Ron Suber, founder and President of Prosper Marketplace, discusses the evolution of the online marketplace, how it is converging with the banking industry and explains why players are moving away from the original peer-to-peer ideals, at the Future of Finance Summit 2017 in Singapore

The Asian Banker tracks the work being done by leading technology decision makers in transforming their banks for the future. We maintain their profiles in a highly prestigious program called the “List of Leading Practitioners”.

Mohammed Altajir, co-founder of Tratok Project, a blockchain enabled global travel rewards programme discusses the pit-falls in the current business model and how the start-up will deliver greater transparency, interoperability and value to industry players, big and small

Under Zeti Akhtar Aziz’s leadership, Bank Negara Malaysia has reinforced itself as an independent and respected regulatory authority, putting in place significant measures to ensure the stability of the country’s financial institutions. Her achievements have set a high-water mark for all leaders who will be put in a similar position of trust around the world.

Loubna Bazine, CEO of alternative credit score finetch, Friendly Score, explains its business model and growth plan to Emmanuel Daniel, chairman of the Asian Banker

Hogi Hyun, Founder, D1 Coin and Managing Director, Abacus Capital, shares insights on the application of blockchain technology to the asset management industry and how diamonds will be the future of asset backed tokens as an investible asset class. Hyun talks about his new venture, the D1 Coin, a virtual currency asset pegged to the fractional value of investment grade diamonds, which offers increasing return as a store of value. Hyun further discusses how the diamond-backed crypto asset is poised to be a more reliable counter-cyclical asset as an alternative to the adverse market movements in other metals or physical assets.

Brad van Leeuwen, head of partnerships of fintech Railsbank, explains its business model and growth plan to Emmanuel Daniel, chairman of the Asian Banker

Emmanuel Daniel, chairman of the Asian Banker, discusses key issues impacting institutions' digitalisation journey and what it takes to be successful in their digital transformation at the Annual Heads of Retail Finance Dialogue 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Emmanuel Daniel, chairman of the Asian Banker, discusses key issues impacting institutions' digitalisation journey and what it takes to be successful in their digital transformation at the Annual Heads of Retail Finance Dialogue 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, traced the evolution of the Web that he created. How its existence as a free and open platform has been commandeered by big tech companies and businesses whose interest are misaligned with online users, especially in the use of their personal data. He also highlighted new financial services regulations and standards such as PSD 2 and Open Banking as positive examples of protecting data ownership and privacy. In a follow up dialogue with Emmanuel Daniel, chairman, and Gordian Gaeta, international resource director, of the Asian Banker, he discussed initiatives such as SOLID (Social Linked Data) aimed at radically changing the way Web applications work today, and how they ensure true data ownership and improve privacy

Ralph Echemendia, a world-renowned cybersecurity specialist, who is known as “The Ethical Hacker”, and chief executive officer of security firm Seguru, shares his views on the evolving blockchain technology landscape and the future of hacking and identity.

Kristo Kaarmann, co-founder and chief executive officer of TransferWise, a UK-based peer-to-peer money transfer service company, shares his entrepreneurial vision in establishing the company, its business model, and how it works to achieve zero fees.

Daniel Hoyoung Yun, chief executive officer of South Korea’s Kakao Bank, shares a background on the development of the internet-only bank, its recent achievements, and future plans.

Phang Yew Kiat, vice-chairman and chief executive officer of Credit China FinTech, talks about his company’s transformation from just a traditional peer-to-peer lending company into a business that offers multiple lending revenue streams.

K Nanda Kumar, founder and chief executive officer of Suntec Business Solutions, talks about how the company is leveraging current developments in open banking and application programming interface, his insights on how the financial services industry is responding to recent regulatory changes, and the opportunities in the market today.