Contributors

Shahzeen Baloch

Shaija Sinha

Shamir Popat

Shankar Kanabiran

Shannon Lung

Shannon Lung is the Head of UOB FinLab, UOB’s innovation accelerator, fostering innovation by helping technology companies and SMEs. Before UOB, Shannon forged strategic collaborations and solidified Grab’s position in the FinTech industry as the Business Development & Partnerships Lead at Grab Financial Group Singapore. 

Before that, Shannon played a pivotal role with Singtel, leading business development activities and client acquisitions with the launch of Singtel Dash – the country’s first mobile wallet. He also gained expertise in supply chain management and customer experience during his tenure with DHL Express. 

Shannon has been a committee member for the Green and Sustainable FinTech Subcommittee of the Singapore Fintech’s Association since 2021. He holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA), Marketing from the University of Southern Queensland. 

Sharat Sinha

Sharat Sinha is the Vice President at Palo Alto Networks, for the Asia Pacific region. Sharat has over 19 years of experience in the IT & Telecommunications industry. Most recently he managed APAC business for Tellabs and at Cisco Systems in multiple sales, business development, marketing and product management roles. Sharat has a bachelor’s in Electronics engineering and a Master’s in Industrial & Management engineering from Indian institute of Technology (IIT).

Sharon Tan Kay

Sharon Toh

Sharon Toh is Head of ASEAN for Swift in Asia Pacific, based in Singapore. She leads the ASEAN relationship management team, supporting existing customers and expanding ASEAN businesses in this fast-growing region. With more than 22 years’ experience in financial services industry, Sharon has developed deep client relationships across the ASEAN region, with strong connections with banks, corporates, regulators and market infrastructures. Prior to joining Swift, Sharon was Sales Director, Indochina at Thomson Reuters, overseeing Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos. Previously, she was Regional Head of ASEAN for the Client Specialist team, responsible for the region’s sales, marketing and client training. In addition to her successful sales career, Sharon has worked in various roles across content acquisition, marketing and client support at leading financial information providers, including Telerate (later acquired by Thomson Reuters) and Bridge Information Systems.

Profile from the SWIFT official website.

Shaswata Ghosh

Shaun Woodhouse

Shaun Woodhouse is the Commercial Director for Singapore at Digital Realty, where he is responsible for overseeing the company's commercial development in Singapore. Shaun has over 18 years of data centre design and infrastructure experience across Asia Pacific, Africa, and Europe.