René Michau is Global Head of Digital Assets and is responsible for coordinating the strategic approach across Standard Chartered and SC Ventures, aligning innovation and capability delivery to provide clients with safe access to digital asset solutions. René led the establishment of the Fintech Banking business at SC and has worked across Financial Markets, Transaction Banking, Risk and Technology for several banks including HSBC, ANZ and NAB. His early career was spent as an Army Officer in the Australian Defence Force.
René also leads the development of crypto trading at Standard Chartered and co-chairs the Global Digital Finance Institutional Crypto Working Group and the Institute of International Finance (IIF) Digital Assets Forum. René is a member of the Digital Asset Markets sub-committee of the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)’s Global Markets Advisory Committee (GMAC).
René is a strong advocate for fintech innovation and dedicates his time collaborating with fintechs on community building, podcasts, academic research and speaking engagements. René is passionate about the empowerment of the amazing women in crypto and fintech and advocates for the power of diversity.
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In an increasingly dynamic financial services landscape, payments has remained at the forefront of innovation. Emerging technology is driving both traditional payment methods and creating new pathways for us to transact seamlessly, safely and instantaneously across borders. Cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and tokenised deposits are no longer just alternatives—they're reshaping the way corporate and retail payments operate. Cryptocurrency with its borderless reach, stablecoins with more transactional certainty and tokenised deposits with the backing of traditional banking rails. But which will emerge as the dominant force in the payments ecosystem?
A trilogy of debates between Team Banking and Team Crypto was fought across the Point Zero Forum 2023 and the Singapore FinTech Festival 2023, culminating in a grand finale at the Point Zero Forum 2024. At the Singapore FinTech Festival 2024, we debut a fresh chapter in this ongoing discussion—featuring familiar crowd-favourite speakers but with a brand-new, roulette-style format. Industry experts will pose their toughest questions to our speakers, sparking fresh insights on which system is poised to dominate the evolving payments landscape.
Which contestant will score the most points with the audience – you decide.
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