2025 Featured Ambassadors

Christian Trumm is an accomplished Fintech & Web3 Advisor with a strong track record in Payments, Stablecoins, CBDC and Trade Finance between Asia and Europe.

He is a trained banker, majored in trade finance, and has been in Fintech and Web3 for 10+ years. As an independent advisor to banks, startups and investors, he helps his clients define use cases, solve real-world problems, and create products and solutions that are at the cutting edge of Web3 technology and digitisation.

Christian also sits on the CBDC and Stablecoin-related committees at the Blockchain Association Singapore and at Web3 Harbour in Hong Kong, advising HKMA and MAS on the upcoming regulation for digital currencies.
He is very bullish on regulated stablecoins to be the backbone of a new financial infrastructure, which is emerging from Asia.

With over two decades of experience across fintech, product marketing, and strategy, Ms Puah has led high-impact product and partnership initiatives, driving financial inclusion and transformation. Her career spans leadership roles, including CEO, President of Fintech Association Malaysia, and country-level marketing head positions, where she built and scaled fintech ecosystems. Passionate about driving sustainable growth, Ms Puah thrives on creating meaningful partnerships and crafting compelling narratives that bring value to businesses and communities.

Keith B. Carter leverages disruptive technology to drive orderly transformation, grounded in 29 years of business and education experience. As Partner of KDA Capabilities—a firm specializing in emerging technology capability building and thought leadership—he has been called upon to teach and consult with senior leaders, civil servants, and elected officials across the US, Caribbean, Africa, Europe, and APAC.

He taught undergraduate, graduate, and executive-level courses at the National University of Singapore (NUS) for 10 years, covering AI, machine learning, information analytics, FinTech, supply chain, and IT government policy.

Keith received the NUS School of Computing Faculty Teaching Excellence Award in 2019 and 2020, and the NUS
University Academic Teaching Excellence Award in 2020. He was the founding director of the NUS Ripple FinTech Lab and co-founding director of the Crystal Centre, a deep-tech research center. He established the NUS FinTech Society and created NUS FinTech SG, a SkillsFuture mid-career conversion program launched during COVID-19 to help professionals transition into technology and banking positions.
He is also a member of the Bretton Woods Committee in Washington, D.C., and serves on the board of the DEC Institute in Switzerland and is advisor to startups.

Tawishi is the Vice President of Innovation and Platform Economy Leader at Singlife. She has extensive experience in the field of Digital, FinTech and Innovation Strategy and Transformation, and is currently leading multiple initiatives at Singlife spanning across Embedded Finance, Gig Economy amongst others.

In addition to that, she also serves as the Chair of Women-in-FinTech Sub-committee at Singapore FinTech Association leading the mandate to drive inclusivity and diversity in the fintech ecosystem. She is also the Think Tank and Ecosystem Lead at FinTech Nation, a development institution that aims to democratize access to economic opportunities, with an investment arm supporting early-stage fintech and embedded finance companies in South east asia.

Tram Anh Nguyen is a pioneering figure in the global finance and technology sectors. In 2017, she co-founded CFTE (Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship) to bridge the skills gap in financial services and FinTech through education at scale. Her work has been instrumental in shaping transformative programmes that empower professionals to excel in the digital economy, with a strong focus on lifelong learning, inclusivity, and equipping individuals with future-ready skills.

Tram Anh strongly believes that in a world dominated by technology, people must remain at the centre of society and organisations, with education and training as key enablers for adapting to a fast-changing world. This drove her to build CFTE into one of the fastest-growing education platforms in Finance and FinTech, helping finance professionals upskill, find opportunities, and contribute to a better financial system.

A champion of cross-border collaboration, Tram Anh has forged meaningful partnerships with governments, regulators, and industry leaders across Singapore, MENA, Europe, and the UK, advancing financial education and innovation. She plays a crucial role in fostering dialogue between regulators, policymakers, and entrepreneurs, bridging regions and promoting inclusive access to financial education globally.
Recognised for her thought leadership, Tram Anh regularly speaks at prestigious international forums. She co-chairs British Chamber of Commerce’s Financial and FinTech Committee in Singapore, shaping discussions between the UK and Singapore. She holds key advisory roles on the board of Elevandi Japan, a nonprofit by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), and serves as a Non-Executive Director. She is an Executive Committee member of 100 Women in FinTech, a working group from the US 100 Women in Finance. As an Entrepreneurship Expert at Saïd Business School, Oxford, Tram Anh brings her fintech, finance, and education expertise to the academic world.

Her accolades include being awarded Top 10 Asia Tech Pioneers in the UK’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Builders, Woman FinTech Ecosystem Senior Leader by Asian Digital Finance Forum, Top 10 Women Transforming Tech, Senior Leader Women in Fintech. She strongly advocates for women leadership in FinTech. She is also the Ambassador for the Singapore Fintech Festival.

She also co-authored the Fintech Job Report, which outlines key emerging roles and skills for the future workforce, providing insights for governments, regulators, and employers.

Prior to co-founding CFTE, she has amassed 18 years of experience in traditional finance, as a former capital market trader in New York for Standard Chartered Bank, and a wealth manager for UBS in London and advisor to family offices.

Of Vietnamese origin, Tram Anh was born in France and lived in Paris, New York, and now resides in London.

Vanessa Chin is the Head of Partnerships and Business Development for APAC and the Middle East at Carta. Carta is a platform that helps people manage equity, build businesses, and invest in the companies of tomorrow. Globally, Carta manages over two trillion dollars in equity for nearly two million people, trusted by more than 40,000 companies, over 7,000 investment funds and SPVs, and half a million employees for cap table management, compensation management, liquidity, venture capital solutions, and more.

Vanessa was an early member of the Carta Singapore team and has been instrumental in driving its growth across the APAC region. Prior to joining Carta, she founded two companies: a traditional business offering swim classes for kids and adults, and an e-commerce grocery store importing fresh produce from Australia and Europe. Her entrepreneurial journey culminated in a successful exit from the grocery business, providing her with deep insights into the challenges founders face.

A passionate advocate for founders, Vanessa actively supports the startup ecosystem, bringing her firsthand experience as both an entrepreneur and a business leader. She is a seasoned speaker and moderator, having spoken at fintech summits and events featuring startup founders, fund managers (GPs), and capital allocators (LPs).

Vanessa Ho is the Co-Founder of Fintech Nation Fund. Fintech Nation Fund invests in early stage startups in Southeast Asia with a domain expertise in fintech. Fintech Nation also lead community initiatives and thought leadership pieces.

Prior to Fintech Nation, Vanessa co-founded NUS Alumni Ventures, a 150-member angel network of founders, C-suites and VC Partners. Vanessa is now an advisor of the angel network.

Beyond startup investment, Vanessa is entrenched in the media industry with experience in both traditional and social media. She supports startups with consumer behaviour insights and go-to market strategies with her experience. She is also one of the hosts and co-founders of entrepreneurship podcast, Hatch & Hustle.

Varun Mittal is a seasoned professional adept at value creation across Southeast Asia's digital business and financial services. As part of the founding management team, he orchestrated the scale-up, rapid growth and acquisition of Singlife (by Sumitomo Life) and helloPay (by ANT Financial). He has developed and implemented digital strategy, innovation management, and ecosystem development across insurance, financial advisory, payments, and banking domains.

As Chief Innovation Officer at Singlife, he manages new product and distribution innovation, ecosystem partnerships, and emerging technology rollouts like the AI Center of Excellence. Earlier in his career, he served as a Partner at EY, leading global emerging markets fintech & ASEAN digital banking practice supporting fintech startups, financial institutions, and regulators. Previously, he led payments for Samsung in ASEAN and developed regional mobile payment solutions at Singtel Group.

Varun is the founder of Fintech Nation™, an ecosystem platform comprising a book series, a mentorship platform (Fintech 65™), an investment fund to support Singapore's fintech community, and a public policy initiative to advance the unique Singapore model of economics, Singanomics™. As an accomplished author, he has written four books covering the journey and evolution of Singapore as a global fintech hub. He has been awarded as one of the top ten people in Singapore Fintech by the Monetary Authority of Singapore in 2019 and 2021.

- Singlife - Chief Digital/Innovation Officer - Highest market share for digital life insurance product 2022, Best Mobile App of the Year 2022, Two Accelerator Cohorts, and four embedded partnership launches (Acquired by Sumitomo Life)
- EY - Partner, Global Emerging Markets Fintech Leader - Led fintech practice in 130 countries and digital banking in ASEAN, 70+ active scaleup partners executing digital strategy, buy-side, sell-side, and post-merger integration projects for PE and Banking clients.
- helloPay - First Marketing and Sales hire of helloPay, first pan-SEA wallet, scaled helloPay team to 154 in 12 months across six countries, managed 20M+ users and $1.5 Billion GMV (Acquired by ANT Financial, Alipay)
- Singapore Fintech Association - Founder - the official fintech trade body of Singapore, 800+ corporate members, 40+ international MOUs
-Fintech Nation Fund/Boleh Ventures™ - Founder - Investor in 25+ companies, including category leaders like Bibit, Aspire, Endowus, Flip, TripleA, and Sleek. Successfully exited Bento, Tenx, Numberz, Jumper, Policypal, and Finaro in trade sales.

Joe started Heymax with 3 other cofounders in 2023 to give people free trips every year by aligning ad-tech incentives to fully benefit consumers.