AGENDA
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AUGUST
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AI Model Validation and Responsible AI
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Onboarding into the Nexus Scheme*
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Preparing Your Organisation for Quantum-safe Computing
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Harnessing Generative AI in Banking*
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| 10.00 am |
FiNVERSE Hackathon
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| 11.00 am |
Designing an Inclusive Financial Ecosystem to Enhance Woman’s Financial Inclusion: A
Masterclass on the Gender Inclusive Finance (GIF) Policy Model
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Fundraising with Digital Tokens in Malaysia
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The Concorde Project: Working Group Hybrid Strategy Session
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| 1.00 pm | Lunch Break | ||||||
| 2.00 pm |
Agentic AI: Driving Efficiency and Innovation in Financial Services
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Advancing Cross-border Payments: Landscape Overview and Industry Innovation
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The Evolving Ecosystem of New Energy Vehicles: Market Competition, Insurance
Innovations, and the Future of Automotive Intelligence*
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Developing a Secure and Innovative Digital Asset Ecosystem in Malaysia*
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FiNVERSE Hackathon
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| 4.00 pm |
Zero to Fintech: Real Talk from Founders of Fintechs
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"Sustainability for Growth" – Driven by Digitisation and Data Technologies
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| 10.00 pm | |||||||
| Main Programme | Focus Series | ||||||||
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| 9.00 am | Opening Remarks | ||||||||
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Unlocking Tomorrow: Transformative Innovations in Financial Services
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Navigating the Fintech Frontier: Bridging Innovation and Regulation
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| 11.00 am | |||||||||
| Keynote Address | |||||||||
| Special Address and Launch | |||||||||
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Technology-driven Economic Revolution: Power, Prosperity, or Peril?
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| 12.00 pm |
Tokenisation 101: Redesigning Financial Processes for a Digital Future
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AI in Financial Services:
Transforming Operations, Enhancing Security, and Elevating Customer Experiences |
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| Lunch Break | |||||||||
| 2.00 pm |
Digital Assets in Malaysia: Crypto as an Asset Class
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Open Finance Unleashed:
Opportunities and Challenges |
Tokenising Traditional Financial Assets:
The New Financial Frontier |
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The Future of Digital Financial Services:
Innovation, Inclusion, and Trust |
Tech-driven Growth: Building SEA's Leading Digital Finance and Tech Company
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| 4.00 pm |
Malaysia as a Tokenised Economy:
How Should we Move Forward |
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| Afternoon Break | |||||||||
| 5.00 pm |
Accelerating Digital Payments:
The Rise of Non-card-based Payments |
Institutional Digital Assets:
The New Frontier in Portfolio Diversification |
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| 6.00 pm | Fintech Frontiers 50 Awards Night | ||||||||
| 10.00 pm | |||||||||
| Main Programme | Focus Series | ||||||||
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| Building a Sustainable Digital Economy | |||||||||
| 10.00 am |
Bridging the Divide:
How Fintech is Transforming Access to Finance |
The Sustainability Shift:
How Finance and Fintech Leadership Can Lead the Climate Response |
Building Retirement Mindsets
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Sandbox Consultations
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| 11.00 am | Morning Break | ||||||||
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Empowering Mindful Financial Literacy in the Digital Age
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The Social Exchange: Empowering Impact Projects through Tech
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Climate Finance Innovation Lab (CFIL): Impact Launchpad
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Exploring Big Data from a Shariah Lens
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| 1.00 pm | Lunch Break | ||||||||
| 2.00 pm |
Unlocking the Future of Sustainable Finance:
Digital Innovation for Inclusion and Impact |
Digitalising Healthcare Data:
Progress and Opportunities for Insurtech |
Maqasid al-Shariah x Islamic Fintech:
Linking Purpose with Impact |
Fintech Pitch Forum 2025 | |||||
| 3.00 pm |
In the Driver's Seat: Accelerating Malaysia's Future Vision for Motor
Insurance/Takaful Ecosystem
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Tech-Powered Climate Finance:
A Game Changer or a Risky Oversight? |
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| 4.00 pm | Afternoon Break | ||||||||
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Shariah Meets Fintech:
Unlocking Innovative Use of Frontier Technologies to Advance Islamic Finance |
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| Main Programme | Focus Series | ||||||||
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| 9.00 am | |||||||||
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Digital Skills and the Evolving Workforce in the Financial Sector
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The Evolving Scam Landscape: Trends and Techniques
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| 10.00 am |
Navigating Liquidity Management in the Next Gen FMI
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| 11.00 am |
Beyond Borders: Combating Cross-border Financial Fraud through Innovation and
Intelligence
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Unlocking MSME Potential: The Power of MSME Financing
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Scammers on Hold AI: Interactive Use-Case Workshop
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| Lunch Break | |||||||||
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Cybersecurity Resilience: Fortifying Defenses Against Modern Breaches
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Gateway to Southeast Asia & East Asia: Building a Unified Regional Fintech
Ecosystem
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| 2.00 pm |
Future of Directorship in the Digital Era
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Revolutionising Cross-border Payments: The Impact of Digitalisation and
Emerging Technologies
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Uncover the Hidden Gems: Why Investors Should Look to Malaysia's Fintech
Ecosystem
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| 3.00 pm |
Cross-agency Enforcement: Coordinated Takedown of a Scam Network
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| Afternoon Break | |||||||||
| 4.00 pm |
Innovation, Impact, and Inspiration:
A Fintech Founder's Path to Fintech Success in Malaysia and Beyond |
Digital Operational Resilience:
Are Financial Institutions Ready? |
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| 5.00 pm | MyFW 2025 Finale: Navigating the Next Chapter of Fintech | ||||||||
*By invitation only
Note: The agenda is tentative and subject to changes
*8 CPD for Masterclass; 24 CPD for the Main Programme.
SPEAKERS
YB Senator Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan
Minister of Finance II
Malaysia
Dato’ Sri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour
Governor
Bank Negara Malaysia
Dato’ Mohammad Faiz Azmi
Executive Chairman
Securities Commission Malaysia
Eddie Yue
Chief Executive
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Chia Der Jiun
Managing Director
Monetary Authority of Singapore
Dr. Yanis Varoufakis
Economist and Author
Former Minister of Finance of Greece
Abhinav Goel
Director, Client Solutions and Sales
Partior
Adeyemi Omotoso
Policy Manager of Digital Financial Services
Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI)
Adnan Zaylani Mohamad Zahid
Deputy Governor
Bank Negara Malaysia
Admen Hassan
Head, Business & Enterprise Development
CEDAR SME Bank, Malaysia
Adrian Hia
Partner
Kairous Capital
Aileen Yap
Assistant Director, Anti-Scam Command
Commercial Affairs Department
Akmal Hijazi Abdol Karim
Assistant General Manager, Core Digital Markets
Securities Commission Malaysia
Alan Ni
Chief Executive Officer
TNG Digital Sdn Bhd
Anand Sampathraman
Managing Partner, Sustainable Banking, Finance & Investments
Tata Consultancy Services
Andrew Leelarthaepin
Head of Business Product
Maybank Investment Banking Group
Angelina Kwan
Chief Executive Officer
Stratford Finance Limited
Angus Salim bin Salleh Amran
Chief Sustainability Officer
RHB Bank
Anthony Raja Devadoss
Country Managing Director
Korn Ferry Malaysia
Audrey Hove
Head, Policy Management, Policy, Programs and Implementation
Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI)
Azhar Syarawi Bin Mohamed Mokhtar
Group Chief Credit Officer
Bank Islam
Beaver Chua
Head, Group Financial Crime Compliance – Anti-Fraud
OCBC
Ben Lim
Co-founder and Managing Partner
NEXEA
Ben Ong
Specialist Leader, Payment Systems Division, Information Technology
Monetary Authority of Singapore
Benjamin Lee
Director
Nexus Global Payments
Camilla Bullock
Chief Executive Officer
Emerging Payments Association Asia (EPAA)
Carrie Suen
Vice President & Head of Global Affairs and Strategic Development
Ant International
Ong Ching-Fong (CF)
Managing Director and Senior Partner
Boston Consulting Group
Christopher Ngoi
Chief Strategy and Business Officer
Libeara
Chun Kiat Ong
Chief Operating Officer
SBI Digital Markets
Clarence Chan Chee Keong
Partner, Digital Trust and Cybersecurity Leader
PwC Malaysia
Daniel Trinder
Executive Director, Strategy
New Zealand Financial Markets Authority
Darren Fu
Director
SmartDrive
Datin Sri Azleen Osman Rani
Director
Institute for Capital Market Research Malaysia
Dato’ Mohammed Hussein
Chairman
Credit Guarantee of Malaysia Berhad
Dato’ Teng Chee Wai
Managing Director
AHAM Capital
Datuk Dr. Hartini Zainuddin
Chief Executive Officer
Yayasan Chow Kit
Datuk Jessica Chew, FCB
Technical Adviser and Former Deputy Governor
Bank Negara Malaysia
David Low
Chief Executive Officer
Hata.io
Dave Ng
General Partner
Altara Ventures
Denzel Chew
Faculty Head
Asian Institute of Insurance
Dr. Aisha Isa-Olatinwo
Director of Consumer Protection & Financial Inclusion Department
Central Bank of Nigeria
Dr. Alvin Chia
Senior Vice President, Head of Digital Assets Innovation (APAC) Asia Pacific
Northern Trust
Dr. Amanah Ramadiah
Head of Analytics and Client Success (Asia)
FNA Indonesia
Dr. Amina Josetta Kayani
Executive Director
The Association of Banks in Malaysia (ABM)
Dr. Axel Baur
Chief Executive Officer
Amplify Health Asia Pte Limited
Dr. Hilal Houssain
Associate Manager, Knowledge Solutions Team
Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI)
Dr. Maheshwara Rao Appannan
Head of Digital Health
Ministry of Health Malaysia
Dr. Michael Yap Heck Wei
Head of Model Risk Management and Malaysia Model Validation
Maybank
Dr. Peter Gassmann
Strategy& Germany, Partner and Financial Services Expert
PwC Germany
Dr. Sekar Jaganathan
Chief Business Officer
Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd
Dr. Siew Chan Cheong
Group Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer
Maybank
Tunku Alina Raja Muhd Alias
Director of FIDE FORUM
Independent Non-Executive Director of United Overseas Bank Malaysia
Dr. Wong Huei Ching
Executive Director, Digital Strategy & Innovation
Securities Commission Malaysia
Donald MacDonald
Head, Group Data Office
OCBC Bank
Doreen Fadli
Head, Business and Tax Development, Market Development and Operations
Labuan FSA
Douglas Feagin
President
Ant International
Dr. Eliki Boletawa
Director, Policy Programs and Implementation (PPI)
Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI)
Dylan Tan
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Replyr.ai
Edward Ling
Chief Executive
Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers (AICB)
Eileen Lau Chin Ung
Head of Analytics
OCBC Bank
Emmanuel Daniel
Founder
TAB Global
Erik Feyen
Head of Global Macro-financial Monitoring
World Bank
Esther White Kuiters
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
ASENTA
Evan Auyang
Group President
Animoca Brands
Farhan Ahmad
Group Chief Executive Officer
Payments Network Malaysia
Farid Kairi
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Group Global Banking & Managing Director, Global Markets
Maybank
Fernn Lim
Chief Operating Officer
audax
Firdaus Mohamed
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Gobarakah
Foong Chee Mun
Chief Executive Officer, YTL AI Labs
Chief Product Officer, Ryt Bank
Fozia Amanulla, FCB
Chief Executive Officer
Boost Bank
Goh Peng Ooi
Founder and Group Executive Chairman
Silverlake Axis
George Lee
Chief Executive Officer
Innov8tif Solutions Sdn Bhd
Gerard Ang
Head, Financing & Securities Services Malaysia
Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad
Grace Chong
Head of Financial Services Regulation
Drew & Napier LLC
Hak J Kim
Head of Products and Solutions, Regional Southeast Asia
Visa
Harizal Alias
Director, Financial Development and Innovation Department
Bank Negara Malaysia
Hisham Ibrahim
Managing Director for ASEAN
Gobi Partners
Mohd Izwan Ali
Advisor, Scheme and Governance
Nexus Global Payments
Ja’afar Rihan
Head, Islamic Business Development
Labuan Financial Services Authority
Jaclyn Tsai
Former Cabinet Minister of Taiwan
Chairperson of Asia FinTech Alliance
James Teodorini
Head of Asia Pacific
Thunes
Jo Yeo
Division Head, FinTech & Innovation Group
Monetary Authority of Singapore
John Ho
Head, Legal, Financial Markets
Standard Chartered Bank
Kat Cloud
Head of Government Relations
Sumsub
Kalyani Nair
Group Chief Digital Officer
Maybank
Kelvin Tan
Chief Executive Officer
audax
Ken Yon Kian Guan
Senior Director, Risk and Compliance
Payments Network Malaysia
Kent Chiu
Data Scientist Lead, Group Data Office
OCBC Bank
Kevin Lee
Chief Executive Officer
Curlec By Razorpay
Khai Lin Sng
Co-founder and Chief Investment Officer
Alta Alternative Investment
Kwan Keen Yew
Group Chief Legal and Compliance Officer
CIMB Bank Berhad
Lau Chin Ching
Director, Consumer and Market Conduct
Bank Negara Malaysia
Layanah Al-Wreikat
Business Development and Operations Director
Jordan Payments and Clearing Company
Lim Le Shin
Power Platform Technical Specialist
Microsoft ASEAN
Lee Yen Ming
Co-founder and Group Chief Executive Officer
PolicyStreet
Leiming Chen
Chief Sustainability Officer, Ant International
Senior Vice President, Ant Group
Liew Ooi Hann
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Halogen Capital
Linda Dlamini-Khumalo
Deputy Director – Fintech & Innovation, Operations
Central Bank of Eswatini
Lito Villanueva
Founding Chairman, Fintech Alliance Philippines
Chief Innovation Officer, Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation
Luanne Sieh
Group Chief Sustainability Officer, CIMB Bank
Working Group Chair, CEO Action Network Malaysia
Maha El Dimachki
Centre Head
BIS Innovation Hub – Singapore Centre
Martijn Gert Jan Regelink
Senior Financial Sector Specialist
World Bank
Matthew Fernandez
Partner & Chief Operating Officer
microLEAP
Melissa Yam
Country Director
Alta Malaysia Sdn Bhd
Michael Siow
Chief Financial Officer
TNG Digital Sdn Bhd
Mohammad Ridzuan Abdul Aziz
Independent Non-Executive Director
AEON Bank Malaysia Berhad
Prof. Dr. Eskandar Shah Mohd Rasid
Chief Executive Officer
ISRA International Consulting
Monica Jasuja
Chief Expansion and Innovation Officer
Emerging Payments Association Asia (EPAA)
Moses Lo
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Xendit
Nantha Kumar Subramanian
Group Chief Digital and Information Officer
Alliance Bank
Namrata Jolly
Managing Director, Head Asia Financial Services
Microsoft Asia
Nazral Safril Mohammad Sapari
Chief Human Resources Officer
Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Berhad
Ng Eu Gin
Director of Treasury and Finance
Khazanah Nasional Berhad
Ng Kok Kheng
Chairman and Independent Director
General Insurance Association of Malaysia (PIAM)
Ng Sai Kit
Chairman
Malaysia Venture Capital Private Equity Association
Nicholas Chong
Vice President of Commercial & Product
pitchIN
Nicholas Soo
Managing Director of Payment Products
HSBC
Nur Aini Ali Kasim, CFA
General Manager and Non-Independent Executive Director
AIA Pension and Asset Management
Nurashiqin Asri
Director, Market Operations and Development
Bank Negara Malaysia
Nurul Izza Idris
Director, Islamic Finance Department
Bank Negara Malaysia
Nor Halimaton Saadiah
Deputy Director, Payment Services Policy Department
Bank Negara Malaysia
Norasyikin Mohamad Razali
Deputy Director Payment Services Policy Department
Bank Negara Malaysia
Norfarasha Abdullah
Head, Debts Capital Market
RHB Banking Group
Ong Khai Chiat
Partner, Data and Analytics Leader
PwC Malaysia
Pedro Uria-Recio
Chief Data and AI Officer
CIMB Bank
Pei-Si Lai
Group Chief Executive Officer
GXS Bank
Dr. Pieter E. Stek
Senior Lecturer
Asia School of Business
Previn Pillay
Senior Vice President, Country Manager, Malaysia, Head of Global Acquirers, Asia Pacific
Visa
Dr. Anella Munro
Professor of Economics
Asia School of Business
Qaiser Iskandar Anwarudin
Director, Payment Services Policy Department
Bank Negara Malaysia
René Michau
Global Head of Digital Assets
Standard Chartered Bank
Richa Choudhary
Partner
Trilegal (India)
Mohd Radzuan Mohamed
Chief Executive Officer
Malaysian Takaful Association
Rahim Raduan
Chief Operations Officer
Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Berhad
Rahul Chawla
Partner and Head of Southeast Asia, Talent Solutions
Aon
Rangam Bir
Chief Executive Officer
CGC Digital
YM Raja Amir Shah Raja Azwa
Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Amanah Malaysia
Chief Sustainability Officer, HSBC Bank Malaysia
Raunak Mittal
Adviser
BIS Innovation Hub – Singapore Centre
Ravindra Kittane
Partner, Technology and Financial Services
EY
Rejina Rahim
MIFC Leadership Council Member,
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Wahine Capital
Reuben Lim
Chief Executive Officer
Singapore FinTech Association
Reza Ghazali
Executive Chairman and Founder
BoardWorks Advisory PLT
Rostan Schwab
Africa/ East-Asia Pacific Co-lead for FinTech Investment
World Bank Group
Salmah Bee Mohd Mydin
Executive Director
Securities Commission Malaysia
Samuel Tarinda
Deputy Director of Economic Research & Policy Division
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe
Sash Mukherjee
Vice President Industry Insights
Ecosystm
Scarlett Chai Chiau Hung
Country Manager
Luno Malaysia
Sebastien Picard
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
xcube.co
See Wai Hun
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Juris Technologies Sdn Bhd
Shahril Azuar Jimin
Group Chief Sustainability Officer
Maybank
Sharifatul Hanizah Said Ali
Executive Director, Islamic Capital Market
Securities Commission Malaysia
Shirley Foo Yark Ley
Head of Retirement Services
Principal Malaysia
Shivaraman Subramanian
Regional Head of Financial Institutions Sales, Transaction Banking
Standard Chartered
Steven Li Gang
Team Leader
PICC Finance Service Co., Ltd
Suhaimi Ali
Assistant Governor
Bank Negara Malaysia
Tan Sri Andrew Sheng
Distinguished Fellow
Institute for Capital Market Research Malaysia
Tang Yee Ming
Head of Programme Management, Chief Operating Officer’s Office
OCBC Bank
Tay Kay Luan
Chief Executive Officer
FIDE FORUM
Ten Chee Seong
Director, Intermediary, Digital and PRS
AHAM Capital
Tim Chapman
Director, AI and Modelling
PwC UK
Tommy Yeoh
Director of Business and Strategic Development, Malaysia
Ant International
Ts. Dr. Mohamad Nizam Kassim
Deputy Director
National Anti-Financial Crime Centre (NFCC) Malaysia
Tuangporn Khawcharoenporn
Director, Payment Infrastructure and Services Strategy and Development Department
Bank of Thailand
Ungku Norliza Syazwan Ungku Halmie
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Boost Bank
Vincent Fong
Chief Editor
Fintech News Malaysia
Wilson Beh
Founding Member & President
Fintech Association of Malaysia
2022-2025
Wong Kah Meng
Co-founder and Group Chief Operating Officer
Funding Societies
Yiow Inn Sann
Group Chief Compliance Officer
Maybank
Yiwen He
Associate Director – Solution Specialist Hong Kong
Moody's
YM Dato’ Dr. Tengku Aizan Binti Tengku Abdul Hamid
Chairperson
Private Pension Administrator
YM Raja Datin Paduka Teh Maimunah Raja Abdul Aziz, FCB
Chief Executive Officer
AEON Bank (M) Berhad
Yushida Husin
Chief Executive Officer
Credit Guarantee Corporation Digital
Zafer Mustafaoğlu
Division Director for the Philippines, Malaysia, and Brunei, East Asia and Pacific
World Bank
Zayan Yassin
Chief Executive Officer and Country Head
Wahed Malaysia
