The Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN) is a not-for-profit organisation established by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in 2024 to harness technology and foster innovation for more efficient, resilient, and inclusive financial ecosystems through global partnerships. GFTN organises convening forums, offers advisory services on innovation ecosystems, provides access to transformative digital platforms, and invests in technology startups with the potential for growth and positive social impact through its venture fund.
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Head of Financial Market Infrastructure, Ethereum Foundation
Drawn by behavioral economics and markets, Ash works to ensures everyday people get to access the advantages of institutional finance. He co-founded Pier Two in 2017, a non-custodial Ethereum staking network. Joining EF in 2025, he focuses on Ethereum as financial-markets infrastructure, advancing stablecoins, tokenized assets, and payments, while executing on Ethereum’s mission to ensure the values encoded in the core protocol are distributed to every corner of Earth.
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