DBS’ perspective on Blockchain, Crypto, Digital Assets and Digital Currencies

Synopsis
Blockchain/Distributed Ledger Technology introduced by bitcoin has created innovations in many areas, including a crypto market that was worth over US$3T at its peak. How is DBS approaching this new technology? Kelvin would share his views on the recent advances and industrial implementations on Blockchain, Crypto, Digital Assets and Digital Currencies from DBS’ perspective.

About the Speaker

Kelvin is currently the Head of Innovation for Treasury & Markets at DBS where he is responsible for advancing a culture of innovation and driving projects involving emerging technologies such as AI, Blockchain, Quantum Computing, etc… He was deeply involved in the DBS Digital Exchange & Custody project as well as the initial conceptualization of Partior, the digital currency project in partnership with JP Morgan and Temasek, that were launched in Dec 2020. He also spearheaded the Digital Tokenized Bond project that was launched in May 2021. Most recently he was part of MAS Project Guardian to explore institutional DeFi.

Prior to joining DBS, Kelvin was the Head of Fintech & Data at SGX where he had re-architected the data infrastructure to enable low-latency, high-frequency, data capture into a realtime data warehouse enabling realtime data analytics, visualization and AI. He was also leading SGX’s efforts in blockchain and represented SGX on MAS’ Project Ubin on central bank digital currencies, especially on phase 3 focussing on Delivery-vs-Payment.

Kelvin graduated with two bachelor degrees, one in Computer Systems Engineering and one in Computer Science from RMIT University, followed by a MSc in Wealth Management from SMU. He initially started his career as a virtual reality engineer before switching to the financial services industry.

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MITB Office
School of Computing and Information Systems
Singapore Management University

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