GFTN
Jaskaran Bhalla currently serves as the Head of Content at GFTN, leading the intellectual direction and collaborating with global policymakers to drive impactful change. Prior experience includes roles as Content Lead at ING, where Jaskaran focused on building RegTech solutions, and as a key member of the early team at Blacksmith KYC, contributing to investment rounds and platform development. Experience also includes serving as an Innovation Manager at Rainmaking APAC, Consultant at Synpulse Management Consulting, and as a Junior Consultant at Nielsen+Partner. Jaskaran holds a Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering with a Minor in Business from Nanyang Technological University Singapore and has further education from the University of California, Berkeley.
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GFTN
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. We work closely with governments, founders, investors, and corporate leaders to drive collaboration, education, and new sources of value at the industry and national levels. Our initiatives have convened over 350,000 people since 2016 to drive the growth of FinTech through events, closed-door roundtables, investor programmes, educational initiatives, and research. Our flagship product is the Singapore FinTech Festival alongside fast-rising platforms, including the Point Zero Forum and the Japan FinTech Festival.