At the Singapore FinTech Festival 2025, Sandeep Malhotra, executive vice president of core payments for Asia Pacific at Mastercard, outlines how the firm is reshaping regional payments infrastructure through tokenisation, interoperability and AI‑ready systems amid accelerating digital transformation.

With digital assets moving into real-world use, HSBC is taking a central role. John O’Neill, group head of digital assets and currencies, outlines how tokenised deposits, CBDCs and real-world assets are shaping the next phase of finance.

As ASEAN’s financial systems become increasingly interconnected, UOB’s group CISO Tobias Gondrom explains how the bank is strengthening ecosystem-wide cyber defences, deploying AI for early threat detection and preparing for a transition to quantum-safe security.

Cleanverse CEO Ceridwen Choo explains how a compliance-native architecture that interlocks bank-verified identity with verified regulated stablecoins can provide a safe, accountable and institution-grade foundation for Web3 payments and asset transfer.

DBS Bank Hong Kong is reshaping SME banking through digital integration and responsible use of AI. At Hong Kong FinTech Week 2025, Lareina Wang, managing director and head of SME banking, shared how collaboration between regulators, banks and fintechs is key to building trust and accelerating growth.

At the Singapore FinTech Festival 2025, Cobo chief operating officer Lily King discusses why custody is emerging as the anchor of institutional digital-asset infrastructure, and how regulatory divergence across Asia is reshaping wallet design, governance and workflow integration.

FinCity.Tokyo executive director Tokio Morita explains how regulatory clarity, sandbox access and ecosystem partnerships are positioning Tokyo as a gateway for fintech, DeFi and Web3 collaboration with ASEAN, and why deeper Japan–ASEAN connectivity will shape the next decade of financial innovation.

At the Singapore FinTech Festival 2025, QAI Ventures’ Lisa Schröder explains why the convergence of quantum and AI is creating new commercial opportunities — and why Singapore is emerging as a key market where deep-tech founders and financial institutions meaningfully intersect.

At the Singapore FinTech Festival 2025, Linux Foundation’s Hart Montgomery outlined why financial institutions must map their cryptography, build agile systems and collaborate through open standards to prepare for future quantum risks.

As quantum computing continues to advance, IBM’s Ray Harishankar explains why financial institutions must begin preparing their cryptographic infrastructure for a post-quantum world — and how early planning can ensure a smooth, coordinated transition across payments and core banking systems.

At the Singapore FinTech Festival 2025, HSBC Singapore COO Tancy Tan outlined how the bank is preparing for quantum-era risks and opportunities, building crypto-agility and governance foundations amid a formalising regulatory landscape.

GFTN is establishing centres of excellence and regional satellite capabilities to strengthen innovation, policy development and cross border connectivity in line with the future technology blueprint highlighted at SFF 2025.

Ani Sane, co-founder and chief business officer of TerraPay, outlines how the company is extending its digital payments infrastructure to connect banks, money transfer operators and wallets globally, driving interoperability and compliance.

Kara Kennedy, global co-head of Kinexys by JP Morgan, explains how tokenised deposits, stablecoins and institutional digital asset infrastructures are progressing from pilots into bank-grade platforms and what this means for interoperability, regulation and commercial adoption.

Jeff Parker, CEO of Paymentology, explains how issuer processing is being rebuilt for an AI-enabled, tokenised and real-time financial ecosystem as institutions redesign their technology foundations for the next decade.