Startup Xchange Team
Brit Blakeney
Head of Innovation & Ecosystems
Brit Blakeney is the Innovation and Ecosystems Head reporting directly to DBS Hong Kong's CEO. Brit is a seasoned digital executive with over 20 years of experience, working on digital transformation with major media and internet companies, and has helped launch and run several successful internet and financial startups.
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Matthew Ng
Senior Vice President, Innovation & Ecosystems
Matthew has responsibility for building and promoting a digital innovation and ecosystem culture in DBS, and developing relationships with key ecosystem partners. With over 20 years of experience in banking, focusing on application of new technologies and process re-engineering, he also drives the end-to-end digital transformation across the bank, including FinTech collaboration.
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Vinlex Wong
Vice President, Innovation & Ecosystems
I take pride in driving the movement spearheading the innovation and transformation agenda of the bank. This often involves accelerating the successful launch of strategic digital projects by working extensively with business teams and technology partners. With the evolution of our existing accelerator programme, I am keen to discover the opportunities that DBS Startup Xchange will bring in nurturing the growing fintech ecosystem in Hong Kong, through experimentation, journey design, fintech solutioning, and big data.
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Kosby Fu
Assistant Vice President, Innovation & Ecosystems
Coming from the design and media industries Kosby brings a unique perspective in driving cultural transformation by means of design and storytelling. DBS Startup Xchange is also where he finds passion in helping DBS' internal stakeholders and partners collaborate effectively with the larger fintech ecosystem, in order to bring solutions to a successful proof-of-concept stage.
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