Abhi Kumar Email & Phone Number

Singapore

Singapore

Singapore

Setup research and consulting services for Web3, Metaverse and Cryptocurrency use in various verticalsExpanded revenue generation lines into new media such as Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR & AR), gaming and audioDeveloped strategic partnerships with companies like Google, Facebook and Apple

Managed regional team to support client needs, testing and expansion of a new online FX tradingplatform and played key role in resolving high pressure crisis situations such as system outagesWas a brand ambassador for the new FX trading platform and conducted intensive face-to-facetraining and Q&A sessions to relevant sales teams across Asia prior to full deploymentDemonstrated ability to bring together multiple teams with different objectives to fulfil timesensitive goals with regards to compliance requirements, client rollouts and functionalityimprovementsEnd to end deployment of trading platform and training to more than 1500 externalclients across the region and across all Asia/Pacific footprintLiaised with development teams to plan new system capabilities and upgrades and totest updates to ensure ease of use and proper functionality

Singapore

Head of IT Benchmarking Research Track Established the Financial Insights Industry Benchmark (FIIB) program - a standardized industry benchmarking program for banking and insurance in Asia. The FIIB resulted in more in-depth relationships with financial institutions and a formal, standardized repository of up-to-date data for Financial Insights Established a reputation as the company’s lead researcher in the areas of Islamic Finance, Core Banking Systems, IT Security and Biometrics among othersPublished reports on financial services and technology issues and advised executives on trends, strategy, acquisitions and market-entry plans in APACConsulted for financial institutions including Bank Danamon in Indonesia and EON Bank in Malaysia and technology vendors such as HP, IBM, Sun Micro, Oracle Financial Services and so on) with strategic technology planning and benchmarking Established Financial Insights presence in untapped markets of Malaysia and Vietnam generating research, consulting and event-based businessRoutinely invited to speak at banking and technology conferences in the region including the Asian Financial Services (AFS) Congress, Marcus Evans conferences and the Biometrics Institute of Australia Regularly quoted in various regional and local media such as ZDNet Asia, Business Times, The Edge; with multiple appearances on CNBC’s Market Watch

Accounting And Finance

Activities and Societies: Winner of Hopwood Undergraduate Drama/Screenplay Award, 2001

Master’S Degree