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Mark Willis
Managing Director, Head of Emerging Payments
Standard Chartered
Managing Director at Standard Chartered, leading the Emerging Payments business - tokenised deposits, blockchain payment rails, Stablecoins, and Agentic commerce.
This is the future of settlement: the rails and instruments that will move institutional money in real time, on-chain, and around the clock. My mandate is to build that capability and commercialise it for corporates and financial institutions worldwide.
I bring a combination of sharp commercial instinct paired with deep technical foundations. I can size a market and a P&L, then go a layer down into the protocol and platform architecture that makes it real. That range is what turns emerging technology into a durable business.
Mark has spent over two decades building and scaling financial platforms - including leadership positions across consulting and industry for IBM, Accenture and Standard Bank. He holds a Master’s in IT Management and has completed executive programmes at MIT, Oxford, and INSEAD.
Speaking at SFF 2026
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2:30–2:45pmThu 19 NovIgnite StageHall 5, Singapore EXPOOpen
Technology Rewiring
Putting Bank Deposits to Work Onchain - Powered by Fireblocks
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Tim WaySenior Director, Global BankingFireblocks
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Mark WillisManaging Director, Head of Emerging PaymentsStandard Chartered
About this session
Tokenised deposits are now live for corporate clients in Hong Kong, settling in central bank money on the HKMA’s EnsembleTX infrastructure. This fireside chat explores what it takes to bring regulated bank money onchain, how corporate treasurers are using it, and why connecting banks to digital asset platforms is key to adoption.
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