Standard Chartered at Money20/20

• Mandy DeFilippo, CEO, US and Americas, Standard Chartered

• Jerry Zhang, Global Co-Head of FI Coverage, Standard Chartered

When a Bank, an Asset Manager, and a Centralized Crypto Exchange go for a walk in the desert, they each bring their unique perspectives and strengths to the journey: In a financial landscape where boundaries are rapidly blurring, this session reveals how unlikely allies are forging powerful partnerships that transcend old rivalries. With institutional crypto investments surging to $70 billion and 52% of major banks now embracing digital assets, these cross-sector collaborations aren’t just theoretical—they’re delivering tangible results, including 65% faster settlements and revolutionary tokenized products.

Our distinguished panel of financial pioneers will share battle-tested strategies for navigating complex regulatory environments while scaling globally, demonstrating how the combined strengths of established financial infrastructure and blockchain innovation create a formidable force that’s reshaping finance.

• Jennifer Lassiter – Head of Digital Assets, Americas and Europe, Standard Chartered

The dollar is global infrastructure. Most world trade runs on USD, from energy deals to cross-border payments. But our implementation is broken. Banks shut down wires at 5pm. They batch transfers overnight. The technology works. The execution fails.

A new financial infrastructure is changing this. It treats the dollar as programmable money that never stops. This matters beyond business. It affects global power. When builders worldwide can access dollar rails easily, America maintains influence.

The future belongs to better dollar infrastructure, not new coins. The revolution comes from making existing currency work better, faster, and without barriers. The dollar remains the most powerful platform on earth. We must build on it accordingly.

• Waqar Chaudry – Head, Digital Assets, Financing & Securities Services

Digital asset custody is becoming commonplace for major banks. Now that the biggest excesses of the Web3 hype era have left the building, it’s time to focus on the real opportunity at hand and how banks can provide much-needed digital asset solutions to their customers.

In this session learn from former regulator Waqar Chaudry, and Sygnum Bank’s Aliya Das Gupta, about the actions needed for compliant and impactful digital assets success.

• Lee Gunning – Director, Corporate Sales Europe

Join us on the Na.iture Stage, as Liverpool FC legend Sami Hyypiä joins us to discuss elite performance, management, and international teamwork.

• Sunday Domingo – Global Head, Digital Channel Solutions

This open dialogue roundtable explores the dynamic and evolving relationship between human expertise and artificial intelligence (AI) within the financial sector in Asia. Sunday Domingo will be delving into how financial institutions are integrating AI technologies to drive innovation, enhance efficiency, and improve decision-making processes at this round table discussion.

• Rene Michau – Product Manager, FM Digital Assets
• Simone Maini – CEO, Elliptic

One banker. One blockchain detective. Five levels of spice. Crypto in Asia is booming – but with rapid growth comes unique challenges and opportunities. Join experts from Elliptic and Standard Chartered as they dish out the real insights on regulation, innovation and the future of digital assets in the region. Expect bold perspectives, fresh insights, and a little extra spice! 

• Janet Thomas – Global Head of Strategic Platform Partnerships
• Anoop Sonpar – Head of Sales ASEAN, Temenos

With demand for cross-border payments continuing its rapid growth, financial institutions’ FX capabilities are more critical than ever. But tech access, integration challenges, and limited resources remain persistent pain-points restricting FIs. Join us to learn how we leveraged collaboration to turn our clients’ FX challenges into opportunities enabling them to unlock growth.

• Mark Willis – Global Head, API & Digital Assets Platforms
• Pieterjan Vandaele – Senior Director of BD & Financial Partnerships, Circle

• Dhiraj R Bajaj – Global Head, FI Transaction Banking
• Anand Bindumadhavan – Global Head of Banking and Liquidity, TripleA
• Jeannie Lim – Head of APAC, Paxos Digital Singapore

Regulated stablecoins are taking off at an incredible scale. Now approx. US$225Bn; with 70% – Tether & Circle. $225Bn is a rounding error in the face of a $350Trillion global cross border payment market. Commercial bank money can only go so far and Central Bank money is not yet scalable or cross Border.  Could a combination of M1, Tokenized Deposits and Regulated forms of Stablecoin be the solution? Given scale activity in real world assets tokenization and the demand, Stablecoin needs to grow exponentially. However are there enough US Treasuries as an underlying for USD Stables? Come and find out!

• Sunday Domingo – Global Head, Digital Channel Solutions

As AI fuels automated cyber attacks, banks face a new era of real-time fraud threats. Join us to explore how threat actors are leveraging AI and GenAI to target corporate and consumer clients. Discover the critical roles banks and regulators play in safeguarding real-time payment services, including pre-validation and payee confirmation strategies. Learn how to protect your customers and stay ahead of evolving threats in this rapidly changing landscape.

• Luke Boland – Head of Fintech, Asia

Explore the transformative potential of stablecoins in reshaping global trade. Luke Boland discusses with a panel of industry leaders how these digital assets are revolutionising cross-border payments, enhancing supply chain efficiency, and reducing transaction costs. Learn how stablecoins are fostering financial inclusion, mitigating currency volatility risks, and potentially curbing inflation.

• Danielle Szetho – Head, DA Portfolio Management & Governance

In this session, we’ll explore Hong Kong’s evolving tokenized economy, opportunities, and challenges. We’ll discuss navigating its regulatory landscape, now a global digital asset hub, and share real-world experiences from the regulatory sandbox. Ensemble’s innovations are creating a more interconnected digital economy. Don’t miss how this project is reshaping the financial ecosystem!