Salim Dhanani is CEO & Co-Founder of Pave Bank, a digital bank built for a new financial world with programmable money and regulated digital assets. Prior to Pave Bank, Salim co-founded and was the CEO of BigPay, one of the largest Southeast Asian neobanks raising over US$165m in capital and with 1.3m users, was responsible for the EMEA division of Carta Worldwide, a digital payments platform, and worked for the World Bank Group in South America. Salim has built his career in financial services, focusing on banking and payment technology for a diverse range of companies – including established banking players and fintech unicorns. Salim is an active angel investor in the fintech and Web3 space through Thurloe Partners.
Roundtable 3
Invite-Only
This roundtable marks the second chapter in the ongoing dialogue about the future of digital banking. In November 2022, we brought together CEOs from leading digital banks across the region for the inaugural discussion on the road ahead for Asia’s digital banks. Now, a year later, we reconvene to delve deeper into the pivotal question of why some digital banks succeed while others falter. Our focus is not only on the challenges but also on showcasing the survivors and champions, elucidating the characteristics that define triumphant digital endeavours.
This discussion will revolve around three overarching objectives:
- Best-in-class business models and digital strategies which yield profitability
- Growth barriers to digital banks achieving their digitalisation goals
- The next technology architecture needed for scale and agility
Hall 6, Singapore EXPO
Open
Learn from innovation gurus and experienced founders on topics ranging from disruptive technologies, digital transformation, product development, go-to-market, to fundraising.
From 3pm to 5pm, drop into the Pay-It-Forward Lounge for a 30-minute meeting with our mentors on a first-come, first-served basis.
Hall 5, Singapore EXPO
Open
A conversation with Natela Turnava, the Governor of the National Bank of Georgia, on the central bank’s ambition to make Georgia a financial hub, why the country has been attracting a lot more attention since February 2022 and the commonalities it shares with Singapore. The session will look ahead at some of opportunities and challenges in financial sector, particularly with fintech, across the region.
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