Tek Yew has more than 30 years of consulting experience and is a subject matter expert in multiple aspects of financial services, including working with central banks and regulators across Asia and the Middle East.
He is now an Adjunct Professor and Advisor to the National University of Singapore's Asian Institute of Digital Finance, a collaboration between the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the NUS. Additionally, he also serves as a senior advisor to Boston Consulting Group as well as the ASEAN Bankers’ Association.
Prior to this, he was Vice Chairman of Oliver Wyman Singapore and had held senior positions in KPMG, Hewlett Packard Consulting & Integration and PwC Consulting East Asia.
Boardroom, Level 00, Ground Floor
Invite-Only
The promise of digital currencies for everyday commerce remains largely untapped. While DeFi innovations are rapidly evolving, the seamless integration of stablecoin payments into existing fiat acceptance networks at the point of sale presents a significant hurdle. For digital currencies to achieve mainstream adoption, they must transition from speculative assets into practical, everyday payment tools. How can we bridge the gap between DeFi ecosystems and traditional fiat acceptance networks to unlock this potential?