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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Senior Director, Global Banking Initiatives, Fireblocks
Tim Way is Global Banking Initiatives Lead at Fireblocks, an enterprise platform to manage digital asset operations and build innovative businesses on blockchain. His responsibilities include partnering with banks and financial institutions to equip financial institutions globally as they rewire how value is stored and moves. This includes helping institutions manage risk, unlock new revenue models, and scale with infrastructure that’s secure, enterprise-ready, and built for a digital economy.
Prior to Fireblocks, Tim spent over a decade at UBS, most recently serving as its APAC Digital Assets Lead, reporting into the APAC Chief Digital and Information Office (CDIO). Whilst there, he worked to scale blockchain initiatives to tokenise funds and structured products. He also led a team of over 100 to deliver US$50m of digitalisation to UBS China’s Wealth Management entities. His extensive experience at UBS spanned the Asset Management, Investment Banking and Wealth Management businesses.
He has also worked buy-side with a UK Hedge Fund and as a capital markets consultant at Accenture.
Originally from the UK, Tim holds a Masters of Maths from Warwick University and a Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) Diploma. He has called Singapore home for the past decade and is married with two young children.
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