Asia Pacific Series with Angela Conroy: Entrepreneurship and innovation with Varun Mittal from EY

<p>In this episode of Asia Pacific Series, hosted by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-conroy-1b506423/">Angela Conroy</a>, based in Singapore, Angela talks to <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/varunmittalonline/">Varun Mittal</a>, EY Global’s Emerging Markets FinTech Leader. </p><p>Varun and Angela talk about:</p><ul> <li>How through a combination of good timing and hard work, Varun managed to craft an unconventional but ultimately successful career path for himself</li> <li>How public-private partnerships are the foundation of tech development and how Singapore has used this model to become a FinTech powerhouse</li> <li>Why emerging market countries are on the cusp of leading a FinTech revolution and the trends, we can already see emerging from this region</li> <li>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’</li> <li>The early days of the <a href="https://singaporefintech.org/">Singapore FinTech Association</a> and how a carefully crafted charter ensures start-up voices are heard along with the bigger players in the ecosystem</li> <li>His new book, <a href="https://www.lazada.sg//products/i1269018247-s5229050724.html">Singapore: The FinTech Nation</a>, covers ‘the liberalization of financial services, the establishment of regional hubs and the embracement of financial services’. His book is available for pre-order <a href="https://www.lazada.sg//products/i1269018247-s5229050724.html">here</a>.</li> </ul>