FUMO: Future of Money Podcast

Future of Payment & QR Code Technology with Kelvin Li, Head of Platform Tech Business Unit at Ant International

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Discover the technology of QR Code payment by Alipay+ and its journey in becoming a global payment giant! 🚀

FUMO podcast at 24 Fintech, we are excited to have our guest speaker, Kelvin Li, Head of Platform Tech Business Unit at Ant International as he shared insights into Alipay+’s role in expanding digital payments both globally and in the Middle East.

Join us as Kelvin delves into how QR code payment technology is driving the future of mobile payments, e-commerce and finance.

🔍 Listen to this episode and learn:

🔷 Adopting QR code technology: Alipay+’s growth in the Middle East, the challenges it faced and its impact on the payment infrastructure

🔷 Expanding Alipay+ in the Middle East: The costs and different infrastructures required to service the various ecosystems in the Middle East

🔷 Ant International’s global  strategy: Three key phases, starting from targeting tourists to the e-commerce market and enterprise integration

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🎧 Tune in now to stay updated on the latest trends in mobile payments and digital banking! 

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Episode Guest

Kelvin Li

Head of Platform Tech Business Unit at Ant International

Since joining Ant Group in 2016, Kelvin took a number of leadership roles in the Global FX, Treasury, Solution, and Partnership teams, where he led the team in building the next-generation global payment and treasury infrastructures and products, leveraging cutting-edge DLT and AI technologies to support the growing needs of small & medium enterprises in a more scalable and sustainable manner. Kelvin worked with major banks like JP Morgan, Citibank, and HSBC to transform FX and liquidity management, connecting global treasury hubs across five key cities and managing over 40 currencies across 60 entities. Under his leadership, Ant Group won the Adam Smith Award for Best Liquidity Management (2021) and Best Technology Solution (2022). Before Ant Group, Kelvin was Head of Corporate Solutions at Citigroup China and Head of FX at JP Morgan China, he is also an alumnus of the London School of Economics.

Podcast hosts

Ronit Ghose

Global Head, Future of Finance at Citi

Ronit Ghose is the Global Head, Future of Finance, Citi’s think tank for the future of money and technology. Ronit’s current areas of focus include Digital Assets, the Metaverse, Web3, the applications of AI to Finance and other frontier topics. Previously, Ronit was Global Head of Banks and Fintech Research for Citi.

Ronit is an Advisor to various Governments, Universities, VC investors and tech firms in the UK, UAE and Africa. Prior to joining Citi, he worked at the British Bankers’ Association and was a research assistant in the UK Parliament for a former Prime Minister. He has an undergraduate degree from the University of Oxford & a postgraduate diploma from the University of London.

Gaurav Dhar

Group CEO of Marshal Fintech Partners

Gaurav is a seasoned leader in the FinTech industry and currently serves as the Group CEO of Marshal Fintech Partners in Dubai. He is also a board member of Deem Bank, The Mena Fintech Association and TiE Dubai.

With over 19 years of experience at Marshal, he has established himself as a pioneering force in the development of FinTech ecosystems and solutions. 

By devoting his personal time to working with innovators, he has built an extensive network of relationships with VCs, incubators, accelerators, start-ups, and angel syndicates, both locally and globally.

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