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Oli Harris
Global Head of Kinexys
Kinexys by J.P. Morgan
Oliver "Oli" Harris leads Kinexys by J.P. Morgan, the firm's digital asset business. Kinexys enables programmable payments, asset tokenization, and near real-time settlement across global markets, with more than $4 trillion in transactions processed since inception.
Oli has spent more than 15 years building bank-led digital asset and fintech businesses, with global leadership experience across the US, UK, EU, Middle East, and Asia.
Prior to returning to J.P. Morgan, he was Managing Director and Head of Digital Assets, Americas, at Goldman Sachs, where he led the firm's digital asset strategy and private investments, built its crypto trading and lending businesses, and oversaw GS DAP, Goldman's asset tokenization platform.
In his first tenure at J.P. Morgan, as Head of Digital Assets Strategy and Quorum, Oli established and led the team that commercialized Quorum, one of the first enterprise Ethereum blockchain platforms and a foundational technology of what is now Kinexys. He also served as Head of FinTech and Digital Strategy across the Corporate & Investment Bank, and as Head of Strategy for the International Consumer Bank, where he helped shape and launch Chase UK, the firm's fully digital retail bank.
Earlier in his career, Oli served as an Economic Reform and Governance Advisor at the Office of Tony Blair and led the New Energy Architecture Initiative at the World Economic Forum, working with Heads of State on economic, financial, and energy reform.
Oli grew up across Portugal, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, and the UK, and holds a First Class Honours degree in Geography from the University of Cambridge.
Speaking at SFF 2026
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3:55–4:10pmWed 18 NovFutureMatters StageHall 5, Singapore EXPOPremium
Technology Rewiring
When AI Agents Transact, How Is Trust Established?
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Oli HarrisGlobal Head of KinexysKinexys by J.P. Morgan
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Hee Jung NamHead of Payment Business DivisionHyundai Card
About this session
AI agents are moving beyond answering questions to taking action, including initiating financial transactions. Unlike humans, agents have no personal stake in the outcome and bear no consequences for a poor decision. When an institutional client’s AI agent initiates a payment, how does a bank verify its identity, confirm what it is authorised to do and know when to intervene?
Featuring a client's AI agent interacting with a bank's AI agent in real time, this session explores how trust can be built into the infrastructure of autonomous transactions. From verifying identity and setting limits to preventing unauthorised actions and maintaining an auditable record, discover what is needed for banks to enable agents to transact autonomously and safely, at machine speed and without losing clear accountability or human oversight. -
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4:55–5:30pmThu 19 NovFutureMatters StageHall 5, Singapore EXPOPremium
Policy Rewiring
Geoeconomics of Tokens: Lessons From Live Cross-Border Tokenized Corridors
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Alan LimDirector & Head, Financial Infrastructure & Artificial Intelligence OfficeMonetary Authority of Singapore
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Fernando VázquezPresident, Capital MarketsChainlink
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Oli HarrisGlobal Head of KinexysKinexys by J.P. Morgan
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Scott BauguessVice President, Global Regulatory & International PolicyCoinbase
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Angela AngManaging Director, Asia-PacificBitGoModerator
About this session
Cross-border tokenized corridors are moving from proof-of-concept to production. Hear from the people who made the crossing: what broke first - tech, legal or liquidity; what the operating model actually looks like when someone has to issue, settle and supervise; what they would never build again; and the honest timeline from pilot to scaled corridor. This discussion will be around the gating factors, the requirements, and what it really takes to move live value across borders on tokenised rails.
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