FINTECH65 2022 Alumni
Fintech65 was set up to celebrate the best of Singapore’s Fintech talent while also highlighting opportunities amongst the leaders for peer-to-peer learning and mentorship. Fintech65 initiative invites members of the Fintech community to nominate established and emerging leaders and founders across different nomination categories each year. Fintech65 honors and recognizes these industry trailblazers who have demonstrated their work, vision, leadership, and innovation in driving forward Singapore’s Fintech industry.
In 2023, Fintech65 recognized 65 leaders across the following four categories:
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Fintech Product Leader
An ideal Fintech Product Leader is based in Singapore for over a year, leading a team in a company regulated by MAS or serving in the financial sector. This leader excels in a product-centric role, whether as a manager, owner, designer, or engineer, driving innovation and excellence.
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Woman Investor in Fintech
Woman Investor in Fintech, based in Singapore for over a year, showcases her acumen by directly investing in or aiding her company with at least three deals in the past two years. Whether an angel investor, sole capitalist, or a pivotal member of a VC/PE/FO, her influence and strategic decisions bolster Singapore's fintech ecosystem.
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Woman in Fintech
An ideal Woman in Fintech is based in Singapore for a minimum of one year, representing an early-stage company with less than 5M SGD in revenue. Her firm is either MAS-regulated or contributes as a financial service product/service/enabler, demonstrating her pioneering spirit in the fintech landscape.
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Woman in Corporate
Woman in Corporate (Fintech) is a trailblazer in Singapore's fintech scene, with over a year's tenure. She's part of a robust firm, boasting revenues exceeding 5M SGD, evidencing significant growth. Her company, regulated by MAS or a key financial service provider, benefits from her leadership and vision.
FINTECH65 2022 Alumni
Name | Headshot | 💼 Nominee's Current Company | 📚 Nomination Category | 📝 About the Nominee (Up to 500 Char) |
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Ruma Balasubramanian | Rightship | Women Board Members | Ruma serves as an Independent Director for RightShip, the world’s leading Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) focused digital maritime platform, providing expertise in global safety, sustainability and social responsibility practices. She is responsible for providing guidance to the Board and management team on how RightShip can leverage AI/ML, Data and broader digital transformation initiatives to scale its business and support its mission to expand vessel safety and crew member well-being in an industry that is critical to the global economy. She has extensive experience at leading companies such as Google, Cisco, HP amongst others. | |
Ryan Thoo | Antler | Emerging Investors | ||
Samantha Ghiotti | Habitto | Women Board Members | After a brilliant career in Venture Capital, Sam initially helped build Singlife, after which she went on to build in one of toughest categories in one of the toughest countries - a fintech in Japan. In her own words, she describes herself as an explore who is 'Curious about most things.' She serves as an Non-Executive Director on the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce and Bridgetown 3 SPAC (NYSE-BTNC) companies. | |
Samantha Horton | Syfe | Women Board Members | As a board member and Chief Operating Officer at Syfe, Samantha’s strategic direction has been pivotal in driving Syfe’s success and helped the company to expand into new markets. Bringing her experience as an institutional investor to the start-up arena, Samantha has facilitated key partnerships, helped to attract top talent, and guided the company through multiple regulatory landscapes. Her insights on market trends and risk management have been vital in making informed decisions, fostering innovation, and achieving sustainable growth. | |
Sharon Li | CHOYS | Friends of FinTech | Sharon Li is the co-founder and CEO of an insurtech startup called CHOYS - a gamified workplace wellbeing platform that provides insurance, rewards and recognition, and engagement for organizations and their employees. She is passionate about the diverse SEA ecosystem and iterates products with startups and SMEs.
Prior to CHOYS, Sharon led the Innovation Team in Barclays Chief Technology Office, where she worked closely with fintechs, startups, universities, and government entities to incubate innovative solutions. She was named to the Tech Women 100 and the Women in Fintech Powerlist in 2021. | |
Shumin Lin | Drew & Napier LLC | Friends of FinTech | Shimin in her role advises clients on litigation and arbitration matters, including civil disputes relating to commercial contracts, shareholders’ disputes, banking and finance, company law and tort. She is known by her peers to have strong grasp on intricate fintech challenges and an ability to provide clear, strategic advice tailored to client's litigation needs. She holds a Bachelors in Law degree from National University of Singapore. | |
Sim Hwee Hoon | StashAway | Women Board Members | Ms Sim Hwee Hoon joined StashAway’s Board of Directors as an Independent Non-Executive Director in 2020, following a three-year tenure on the company’s Advisory Committee. Bringing over a decade of C-suite experience at major US banks, such as Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan, she has offered invaluable insights that have helped shape StashAway’s business, and more importantly, its risk management strategy since its early days in 2017. She holds directorships at NTUC Income and Singapore Labor Foundation, and serves as the President of the Board of YWCA of Singapore. | |
Sulin Chong | AIA Bhd | Women Board Members | TS Source - Jennifer Ho | |
Sunil Rai | Dentons Rodyk | Friends of FinTech | Sunil has been working at a top law firm in Singapore as leading individual for venture capitalists, startups and emerging companies (as recognised by Legal500 and Chambers and Partners legal directories). He has been recognised as one of Singapore's most influential lawyers under age of 40 by SBR, top 100 lawyers by ABLJ, a Notable Practitioner in IFLR1000 for Finance and Corporate Law and Asian Legal Business Super 50 TMT Lawyers. He has an in-depth experience in advising on and being involved in high-stakes, complex cross-border corporate transactions, including M&A and private equity | |
Sylvia McKaige | Salween Group | Friends of FinTech | Sylvia partners and collaborates closely with companies in the fintech space to enhance their brand storytelling, content marketing, and communications. She has been instrumental in the Singapore Fintech Association, works to support the WIF committee, and actively supports the efforts of the Singapore Fintech Festival. Her dedication to capturing and telling compelling stories from the event has significantly contributed to its success and the betterment of the broader fintech community. | |
Takafumi Yamada | Quona Capital | Emerging Investors | Business professional with focus on consumer tech / fintech in Asia. Over 10 year experiences in consulting, investment, strategy & planning, and general management across Asia (Southeast Asia, Japan, India, Middle East). Currently working at Grab/OVO, responsible for consumer credit business and on-platform payments in Grab Indonesia as a part of OVO leadership team. At Grab, previously was leading strategy, corporate development, partnership and strategic projects for lending business, reporting to Regional Head of Lending. Also worked at Accion Venture Lab, a seed-stage investment fund focused on fintech in emerging markets, and Rebright Partners, a seed-stage VC based in Bangalore. Received a MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School. | |
Terry Chou | Alpha Intelligence Capital | Women Board Members | Terry is a Partner at Alpha Intelligence Capital since over 7 years now. She also serves as a Kauffman Fellows Member. She currently serves at the Board of Ovom Care, am AI-assisted IVF service and operator of digi-physical fertility clinics in Europe. She also is on the board of Getvisibility which is a developer of contextual AI-engine and a data visibility platform designed for enterprises to control and govern their structured and unstructured data. In past she also served as a Board Member of Vamstar, an AI-enabled global sourcing and procurement platform for medical supplies and pharmaceuticals |