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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April Srivikorn | Muang Thai Life Assurance Public Company || Google | Women Board Members | April is the Head of APAC Strategy and Operations at Google. Prior to her current role, April was the Country Manager for Google Cloud in Thailand. She is responsible for driving local revenue and go-to-market operations for Google Cloud and Google Workspace, and working with teams across Google to help customers in all industries reimagine their business through data-powered innovation. She has served as an Independent Director at Muang Thai Life Assurance Public Company Limited. | |
Audrey Fauvel | Fennech Pte Ltd | Women Board Members | Audrey, a 25+ year veteran in banking & finance, leads a FinTech company in Singapore, driving global expansion. Her expertise in international leadership, strategy, sales & marketing empowers strong business performance across markets. She serves as theCEO and Chairperson of the Board at Fennech Financial Ltd. In addition to that, she also has been at the Board Trustee of RE:ACT Disaster Response. Passionate about diversity, Audrey also champions mentoring future young talents in the FinTech industry and is involved in many social causes. | |
Benedict Tan | Vertex Ventures | Emerging Investors | Benedict is a strong believer in the potential of SouthEast Asia startups and has been playing an integral part of the team at Vertex Ventures. He focuses in his role particularly on the SE Asia and Indian startups. Prior to his current role, he held multiple roles as a Corporate and Investment Banking Analyst at leading organizations such as JP Morgan and North Ridge Partners. Benedict did his Bachelor of Business Administration at Singapore Management University. | |
Desmond Chua | Datasite | Friends of FinTech | Desmond Chua is Head of APAC, who joined Datasite (formerly Merrill Corporation) in 2014. Desmond is responsible for business development including driving growth and innovation for Datasite clients through the implementation of Datasite solutions that power thousands of deals in more than 170 countries. Datasite’s products are used by professionals across industry sectors including Fintech. He has collaborated with clients such as Grab, GoTo, Thunes, and M-DAQ to name a few. | |
Dorra MAHBOULI | DM STRATEGY | Friends of FinTech | Dorra Mahbouli blends deep expertise in fintech with a rich academic background from Executive MBA at ESSEC and Fintech program at INSEAD Business Schools. Serving as the VP of Strategy for a prominent financial group, she's also instrumental in launching a diaspora neobank. Dorra possesses dual insights into the fintech landscapes of Europe and Africa and has worked on numerous financial inclusion case studies. As an instructor, she offers a unique blend of theory and on-ground experience. She is also the host for Voice of fintech podcast wherein she interacts with inspiring fintech actors in MENA & beyond.
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Eric Lim | Ocean Base | Friends of FinTech | As a successful ex-founder himself, Eric displays a passion for start up, always ready to impart and coach newer start ups. He is passionate about bringing cutting-edge technology from the "labs" to the market, and solving complex business challenges with scalable, high-performance, reliable, and low-maintenance solutions. With over 10 years of experience in the technology industry, he has a strong track record of driving innovation, growth, and customer satisfaction. | |
Fiona Lim | Atlas Ventures | Emerging Investors | Fiona is an investor at Atlas Ventures and is always on the lookout for early stage startups. She has held multiple roles in companies such as Symbiotics, Bloomberg LP as an Investment Associate and Equity Research Analyst. She holds an MBA from University of Oxford. She also holds a membership of Young Women's Leadership Connection community. | |
Frederick Ng | Square Peg | Emerging Investors | Frederick is an Investment Manager at Square Peg who do venture investments across Southeast Asia. He was previously the Country Manager at Glints, a Series-D HR-Tech Company backed by top US and Pan-Asia tech investors. He is eager to connect with passionate founders and operators in Southeast Asia solving large and important problems. He has done his Bachelors of Science (BSc) in Economics and Economics History from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). | |
Gan Boon Seng | 80RR | Friends of FinTech | Mr. Gan has been the director, leading the charge of 80RR Fintech Hub since the start. As a co-working space dedicated for fintech companies, it has facilitated the growth of hundreds of companies. Mr. Gan has been very supportive towards Fintech and Singapore Fintech Association that is a resident at 80RR. | |
Gan Choon Beng | Infinitus Law | Friends of FinTech | Choon Beng, is a partner at Infinitus Law and Head of Corporate, Commercial, and Technology. He has been instrumental in supporting our previous and current fintech startup. With extensive expertise in corporate law, technology licensing, and commercial transactions, he has guided us through setup, funding, contracts, and buyout negotiations. His dedication and invaluable counsel have been pivotal in our growth and success. | |
Gelin Liu | M Venture Partner | Emerging Investors | Gelin is the VP (SEA/India/Health/Bio) at MVP Ventures, with a mission to back entrepreneurs with vision, true-grit and passion to create a "built to last" different future. She has previously also worked as an Investment Manager at Seeds Capital focusing on Seed-Series B startups in E-mobility, Consumer and IoT areas. Prior to that she was a Manager at Enterprise SG wherein she was part of the team who led Industry development for the Advanced Manufacturing Industry (Semiconductor, Medtech, Aerospace). | |
Hester Speigel | Epic Angels | Emerging Investors | Hester is creating network effects and enabling knowledge sharing between people and industries is what she loves doing most, to develop people and accelerate novel ideas.
In the venture capital industry, she advances the diversity of perspectives by growing the number of confident women as investors and founders. Through providing content, community and experiences, she helps people - with a soft spot for professional women - to develop their courage and entrepreneurial mindset.
Hester us an investor and entrepreneur with international experience as a leader in blue chip companies. Before starting her own companies, she had more than 15 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers and Deutsche Bank. she pivoted her career 180 degrees and brought the modern education system and coding school ‘42’ to Germany. In support of this venture, she raised double-digit millions from the country’s largest company and largest foundation, hired teams and found the route to market.
Living in Singapore since 2020, she co-founded and run Epic Angels, the largest all-female angel investor collective investing in Asia. I am a venture partner at the venture capital firm Kaizenvest and support many startups founders on their way with capital, insights and network.
As the founding and managing partner of Epic Angels, she interacts on average with 100 startup founders and investors every month and helps them with fund raising. |