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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Director & Head of Capital Markets Policy Division, Markets Policy & Consumer Department, Monetary Authority of Singapore
Merion is the Head of the Capital Markets Policy Division at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) responsible for policy development in wholesale financial markets and market infrastructure. Prior to her current role, she was an internal auditor at the MAS covering investment, currency operations and IT functions. She was also a regulatory supervisor of capital markets and investment intermediaries. Merion was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Bronze) in 2017. Before joining the MAS, she was with a global financial institution managing money markets and FX operations.
Currently, Merion leads the Financial Asset Tokenisation working group at the IOSCO Fintech Task Force which has a mandate to develop, oversee and deliver IOSCO’s regulatory agenda on Fintech.
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