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GFTN Advisory - FutureMatters  

An insider's perspective from practitioners, policymakers and industry players.

Singapore FinTech Festival

The Singapore FinTech Festival is a global nexus where policy, finance, and technology communities converge. Designed to foster impactful connections and collaborations. SFF is a platform to explore the intersections of cutting-edge financial solutions, evolving regulatory landscapes, and the latest technological innovations. 

About GFTN

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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GFTN Advisory - Education 

Bryan Zhang

Bryan Zhang

Co-founder & Executive Director of Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), University of Cambridge

Bryan is a Co-Founder and the Executive Director of the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School. He has a decade of experience in researching technology-enabled financial innovation and its interplay with regulation, supervision and policy nationally, regionally and globally.

Bryan has led and co-authored more than 60 reports on FinTech market trends, industry dynamics, regulatory changes and innovation as well as digital financial inclusion. The CCAF has collaborated with more than 5000 fintechs, 250 central banks and financial authorities, and directly trained 4400 policymakers, regulators and supervisors from 180 jurisdictions.

Bryan is a Non-Executive Director of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), a member of Bank of England and HMT’s CBDC Engagement Forum, IMF's FAS Advisory Group, OECD's Steering Group on SME & Entrepreneurship Finance, Central Bank of UAE's Financial Inclusion and Literacy Advisory Group, DIFC's Innovation Panel and the Bretton Woods Committee. He co-chairs the Future of Global FinTech Initiative, a collaboration between CCAF and the World Economic Forum. Bryan is a Co-Founder and Director of Financial Innovation for Impact (Fii), a global not-for-profit dedicated to accelerating policy, regulatory, supervisory and infrastructure innovation.