Asia’s flagship fintech event is set to take place in late February 2024 as Seamless Asia prepares itself for its two-day event in Singapore at the Suntec Singapore. Focusing on banks, payments, digital wallets, e-commerce and more, the event will see over 3,000 players in the region attend with the opportunity to make new connections and explore new technologies.

Seamless Asia 2024 showcases the latest technologies, products and solutions covering payments, banking, e-commerce and retail. Attendees get the opportunity to meet over 100 sponsors and exhibitors such as Stripe, CleverTap, Gojek, Ant Group Digital Technologies, Bluesheets and Endava leading the future of commerce in Asia.

There will be 70 sessions at the two-day free-to-attend conference where speakers from across the region will share their expertise. Specifically, the sessions will focus on payment innovation, banking transformation and commerce strategy. Additionally, this year, there will be three new theatres for paytech, e-commerce tech and e-commerce logistics.

Interactive round-table sessions will facilitate in-depth discussions on the latest trends and developments in the region.

The event will also host its start-up village, where attendees can meet innovative start-ups breaking new ground in the payments, banking and e-commerce space.

Talk leads to innovation

“The stage is set for the best edition of Seamless Asia yet”, says Paul Clark, managing director – Asia for Terrapinn. “We’re bringing together a ‘Who’s Who’ of the region’s digital commerce community, so it’s no surprise that this is where business gets done.

“Whether it’s re-connecting with old friends, identifying partnership opportunities, or making sure you’re on the pulse of the nexus between payments, e-commerce and banking, three of the fastest-growing industries in Asia, our 2024 edition is well worth two days of your time!”

Another firm attending is Intix, a transaction data management company. The firm’s regional director of APAC, Andreas Rudorfer will be in attendance. Eager to talk with those experiencing issues related to improving internal transaction data management processes, Rudorfer said: “Events like Seamless Asia really highlight the enthusiasm and sense of community across the APAC financial sector.

“We share this enthusiasm and want to play our part in helping to advance the region’s banking sector, supporting it in adapting to the latest technologies. This week’s participation offers us the opportunity to do this, while staying abreast of other trends that are affecting this part of the world.”

Other attendees include:

• Adrien Chenailler, head of data science, OCBC
• Anurag Porwal, head of insights and analytics – APAC BCC, Kimberly-Clark
• Bryan Lee, managing director, head of architecture, Bank of Singapore
• Christopher Bennett, chief technology officer, GoTyme
• David Hu, head of e-commerce marketplace, APAC MEA, Electrolux
• Doan Lingga, president director, PT Caturnusa Sejahtera Finance, Traveloka
• Edward Martinez, chief data officer and head of data intelligence division, China Banking Corporation
• Esel Madrid, SVP, head of data science and AI center of excellence, Security Bank Corporation
• Greg Krasnov, founder and chief executive officer, Tonik Digital Bank
• Joey Tan, head of customer experience, GXS Bank
• Manu Panda, chief operating officer, Maya Bank
• May Chin, head of product, Zalora
• Michal Bialer, chief product officer, TrustBank
• Olga Quiros, director, customer operations – Asia Pacific, Expedia Group
• Puja Bukhari, regional senior vice president – digital ad/martech capabilities and campaign intelligence lead, Citi
• Rajesh Grover, group VP – digital and omnichannel, Kanmo
• Sanchita Ray, SVP, head of user and UX research, Lazada
• Satyaki Banerjee, group COO, Luxasia
• Shweta Jhamb, e-commerce and digital marketing director, Haleon
• Vidmay Naini, general manager – global emerging markets, eBay

Visa announced the launch of its new global AI advisory practice on Nov. 8. The consultation service will be part of Visa Consulting & Analytics (VCA) and, according to a press release, will focus on “providing actionable insights and recommendations to empower clients to unlock the potential of AI and utilize generative AI.”

Citing its “30-year AI legacy,” Visa announced the new practice alongside a range of new services related to empowering clients to understand the potential role of generative AI at the enterprise level.

Using 30 years of knowledge and experience, Visa is launching an AI Advisory Practice, a service that will help clients tap into the power of #AI and #genAI to improve payments experiences and help supercharge growth. Learn more: https://t.co/CROI8Sqra4
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— VisaNews (@VisaNews) November 8, 2023

The service will be tended by VCA’s global network of “over 1,000 consultants, data scientists and product experts in 75 offices on six continents,” according to the press release.

Carl Rutstein, global head of advisory services at Visa said the practice will offer a full suite of client services:

“AI is not just reshaping industries worldwide – it’s revolutionizing them, and the payments sector is at the forefront of this transformation. Visa doesn’t just use AI to help improve payment experiences – our Advisory business is also harnessing it to empower our clients to grow and redefine how they serve their own customers through acquisition, engagement, retention, and risk management.”

This news comes on the heels of a $100 million AI venture fund launched by the company on Oct. 2. As Cointelegraph reported, the fund is set up to support innovation and development in the generative AI space.

Generative AI is a burgeoning sector of machine learning that involves the use of models designed to produce human-like content such as text, images, audio, or video files within the constraints of a specific training set. The most popular models, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude 2, have been widely-adopted for personal and enterprise use.

Related: IBM launches $500M fund to develop generative AI for enterprise