In this episode of Asia Pacific Series, hosted by Angela Conroy based in Singapore, Angela talks to Varun Mittal, EY Global’s Emerging Markets FinTech Leader. 

Varun and Angela talk about: 

• How through a combination of good timing and hard work Varun managed to craft an unconventional but ultimately successful career path for himself 

• How public-private partnerships are the foundation of tech development and how Singapore has used this model to become a FinTech powerhouse

• Why emerging market countries are on the cusp of leading a FinTech revolution and the trends we can already see emerging from this region 

• The considerations large corporates make when decided if they should ‘build or buy’ technology and how start-ups can leverage their agility and ability to execute into ‘closing the deal’

• The early days of the Singapore FinTech Association and how a carefully crafted charter ensures start-up voices are heard along with the bigger players in the ecosystem

• His new book, Singapore: The FinTech Nation, which covers ‘the liberalisation of financial services, the establishment of regional hubs and the embracement of financial services’. His book is available for pre-order here.