Genki Oka, head of Japan at Ant Financial Services Group, shares his desire to be an ambassador of the Chinese e-commerce giant in Japan and why he feels that it can succeed in the famously tough Japanese consumer market

Genki Oka, head of Japan at Ant Financial Services Group, in a refreshingly candid keynote, spoke about what drew him to join the Chinese e-commerce giants, its key achievements and how the company hopes to replicate its success by leveraging customer data and engagement to crack the uniquely difficult Japanese domestic consumer market.

Phang Yew Kiat, vice chairman and CEO of Credit China, one of the largest publicly listed peer-to-peer lenders in China, described how the company leveraged the mobile internet, financial supply chains and payments to create an ecosystem that serves millions of unbanked small businesses at a panel discussion at Lendit USA 2017. He also spoke about the company’s expansion and explained why it acquired a mobile point-of-sale business, an online gaming operator and a payment card processor in Vietnam, as well as how he had to deal with tighter regulations and criticism from the investor community.

Rob Suber, founder of Prosper Marketplace, discusses the evolution of the online marketplace lending business, how it is converging with the banking industry and explains why players are moving away from the original peer-to-peer ideals.

Soul Htite, an original co-founder of Lending Club and now the founder of Dianrong, a marketplace lending platform in China, compares the development of peer-to-peer lending between the US and China, and reveal plans for a new supply chain financing platform in the country.

“Emmanuel Daniel, founder of The Asian Banker, in a rather straightforward speech to the heads of technology of banks in Singapore outlined why the fintech phenomenon in Singapore is not in any danger of any breakthrough that is innovative or transformational and why Singapore banks cannot afford to be concerned more with themselves than with their customers.”

Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder of Paytm, discusses the company's business model and growth plan, its partnership with Alibaba, and the impact of demonetisation and regulations on cashless transaction in India

2016 was a challenging year for financial institutions. The prospect of worsening global trade relations became more apparent following UK’s Brexit vote, and the victory of US president-elect Donald Trump. What is the outlook for Asia Pacific's banking industry amid much volatility and increasing uncertainties over the global geo-political landscape?

Matt Dooley, founder and managing director, Connected Thinking and Foo Boon Ping, managing editor, The Asian Banker summarise the key insights gained from leading institutions that delegates visited during the China Innovation Tour 2016 from November 21 to 25, 2016.

Foo Boon Ping, managing editor of The Asian Banker, shares the key themes from the inaugural Private Banking and Wealth Management Awards programme at the China Private Wealth Dialogue in Beijing.

The annual assessment and ranking of leading financial institutions that develop and launch offshore RMB financial assets aimed at promoting the international use of the currency.

Emerging new competition, changing customer expectations, and reduced profitability are forcing banks in India to revisit their strategic business and operating models. In a changing market paradigm, what are the key strategies and success factors that will drive the future growth of Indian banks.

The heads of transaction banking from a number of leading banks in Asia Pacific – Deutsche Bank, BDO Unibank, PT Bank Mandiri, Maybank, China Merchants Bank and Canadia Bank - share their views on key developments that are transforming the industry and their businesses.

Lawrence Wintermeyer, chief executive officer of Innovate Finance, an independent not-for-profit membership association representing UK's global fintech community, speaks about the future of the financial technology ecosystem.

Mark Zawacki, founder of Silicon Valley based fintech accelerator 650 Labs, discusses the latest developments and technology trends in the fintech space.