
Our Advisory Committee
Our Advisory Committee
Our advisory committee comprises senior leaders from eight organisations that represent a range of stakeholder groups, including incumbent financial institutions and Tech/FinTech players. Their collective wealth of experience and perspectives generate valuable insights to support Elevandi's wide range of initiatives and activities.
The committee provides strategic guidance on:
- Galvanising global conversations to shape FinTech industry agendas worldwide
- Identifying key structural trends and issues shaping the future of financial services
- Fostering an open dialogue between policymakers and FinTech players on Fintech risks and opportunities
It is chaired by FinTech veteran Matthias Kröner, Elevandi Board Member and Founder of Tradelite Solutions, as well as former CEO of Fidor Bank and DAB Bank.
Committee Members

Chen Leiming
Senior Vice President
Ant Group
Chen Leiming
Senior Vice President

Chen Leiming
Senior Vice President
Ant Group

Dante Disparte
Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy
Circle
Dante Disparte
Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy

Dante Disparte
Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy
Circle

Dr Andreas Rosenthal
Chief Financial Officer
Prudential Singapore
Dr Andreas Rosenthal
Chief Financial Officer

Dr Andreas Rosenthal
Chief Financial Officer
Prudential Singapore

Eric Anziani
President & Chief Operating Officer
Crypto.com
Eric Anziani
President & Chief Operating Officer

Eric Anziani
President & Chief Operating Officer
Crypto.com

Janet Young
Managing Director & Group Head, Channels & Digitalization, Communications & Brand
UOB
Janet Young
Managing Director & Group Head, Channels & Digitalization, Communications & Brand
Janet is a Board member of Singapore National Environment Agency, Singapore National Council of Social Service, Innoven Capital, Accuron Technologies and serves on the Advisory Councils of Nanyang Buisness School, NTU Singapore and Elevandi.
She has more than 25 years of banking and corporate experience. Prior to joining UOB, she held senoor roles at global banks and European MNC.

Janet Young
Managing Director & Group Head, Channels & Digitalization, Communications & Brand
UOB
Janet is a Board member of Singapore National Environment Agency, Singapore National Council of Social Service, Innoven Capital, Accuron Technologies and serves on the Advisory Councils of Nanyang Buisness School, NTU Singapore and Elevandi.
She has more than 25 years of banking and corporate experience. Prior to joining UOB, she held senoor roles at global banks and European MNC.

Laura Loh
Director, Investment (Blockchain)
Temasek International
Laura Loh
Director, Investment (Blockchain)
She is a Founding Team Member and a Board Observer of Partior, a joint venture with JP Morgan, DBS and Standard Chartered Bank to setup new financial market infrastructure to enhance cross-border clearing and settlements.
Laura also contributes actively to the public domain. She sits on the Advisory Committee of Elevandi, an independent legal entity, founded by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, to foster an active and open dialogue between the public and private sectors, to advance FinTech further in the global digital economy.
Laura joined Temasek in 2007, prior to her current role she has also held roles in the Consumer, Industrials, Transportation and Logistics groups looking at both investments and working closely with their Boards and management teams on strategy and value creation initiatives, ensuring sustainable and profitable long-term growth for the organizations she's working with.
Prior to joining Temasek, Laura was in General Electric and Ernst & Young in various roles, spanning several geographies including US, UK, China, Japan, Singapore and Malaysia
She is a Fellow of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants and holds a BA(hons) in Accounting and Finance from Sheffield Hallam University, UK.

Laura Loh
Director, Investment (Blockchain)
Temasek International
She is a Founding Team Member and a Board Observer of Partior, a joint venture with JP Morgan, DBS and Standard Chartered Bank to setup new financial market infrastructure to enhance cross-border clearing and settlements.
Laura also contributes actively to the public domain. She sits on the Advisory Committee of Elevandi, an independent legal entity, founded by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, to foster an active and open dialogue between the public and private sectors, to advance FinTech further in the global digital economy.
Laura joined Temasek in 2007, prior to her current role she has also held roles in the Consumer, Industrials, Transportation and Logistics groups looking at both investments and working closely with their Boards and management teams on strategy and value creation initiatives, ensuring sustainable and profitable long-term growth for the organizations she's working with.
Prior to joining Temasek, Laura was in General Electric and Ernst & Young in various roles, spanning several geographies including US, UK, China, Japan, Singapore and Malaysia
She is a Fellow of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants and holds a BA(hons) in Accounting and Finance from Sheffield Hallam University, UK.

Marco Bizzozero
Head of International & Member of the Executive Committee
iCapital
Marco Bizzozero
Head of International & Member of the Executive Committee
Marco has more than 25 years of international experience in the financial industry and has held senior executive positions in global organizations in wealth management and private equity. He joined iCapital from UniCredit, where he was CEO of Group Wealth Management and a member of the Group Executive Management Committee. Previously, Marco was with Deutsche Bank for 14 years, including nine years as Head of Wealth Management EMEA and CEO of Deutsche Bank Switzerland and, prior to this, as Global Head of Private Equity for the Wealth Management division. Before joining Deutsche Bank, Marco was Head of Private Equity Secondary Investments at LGT Capital Partners. He started his career with UBS where he held various roles in investment banking and private equity in Zurich, London, and New York.
He received a Master of Arts (lic. oec. HSG) from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and has served on the boards of the Swiss Bankers Association, Association of Foreign Banks in Switzerland, and the Swiss Finance Institute. He is currently a member of the Advisory Committee of Elevandi, an organization set up by the Monetary Authority of Singapore to foster an open dialogue between the public and private sectors to advance FinTech in the digital economy.

Marco Bizzozero
Head of International & Member of the Executive Committee
iCapital
Marco has more than 25 years of international experience in the financial industry and has held senior executive positions in global organizations in wealth management and private equity. He joined iCapital from UniCredit, where he was CEO of Group Wealth Management and a member of the Group Executive Management Committee. Previously, Marco was with Deutsche Bank for 14 years, including nine years as Head of Wealth Management EMEA and CEO of Deutsche Bank Switzerland and, prior to this, as Global Head of Private Equity for the Wealth Management division. Before joining Deutsche Bank, Marco was Head of Private Equity Secondary Investments at LGT Capital Partners. He started his career with UBS where he held various roles in investment banking and private equity in Zurich, London, and New York.
He received a Master of Arts (lic. oec. HSG) from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and has served on the boards of the Swiss Bankers Association, Association of Foreign Banks in Switzerland, and the Swiss Finance Institute. He is currently a member of the Advisory Committee of Elevandi, an organization set up by the Monetary Authority of Singapore to foster an open dialogue between the public and private sectors to advance FinTech in the digital economy.

Richard Pu
Vice President, Joint General Counsel
Tencent
Richard Pu
Vice President, Joint General Counsel

Richard Pu
Vice President, Joint General Counsel
Tencent

Sandeep Malhotra
Executive Vice President of Products & Innovation, Asia Pacific
Mastercard
Sandeep Malhotra
Executive Vice President of Products & Innovation, Asia Pacific
Sandeep Malhotra is the Executive Vice President, Products & Innovation, Asia Pacific at Mastercard. In his current position as head of the Products & Innovation group, he oversees the development and management of all consumer and commercial products in the Asia Pacific region. These span debit, credit, prepaid, commercial, payments gateway and processing to acceptance, account-to-account flows, remittances, open banking, digital platforms and everything in between.

Sandeep Malhotra
Executive Vice President of Products & Innovation, Asia Pacific
Mastercard
Sandeep Malhotra is the Executive Vice President, Products & Innovation, Asia Pacific at Mastercard. In his current position as head of the Products & Innovation group, he oversees the development and management of all consumer and commercial products in the Asia Pacific region. These span debit, credit, prepaid, commercial, payments gateway and processing to acceptance, account-to-account flows, remittances, open banking, digital platforms and everything in between.
Committee Members
Dante is the Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy at Circle, responsible for overseeing company strategy, communications, policy and public affairs. Since joining Circle in 2021, his leadership in driving market expansion, regulatory engagement, and more have been integral in furthering the company’s mission to raise global economic prosperity through the frictionless exchange of financial value.
Andreas is the Chief Financial Officer of Prudential Singapore. He oversees Finance (Operations), Financial Reporting, Actuarial Financial Management, Actuarial Products and Advisory, Distribution Compensation and Analytics, Performance and Expense Management, Finance Projects and Transformation, and Procurement.
Eric is the Chief Operating Officer at Crypto.com where he oversees several global functions including product, growth, institutional sales, strategy, partnerships, blockchain, research and data. He previously served as the company’s Chief Strategy Officer where he was instrumental in the conceptualization and implementation of the company’s major initiatives, including the Crypto.com App as well as several R&D initiatives around blockchain infrastructure and ecosystem building.
Janet is a member of the senior leadership team under the UOB Group CEO, leading delivery channels, digitalisation initiatives, and customer experience & advocacy to achieve UOB Group’s vision of a premier regional bank in the Asia Pacific. Working with Business, Technology, and Country teams in UOB, FinTech, and ecosystem partners externally, she champions collaborative business models, and omnichannel strategy to drive better customer experience and outcomes for the bank and its customers.
Laura is currently a Director in Temasek’s Blockchain team, which focuses on venture building and investment opportunities in the space. She was also part of the founding venture teams of 2 start-ups by Temasek – Partior, a joint venture with JP Morgan and DBS to setup a multi-currency payments network to enhance cross-border clearing and settlements; as well as Affinidi, a start-up that uses decentralised technologies to develop data and self-sovereign identity solutions.
Marco is the Head of International at iCapital and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. In this role, he is responsible for the expansion and overall development of the firm’s business outside of the United States (EMEA, APAC, LATAM).
Richard currently serves as Vice President, Co-head of Tencent legal and a member of the Listing Committee of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and GEM Listing Committee of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
Sandeep Malhotra is the Executive Vice President, Products & Innovation, Asia Pacific at Mastercard. In his current position as head of the Products & Innovation group, he oversees the development and management of all consumer and commercial products in the Asia Pacific region. These span debit, credit, prepaid, commercial, payments gateway and processing to acceptance, account-to-account flows, remittances, open banking, digital platforms and everything in between.