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Nilanjan Ray
Head of Trade Finance Solutions
ADI Foundation
Nilanjan Ray, MBA, is Head of Trade Finance Solutions at ADI Foundation in Abu Dhabi, where he works on Real World Asset (RWA) tokenization. He brings more than 20 years of experience in commercial banking, trade finance and supply chain finance, with roles at First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB), RBC and FIMBank. He has structured trade finance, run commercial banking divisions and grown portfolios from tens of millions to hundreds of millions, managing credit through the Global Financial Crisis, COVID and commodity downturns.
At ADI Foundation he brings institutional-grade credit structuring, risk frameworks and financing architecture to blockchain-native ecosystems, focusing on structuring receivables, trade flows and marine assets as tokenizable collateral. He works with regulatory fluency across the UAE (ADGM, CBUAE), the EU and Canada.
Speaking at SFF 2026
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4:30–4:45pmThu 19 NovIgnite StageHall 5, Singapore EXPOOpen
Technology Rewiring
Bringing World's Oceans on Chain - Powered by ADI Foundation
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Ramana KumarPresident of Stablecoin EcosystemADI Foundation
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Nilanjan RayHead of Trade Finance SolutionsADI Foundation
About this session
Marine assets are a trillion-dollar global asset class, yet ownership and financing have long been concentrated in a few geographies and a narrow pool of investors, with the top 10 nations controlling more than US$1.25 trillion in vessel value. Tokenization is changing that. This session explores how on-chain products are opening marine assets to family offices, accredited investors, alternative and yield funds, and retail investors, and showcases the solutions making this access possible.
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