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Pay it Forward Initiative 

The Pay it Forward mentorship initiative crowdsources the experience of industry veterans to help talent navigate a rapidly evolving finance industry. This year, the Pay it Forward initiative is career-focused. Through 20-minute, 1:1 mentorship session, gain insights and practical advice on building meaningful careers in: 


1. Product and Project Management
2. Governance, Risk and Compliance
3. AI & Data
4. Web3 Builders
5. Impact Careers (ESG)
6. Communities, Partnerships and Ecosystems


IBF and e2i also returns for a second year to offer Career Coaching clinics the Singaporean Citizens and Permanent Residents. Find out more about our participating mentors and career coaches below.

Please note that a Singapore FinTech Festival pass is required to access the Pay it Forward Lounge in the Festival grounds for mentorship and career coaching sessions. All mentorship and career coaching bookings are subject to review and approval.  

2024 Participating Mentors and Career Coaches

Abhishek Rathi

Abhishek Rathi

Head - Venture Studio

Kira Ventures

Alessio Basso

Alessio Basso

Head of Technology, Payments and Fintech

AWS

Alice Chen

Alice Chen

Co-founder/COO

InvestaX

Alvin Chia

Alvin Chia

SVP, Head of Digital Assets Innovation (APAC)

Northern Trust

Amanda Chua

Amanda Chua

Head of APAC

World Wide Generation

Amit Parekh

Amit Parekh

Head of Payments and Fintech APAC

Fiserv

Andrew Ong

Andrew Ong

Chief Executive Officer

3S Money Singapore Pte Ltd

Anu Phanse

Anu Phanse

Chief Compliance Officer and MLRO

Coinbase Singapore

Ashley Thomas

Ashley Thomas

Head of Strategy and Operations

Revolut

Betty Sun-Lucas

Betty Sun-Lucas

Specialist Fintech Director

Australian Trade and Investment Commission

Bidyut Dumra

Bidyut Dumra

Group Head of Innovation

DBS Bank Ltd

Boon-Hiong Chan

Boon-Hiong Chan

Industry Applied Innovation Lead & Head APAC Market and Technology Advocacy, Securities Services

Deutsche Bank

Brian Lim

Brian Lim

Managing Director

Primer AI

Carney Mak

Carney Mak

Chief Strategy Officer

Tokenize Xchange

Celine Le Cotonnec

Celine Le Cotonnec

Chief Data Innovation Officer

Bank of Singapore

Chionh Chye Kit

Chionh Chye Kit

CEO & Co-Founder

Cynopsis Solutions Pte. Ltd.

Chris Yeo

Chris Yeo

CEO

Doku

Christopher Lim

Christopher Lim

Chief Executive Officer

Glee Trees Pte Ltd

Chyi Yan Hshieh

Chyi Yan Hshieh

Head of Business Development, Southeast Asia

Polygon Labs

Claus Christensen

Claus Christensen

CEO

Know Your Customer Limited

Daniel Cheok Ching Lee

Daniel Cheok Ching Lee

Head of Web3

Banking Circle

Ee-Leen Chong

Ee-Leen Chong

Assistant Director (Career Advisory)

Institute of Banking & Finance

Elaine Ng

Elaine Ng

Founder and CEO

AI Shophouse

Elizabeth Fitzell

Elizabeth Fitzell

Chief Operating Officer

Asia Verify

Eric Pascal

Eric Pascal

Global Head of Digital Currencies

Standard Chartered Bank

Frans Wiwanto

Frans Wiwanto

Managing Director APAC

Flywire Singapore

Jacqueline  Pang

Jacqueline Pang

Co-Founder & CEO

Artius Global

Jay Shivnani

Jay Shivnani

Career Coach

Employment and Employability Institute (e2i)

Jaz Chua

Jaz Chua

Strategy and Operations Director, CEO Office

PayPal

Jessica Lam

Jessica Lam

Group Chief Strategy Officer

WeLab

Joewin Tan

Joewin Tan

Chief Executive Officer

Quant Consulting Group

Jonathan Chan

Jonathan Chan

Head, Global Innovation

Bank Julius Baer

Julia Chin

Julia Chin

Director

JFourth Solutions

Julie Tay

Julie Tay

Consultant

Eichen Partners

Katia Azais

Katia Azais

Chief Compliance Officer

Google Payments Singapore

Keira Kwek

Keira Kwek

Head of Compliance

Liquid Group

Kevin Boezennec

Kevin Boezennec

Head of Sales

SC Ventures

Kung Thomas

Kung Thomas

CISO, Compliance and Risk Officer

Rakkar Digital

Lee Takaki

Lee Takaki

Lead, Strategy Operations and Reporting, Sustainability

Prudential Assurance Company Singapore

Linda Ang

Linda Ang

Singapore Chapter Co-lead

AllStarsWomen DAO

Lionel Tan

Lionel Tan

Career Adviser

IBF

Matthias Pfenninger

Matthias Pfenninger

Head of Technology APAC

ACTICO

Neil Han

Neil Han

Founder & CEO

Reddio

Pauline Sim

Pauline Sim

Head of PMO

United Overseas Insurance Ltd

Peter Shen

Peter Shen

Deputy Head, Investment Services Digital & Data, Private Markets

GIC

Q X

Q X

Attorney

Gibson Dunn

Rachel Freeman

Rachel Freeman

Chief Growth Officer

Tyme

Rajan Narayan

Rajan Narayan

CEO

Cyberbeat

Rajiv Madane

Rajiv Madane

Cofounder and CEO

SIMBAS AI Pte. Ltd.

Rolf Haudenschild

Rolf Haudenschild

Co-founder

Ingenia Consultants Pte. Ltd.

Roman Kravchenko

Roman Kravchenko

Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer

482.solutions

Roopa Sushil

Roopa Sushil

Compliance Lead

Anchorage Digital Singapore Pte Ltd

Rowena Lee

Rowena Lee

Director

HRS Talents

Roy Ling

Roy Ling

Chief Executive Officer

FollowTrade Pte. Ltd.

Royston Png

Royston Png

Head of Business Generation

Prudential Assurance Company Singapore

Saim Yeong Harng

Saim Yeong Harng

Director

Evolvx

Sakshi Udeshi

Sakshi Udeshi

Head of AI

SquareX

Samuel Chu

Samuel Chu

Head of Data Science & Analytics

Singlife

Sasha Rashid

Sasha Rashid

Career Coach

Employment and Employability Institute (e2i)

Say Sabrina

Say Sabrina

Head of Propositions, Global Trade Solutions

HSBC

Shalini Khatwani

Shalini Khatwani

Sr Director

Netflix

Sherlyn Soh

Sherlyn Soh

Career Advisor

IBF

Shirley Pek

Shirley Pek

Career Coach

Employment and Employability Institute (e2i)

Shonali Krishnaswamy

Shonali Krishnaswamy

CTO

AiDA Technologies

Suramya Gupta

Suramya Gupta

Managing Partner

CapitalSG

Thomas Kapeller

Thomas Kapeller

Group Head Insurance & InsurTech

MoneyHero Group

Tommy Hartono

Tommy Hartono

CEO

Mulai

Tze Tze Lee

Tze Tze Lee

Head of Product & Propositions, Global Trade Solutions

HSBC

Valerie Chow

Valerie Chow

Lead Consultant - Branding & Marketing

JFourth Solutions

Victor Alexiev

Victor Alexiev

Head of Strategic Partnerships, alternative lending

Citi

Victoria  Sanchez-Terry

Victoria Sanchez-Terry

APAC Head of Innovation

BNY

Fathur Rahman

Fathur Rahman

Co-founder

Ranger Labs

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