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Anthony Thomas
Chief Strategy & Growth Officer
Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)
View LinkedIn profileAnthony Thomas brings over 27 years of leadership experience across banking and fintech, and recently joined GFTN as Chief Strategy & Growth Officer.
Before joining GFTN, Anthony was the Global Managing Director for FinTech at Berlin-based Delivery Hero, where he led the company’s Payments and Embedded Financial Services businesses across nearly 70 countries.
A recognized fintech leader in Southeast Asia, Anthony serves as Chairman of MoMo, Vietnam’s leading financial services super app, and was previously the CEO of GCash in the Philippines, part of Ant Group’s network of digital wallets.
Earlier in his career, he spent 17 years with Citibank across seven markets in Asia, the United States, and Latin America.
Anthony’s extensive experience underscores his commitment to leveraging financial technology to foster innovation and inclusion in emerging markets.
Speaking at SFF 2026
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12:40–1:10pmThu 19 NovFestival StageHall 1, Singapore EXPOPremiumModerator
Technology Rewiring
Navigating Global Ruptures in Banking: Headwinds and Tailwinds in 2027
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Ralph HamersChairmanBanking Circle
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TS AnilVice Chair, Group BoardMonzo Bank
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Anthony ThomasChief Strategy & Growth OfficerGlobal Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)Moderator
About this session
Fragmentation is now the operating condition for global banking. Geopolitical realignment, diverging regulation, shifting rate cycles and technological disruption are splitting a once-integrated system into competing blocs and rulebooks. For some banks these ruptures are existential; for others, they are the opportunity of a generation. The difference lies in who reads the shifts early and moves decisively. For bank leaders, the session pinpoints which ruptures are reshaping banking's risk and growth map, how leading institutions are turning geopolitical and regulatory headwinds into strategic tailwinds, and where the next sources of advantage are emerging in 2027.
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