporate Banking infrastructure. Prior to joining Nuvei, Morar held several senior roles at Worldpay, NatWest Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland.1 Articles

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Denis Kalemberg is an international entrepreneur specializing on security solutions for financial institutions and government. For 15 years Denis has been working in the digital banking field, driving innovations and security. At the beginning of his career Denis was one of those first enthusiasts who implemented USB-tokens into digital banking in CIS to increase security levels. He is the Co-Founder of Airome Technologies based in Singapore. As a key business strategist, is working on building and scaling the company, developing fair partnerships and customer relationships, expanding new technology into ASEAN market to make everyday banking transactions simple and safe.1 Articles

Ryan James Murray, Director (APAC), HUMAN (formerly known as White Ops), the global leader in collective protection against sophisticated bot attacks and fraud. In his role, Ryan is responsible for overseeing the growth of White Ops throughout the region on its mission to disrupt the economics of cybercrime. Spanning over a 12-year career, Ryan has worked with several VC backed and publicly listed technology and marketing businesses. He has scaled-up and managed several business units and companies with many millions in shareholder value. He has further evolved his cultural, business, and leadership excellence by supporting the acceleration of several emerging and established industry-leading companies entering Asia.1 Articles