Contributors

Reto Gruenenfelder PhD

Reto Gruenenfelder PhD is a distinguished Engineer. He is also the Chief Technology Officer of Financial Services at IBM Asia Pacific. 

Reuben Bernard

Head of Marketing @ Payjo (https://payjo.co/) is an experienced marketing professional with 12+ years experience. Possess excellent analytic skills and skilled at managing risks and handling challenges. He blogs regularly on Chatbots and artificial intelligence in banking industry.

Richard Cox

Richard Cox is head of research in Prime Capital Bank . He is also  a university teacher in international trade and finance. 

Richard Davies

Richard Davies is the Director of APAC, Logica.

Richard Farmer

Richard Farmer is the Director of Randstad – Professionals.

Richard Koh

Richard Koh is the Country Manager of Red Hat, Singapore.

Ricky Kapur

Ricky Kapur is Head of Asia Pacific for Zoom, leading the company’s go-to market strategy for key APAC markets: Australia and New Zealand, ASEAN, China, Hong Kong SAR, India, Korea, and Taiwan (excluding Japan).

Bringing over 25 years of experience to his role, he oversees the region’s growth and expansion across cross-functional teams, engaging closely with business leaders in APAC to empower and support organisations in their digital transformation strategies.

Prior to joining Zoom, Ricky was Vice President of Sales and Marketing Operations at Microsoft APAC, and served as Managing Director at Google where he was responsible for overseeing the growth of Google Cloud Platform across APJ.

Ricky also held leadership positions at prominent technology companies like Oracle, Siebel Systems, Unica Corporation, and Chordiant Software.

Ricky is a chartered accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in India and holds an MBA from the University of Melbourne.

Riddhi Dutta

Riddhi Dutta is the Regional Director for Asia at Backbase.

Riddhi oversees Backbase' go-to-market success for his territory in Asia Pacific. He helps financial institutions turn their digital ambitions into reality, helping them with designing digital transformation initiatives which are feasible, tailored, and creative with instant business value.

Riddhi has an excellent track record of championing legacy modernisation initiatives in several banks across the region, where he consulted and helped banks move to open banking platforms, including modern core banking and treasury solutions. Prior to joining Backbase, Riddhi held several senior roles at Infosys Finacle, Fintellix Solutions and ITC Infotech.

Riddhi earned a Masters of Business Administration in Marketing and Systems from the University of Delhi.

Robert Andriessen

Robert Andriessen is a Managing Partner at Andriessen Consulting.
 

Robin Wong

Robin Wong is the Chief Executive Officer of Mocasa, the Philippines' first virtual credit wallet. Robin is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in consumer finance and virtual credit card industries.

Having lived in developed countries, Robin became accustomed to the convenience of using credit cards for daily transactions. In 2019, during his first visit to the Philippines, Robin recognized the inconvenience of cash payments and the lack of comprehensive banking and financial services.

Inspired by the government's push for a cashless society and drawing insights from China's credit payment development, Robin foresaw the potential for the Philippines to leapfrog traditional credit cards and embrace digital credit payments directly.