Contributors

Arun Kini

Arun Kini is the APAC Managing Director of Finastra’s Payments business, where he leads the development and execution of the firm’s broad suite of integrated payment solutions to help banks modernise and future-proof their payments infrastructure.

Kini brings with him over 25 years of experience in the Financial Services and Software Industry, with strong domain expertise in transaction banking, payments and revenue management.

With a strong track record across various roles in product, pre-sales and sales across the Asia Pacific region, Kini has played pivotal roles in the uptake of payment and cash management products by global brands and clients.

Before returning to Finastra in 2022 as Regional Sales Director, Payments, APAC, Kini was with SunTec Business Solutions leading the Client Facing Group for Asia Pacific.

Ashma Uprety

Asma Khatoon

Azer Manalad

Azril Rosli

Barnaby Robson

Ben Di Marco

Benjamin Ng

Benjamin Ng joined Aon in 2021, specialising in power generation risk management and insurance advisory.

Bernhard Kotanko

Bernhard Kotanko is a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company, based in Hong Kong. He leads their insurance work in Asia, serving financial services companies across Asia-Pacific, mainly in Greater China, Singapore, India, Australia, Indonesia, Japan, and Korea. 

Over the past 18 years, Bernhard has been advising insurance clients globally across the full spectrum of strategy, operations, capital, and risk management. He is the co-author of various articles on the broader life insurance agenda, product innovation, customer experience, and distribution, as well as a regular speaker at insurance industry and company conferences.

Prior to joining McKinsey, Bernhard was a Partner at Oliver Wyman where he led the EMEA Insurance Practice and then the Asia-Pacific Region. He graduated from Harvard Business School and the Vienna School of Business Administration. 

Bernie Szentirmay