Awards Committee - ASEAN

Irina is an accomplished Fintech marketing leader with over 15 years of experience building world-class brands at the intersection of payments and technology, across Europe and Asia. She leads Thunes’ global Marketing and Communications, laying the foundations of competitive brand positioning, supporting top-line revenue growth, and overseeing key marketing campaigns and initiatives.

Before joining Thunes, Irina led global brand, communications, and social media marketing for Rapyd. She was also part of Southeast Asia super-app giant, Grab, where she helped to launch GrabPay, Grab’s mobile wallet, and GrabRewards, its loyalty platform. She also spent several years with Visa, where she was part of Visa's Innovation Centre team and led its Marketing efforts across APAC.

Irina has an MBA from INSEAD and serves as an Executive Committee Member with the Singapore Fintech Association. She lives in Singapore with her husband and three children.

Sunday is globally responsible for a portfolio of digital channel products that connect small businesses, medium and large companies, multinational corporates and financial institutions to Standard Chartered Bank's suite of banking services.

Designed for client's business transactional needs, Straight2Bank is an award-winning digital banking platform that provides clients access to cash management, trade finance, securities services, FX and Financial Markets.

Sunday has over 20 years of experience in Corporate Banking, primarily in product management roles. Prior to joining Standard Chartered Bank, Sunday led digital products for Transaction Banking in Deutsche Bank, where she developed market leading digital banking solutions.

She believes successful products are borne out of collaborative team environments and believes diverse teams are high-performing teams. She takes an active lead in driving diversity & inclusion in the workplace.

Mridula Iyer is head of Treasury & Trade Solutions (TTS) for Citi South Asia, covering India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. TTS serves Citi’s Corporate, Institutional and Mid- Market clients to provide them with Cash Management, Trade Finance and Working capital efficiency solutions.

She started her career with Citi in 1996 and over the past 25 years has worked in multiple roles in diverse businesses across Cash Management, Trade and Securities Services, as well as Compliance. Prior to this role, Mridula was Head of TTS Cash Products, where she led the growth of Citi India’s cash business with a focus on innovation and digital capabilities for clients.

She has vast experience in banking and financial services having worked in diverse functions across Sales, Product Management, Operations and Compliance. She has been a key member of the TTS India and South Asia management team.

A Chartered Accountant by qualification, she has a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Mumbai University.

Ms Jacquelyn Tan is the Head of Group Personal Financial Services, Singapore at UOB Group Retail. She is responsible for the consumer banking business in Singapore and Regional, covering Secured lending, Unsecured lending, Deposit and Wealth management businesses, serving client segments spanning from core banking to wealth and privilege reserve banking.  

Functional coverage includes Mobile & Digital banking, Sales & Distribution, Marketing, Customer Franchise and Business Analytics.   

She previously headed the Singapore and Regional Unsecured lending business for UOB.  

Jacquelyn has more than 20  years of experience in the finance industry.  

Prior to joining UOB, Jacquelyn was the Head of Unsecured Lending for Citibank Singapore. She started her banking career as a Citi Management Associate, and gained a breath of functional experience covering Treasury, Consumer Finance, Wealth Management, Marketing, and Onshore and Offshore Segment Management.  

Jacquelyn holds a Master of Science in Finance from Imperial College London, and a Bachelor of Economics and Statistics from University College London. 

Natalie Tse is the Partnerships Director at Airwallex, a cross-border payments fintech unicorn backed by investors such as Tencent, Sequoia Capital, DST Global, and is responsible for driving strategic partnerships for the company. Prior to joining Airwallex, she worked at Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong, where she spent five years on the trading floor as a salesperson in the Securities division. Originally from Hong Kong, Natalie completed her studies in the US and graduated from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with a BS in Economics, specializing in Finance and Operations Management. 

Rebekah Wong joined J.P. Morgan in 2013 and is now heading Singapore Wholesale Payments, responsible for franchise strategy, product development, service delivery and implementation across three lines of businesses - Treasury Services, Trade Finance and Merchant Services.

Rebekah also oversees Market Management and strategic initiatives for the APAC Wholesale Payments business, responsible for developing market positioning strategies, delivering insights and thought leadership, and executing business transformation initiatives.

Prior to her current role, Rebekah was the Senior Business Manager for APAC Wholesale Payments providing strategic support, financial insights, and decision-making guidance to the business. Her diverse experience also includes stints in product management with APAC Treasury Services and a decade-long career with Citibank N.A. Singapore where she headed the operations transformation and re-engineering efforts for APAC Trade & Treasury Solutions.

Rebekah is born and raised in Singapore; apart from a love for travel, she has a passion for strength training and is looking forward to completing a pilates instructor course.