Fireside chat at the Singapore Campus – Technology, Innovations, and Implications 

Fintech, today, is disrupting sectors such as mobile payments, money transfers, loans, fundraising, and even asset management.

S P Jain School of Global management’s Singapore campus had the privilege to host two Fintech leaders Shrinath Bolloju, Managing Director, Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore, and Vikram Sud, Senior Advisor, Mentor and Consultant, to share with us the technology innovations and implications in the financial industry today. Our Head of Singapore Campus, Yasmin Javeri Krishan was the event moderator.

During this Fireside chat, which was opened to both the public and our students, we learnt about the current wave of technology innovations and implications for the financial services industry.

The session covered the following points
- Technology disruptions in financial services
- Emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Robotics, and Big Data in financial services
- Impact on transparency, pricing, and capital utilization
- Role of regulatory of and government agencies

About the Speakers

1. Shrinath Bolloju
Managing Director - Securities Services Transformation,
CIB - Global Transaction Banking,
Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore

Srinath is the Securities Transformation Lead within Deutsche Bank’s Global Transaction Banking business. Based in Singapore, he oversees the transformation of the core securities platforms used by GTB’s securities business globally.
Shrinath has been with Deutsche Bank for over 20 years and has held various regional, global, and country management positions, which include Chief Information Officer for India, Global Head of Trust & Securities Operations, Chief Operating Officer for Personal & Corporate Banking IT / Operations, Head of Equities IT Asia, and Head of Custody IT Asia Pacific.

2. Vikram Sud
Expert in Financial Services and FinTech, Mentor and Consultant

Vikram is an illustrious banker with 30 years of banking experience.
Till August 2015, Vikram was Citigroup’s APAC Head of Technology and Operations In his 20 year international career with Citigroup, he has held various senior positions including Operations and Technology Head in India, Global O&T Head and Business Manager of Citi’s Global Trade Finance business, Global Business Manager for International Payments and Commercial Cards, and Transaction Banking Head for Citi’s US SME business. He has managed businesses and technology/operations for both wholesale & retail businesses, in Asia & America.