Eric Barbier is the founder and CEO of TripleA, a cryptocurrency payment solution for businesses. It is licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the country’s central bank. Barbier is also on the board of STC Bank, one of the first digital banks in Saudi Arabia. He is also the president of PayTop, a French fintech company. Barbier is the founder of TransferTo (now Thunes), the global mobile payment network interconnecting financial institutions, merchants and mobile operators in emerging markets. He founded TransferTo in Singapore in 2006.

Before TransferTo, Barbier co-founded Mobile 365, a global mobile messaging hub. Mobile 365 was acquired by Sybase (now SAP) in 2006.

John Patrick Mullin is a fintech entrepreneur, investor, and educator living in Hong Kong. He’s the co-founder of MANTRA DAO, a decentralised finance (DeFi) platform, and SOMA.finance a US-regulated decentralised exchange (DEX). Prior to this he was the managing director of Tritaurian Capital, a FINRA-regulated boutique investment bank focusing on providing financial services and capital raising solutions for startups and SMEs. He was also a fintech research analyst at Guotai Junan Securities in Shanghai, China. He is also the fintech advisor for several blockchain companies, like Orichal Partners, HelloFriend, and TV-Two.

Marcel Harmann, founder and CEO of DeFi Suisse AG & THORWallet DEX, is a seasoned entrepreneur with a background in banking and finance from the University of Zurich, and a Ph.D. in information technology from the University of Applied Sciences Lucerne & University of Fribourg. He is a founder of the DEC Institute, an online DLT education consortium, backed by leading universities, as well as board member of the Crypto Valley Association in Switzerland. Marcel is also the course director at the University of Applied Sciences Lucerne for the CAS Crypto Finance and Cryptocurrencies and CAS Blockchain course.

Dr. Nguyen Quoc Hung has more than 35 years of experience in the Vietnamese banking industry and holds a PhD in Economics. He is a former General Director of Department of Credit for Economic Sectors as State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) and held many senior management positions in different banking and financial institutions of Vietnam. He has been appointed as Secretary General of Vietnam Banks’ Association for Term VII as at 10 December 2020.

Foo Boon Ping manages The Asian Banker’s publishing and research business in Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. He regularly engages the financial services community on transformational issues shaping the industry; speaking at and chairing many of the Asian Banker’s as well as partners’ events. He has more than 25 years' experience in strategic brand management, corporate & marketing communication and research & consulting, covering: retail, corporate and transaction banking, financial markets, risk management, compliance and financial technology. He had previously served in senior management positions at UOB and DBS Bank. He was also formerly a senior consulting manager at Ernst and Young and started his career as a financial journalist.

Neeti Aggarwal manages the financial technology and innovation research at The Asian Banker. With over 18 years’ experience, she specialises in banking, technology and fintech developments across APAC and MEA. She regularly engages the financial services community on critical transformational issues, speaking and moderating at various events. Previously she worked as research analyst with The Economic Times, India. She holds CFA from CFA Institute, USA and MBA (Finance) from India.