Monash FinTech Day 2026: Exploring the future of trusted digital finance
Description
Focusing on emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, cybersecurity, quantum-safe cryptography and digital payments, the event will feature keynote presentations from leading financial institutions, fintech companies and international organisations, alongside expert panel discussions with Monash researchers.
Through inspiring talks, networking opportunities and discussions on future collaboration, Monash FinTech Day aims to foster meaningful partnerships, promote innovation, and position the FinTech Lab as a leading hub for trusted digital finance research and industry engagement across Australia, Asia and the Pacific.
Organiser
FinTech Lab, Impact Labs, Monash Business School
Speakers
Daisy Wong, Head of Security Awareness, Medibank
Area of talk: Cybersecurity in Insurance
Rucha Gatti, Director, Resilience Risk at National Australia Bank
Ben Chan, Co-Founder, Web3in Tech-Lab
Area of talk: AI for Mining Investment
Anthony Williams, CEO, Synergy Blockchain Pacific
Area of talk: Blockchain in Samoa
Witit Synsatayakul, Digital and Innovative Finance Specialist, Asian Development Bank
Area of talk: ADB in the Pacific
Ivan Poon, Director of AI Research, Standard Chartered Bank
Area of talk: AI in banking
Professor Shonali Krishnaswamy, Director, Monash AI Institute
Professor Joseph Liu, Co-Director, FinTech Lab
Professor Andreas Deppeler, Co-Director, FinTech Lab
A/Professor John Yuen, Associate Director FinTech Lab
Dr Teresa Wang, Senior Researh Fellow, Department of Data Science & AI
Professor Ron Steinfeld, Department of Software Systems & Cybersecurity
A/Professor Cheng-Yun Tsang, Faculty of Law
A/Professor Xin Ma, Associate Director, FinTech Lab
Dr Guy Jackson, Senior Lecturer, Pacific Action for Climate Transitions (PACT)
Agenda
Time | Speaker | Session Topic / Title |
|---|---|---|
9:30–9:45 | Prof. Joseph Liu – Monash FinTech Lab | Opening |
9:45–10:05 | Prof. Andreas Deppeler – Monash FinTech Lab | FinTech Transformation, Innovation and Opportunity |
10:05–10:25 | Witit Synsatayakul – Asian Development Bank | Trusted and Resilient Digital Finance in the Pacific: Building Inclusive, Interoperable and Secure Financial Ecosystems |
10:25–10:45 | Prof. Shonali Krishnaswamy – Monash AI Institute | AI and the Future of Financial Services |
10:45–11:05 | Ivan Poon – Standard Chartered Bank | AI at the Frontier: Bridging Research and Enterprise Finance |
11:05–11:25 | A/Prof. John Yuen – Monash FinTech Lab | Trusted Digital Assets: Security, Privacy and Blockchain |
11:25–11:45 | A/Prof. Cheng-Yun Tsang – Monash Law | AI Agent Identity and Its Implications for Financial Governance |
11:45–1:00 | Networking Lunch | |
1:00pm | Anthony Williams – Synergy Blockchain Pacific, Samoa | The Invisible Infrastructure: How Pacific Governments Are Already Committed to Blockchain — and What Samoa Is Building to Lead the Region |
1:20pm | Ben Chen – Web3in Tech-Lab | DINGO AI — The Intelligence Layer for Mineral Discovery |
1:40pm | Rucha Gatti – NAB | Trust and Technology: Navigating an Intelligent Future |
2:00pm | Prof. Ron Steinfeld – Monash IT | Preparing Finance for the Quantum Era |
2:25pm | Afternoon Tea | |
2:55pm | Dr Teresa Wang – Monash AI Institute | AI Techniques for AML in Cryptocurrency |
3:15pm | Daisy Wong – Medibank | TBC |
3:35pm | Dr. Guy Jackson – Monash Pacific Action for Climate Transitions (PACT) | An introduction to PACT’s climate finance and related programmes of work in the Pacific |
3:55pm | Chair: Andreas Deppeler; Panel speakers: John Yuen, Witit Synsatayakul, Anthony Williams, Guy Jackson | FinTech in the Pacific: What Does the Region Really Need? |
4:40 PM | Prof. Joseph Liu – Monash FinTech Lab | The event officially ends. |
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