Varun Mittal is experienced at the cross-section of digital business building and financial services in South East Asia and global emerging markets. He has developed and implemented strategy, technology rollout, ecosystem management, and regulatory engagement for financial institutions as well as digital and internet technology companies. He undertook his MBA at the National University of Singapore and graduated with computer science engineering as his undergraduate major. Digital Business Building • Leading fintech practice in 130 countries in emerging markets comprising a team of over 100 professionals focused on building fintech, blockchain, payment, digital bank, regulatory policy and financial inclusion projects. • Managing digital solutions & client management for 10 ASEAN markets with over 2000 professionals working with financial institutions, regulators, internet technology companies, conglomerates, and private equity clients • First Marketing and Sales hire of helloPay, first pan-SEA wallet, scaled helloPay team to 154 in 12 months as Regional Head of Operations, spread across 6 countries, first venture outside China acquired by ANT Financial (Alipay) Partnerships & Business Growth • Developed EY Global Fintech operating model focused on professional services monetization through corporate innovation, regulatory and compliance certifications, and growth strategy offerings with 70& active scaleup partners • At helloPay, led partnerships with card schemes, acquirers, banks and merchant partners to enable acceptance and engagement on Lazada and helloPay in South East Asia for 20M& users and $1.5 Billion GMV • Founding Team, Singapore Fintech Association, official fintech body of Singapore funded by Monetary Authority of Singapore, currently has 330& corporate members, 40& international MOU, and 20& local collaborations. Community Leadership • EY Fintech Hub as a Global platform enabling clients to discover and engage with 30& fintech propositions for 10 customer segments across the domains of digital banking, fintech, lending, insuretech, payments and blockchain • Launched helloPay Partner Network (HPN) for implementation partners and helloPay Developer Network (HDN) for developers to build and deploy solutions on top of core helloPay systems • Resident fintech and digital expert for Channel News Asia and one of most quoted spokespersons in ASEAN Financial services space with features and bylines in Straits Times, Business Times, Reuters, Bloomberg, and The Ken