Money20/20, the world’s leading fintech show and the place where money does business, hosted an exclusive media event on March 19th, providing a glimpse and sample of Money20/20 Asia coming to the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok on April 23-25. Bangkok is Money20/20’s third host city, joining Amsterdam and Las Vegas, which welcome over 20,000 fintech and financial services professionals every year. Over 60% of the more than 200 speakers participating in Money20/20 Asia hold executive positions at the C-suite level from the most important names in fintech.
Held at the Victor Club, FYI Center, Bangkok, the media event featured Danny Levy, Senior Vice President of Money20/20 Asia, alongside the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB).
Chiruit Isarangkun Na Ayuthaya, President at TCEB, said: “On behalf of the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau, it is an honour to welcome the world’s fintech leaders to Bangkok. Money 20/20 Asia will be the gathering of the broadest spectrum of people in the financial profession, from experts to startups in Bangkok creating profound impacts and long-lasting effects on the financial landscape throughout the region. I am confident that the show will be a success and helpful for new financial technology to further support ASEAN development to its full potential.”
Zennon Kapron of Singapore-based Kapronasia and Money20/20 presented a joint white paper with key insights on Asia’s fintech landscape covering the exponential growth of B2B digital payments, the evolution of digital lending, the emergence of digital banks, and the latest in wealthtech.
Zennon Kapron’s presentation was followed by a panel discussion featuring Justin Lie, Founder and CEO of Shield; Natsuda Bhukkanasut, CEO of Investree; Dr. Krithpaka Boonfueng, Executive Director of the National Innovation Agency (Public Organization) (NIA); and Monsinee Nakapanant, Co-President of Ascend Money Group. The panelists discussed what Money20/20 Asia means to the region and to their businesses and what it means from a leadership perspective to be a Money20/20 speaker.
NIA, whose focus is to drive innovation and support startups and new entrepreneurs in Thailand, feels very optimistic about Money20/20 Asia and what it means to the Thai business community.
Dr. Krithpaka Boonfueng, Executive Director at NIA, said: “We couldn’t be more excited that Money20/20 is coming to Thailand and Bangkok in just a few weeks, bringing Asia’s leading fintechs and the global world of money together to do business. I feel so honored to be a Money20/20 speaker and will be participating in the session ‘The Way to the Rising Star of Fintech in Asia’ on April 24th at the Collision Stage.”
Danny Levy, Senior Vice President of Money20/20 Asia, remarked on the show’s significance, “Money20/20 was founded to enable the world of digital money to do business together. I’m thrilled to extend our global community’s embrace to Bangkok and the entire Asian region. In light of current global economic challenges, as highlighted in our whitepaper, Asia stands poised to lead the narrative in fintech and financial services in the years ahead. We are so honoured by the warm reception extended to us by Thailand and the Asian fintech community,” remarked Danny Levy.
