Money20/20 Asia Launches the Intersection Stage in Bangkok

Industry Leaders, Regulators, and Innovators to Convene in Bangkok at the Intersection Where Digital Assets and Traditional Banking Enter New Era of Collaboration

Bangkok, Thailand, March 31, 2026: Money20/20, one among the world’s largest fintech occasions, immediately introduced the introduction of The Intersection Stage at Money20/20 Asia occurring on April 21-23 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok bringing collectively the area’s strongest voices throughout banking, funds, digital property, and monetary innovation.

The Intersection Stage is devoted to the international convergence of Traditional Finance (TradFi) and Decentralized Finance (DeFi) marking the starting of a unified international activation throughout Money20/20’s platforms in Asia, Europe, and the United States. Together, these phases will showcase the most influential firms, the greatest gamers in TradFi and DeFi, and the conversations shaping the future of cash. 

For many years, Traditional Finance aimed to guard the system whereas Decentralized Finance wished to reinvent it. Now, these two worlds are converging at a pivotal second the place digital cash crosses borders sooner than ever and decision-makers are setting frameworks that may information the subsequent decade. Asia is main this transformation, and the Intersection Stage brings collectively the leaders, innovators, and regulators driving this shift with the concepts, applied sciences, and regulatory reforms which might be reshaping international finance,” mentioned Danny Levy, EVP & Managing Director for APAC & the Middle East at Money20/20.

From the Genius Act in the US, to MiCA in Europe, to Asia’s pioneering regulatory sandboxes and CBDC initiatives, TradFi and DeFi are actually converging to form a shared future. Regulated establishments like AMINA Bank are at the forefront of this transformation, significantly in navigating the evolving regulatory panorama throughout key markets.

Cora Ang, Head of Legal & Compliance APAC, AMINA Bank mentioned, “Asia is demonstrating what accountable innovation really appears to be like like. As digital property, tokenization, and new fee rails acquire momentum, robust authorized and compliance frameworks are important to scaling them safely. At AMINA Bank, we see the area embracing this stability with readability and ambition. The Intersection Stage at Money20/20 Asia is the excellent discussion board to advance these conversations and align the business on what the subsequent era of monetary infrastructure needs to be.”

Asia has grow to be the proving floor for the subsequent period of monetary infrastructure. From superior CBDC deployments to real-time cross-border fee corridors and institutional tokenization pilots, the area is demonstrating what the future of cash appears to be like like when innovation and regulation transfer in tandem. The Intersection Stage addresses this crucial want by convening the leaders shaping this transformation.

Siva Kumar, APAC Legal Director, Sumsub: “The convergence of TradFi and DeFi will solely scale if belief is underpinned by sturdy digital id verification, efficient fraud prevention, and compliance that may preserve tempo with innovation. Asia is at the forefront of this shift, with regulators and establishments piloting threat‑based mostly frameworks that allow new enterprise fashions with out decreasing the bar on safety. At Sumsub, we’re seeing banks, digital asset service suppliers, exchanges and fintechs embrace full‑cycle verification and reusable digital identities to safe each step of the buyer journey, from onboarding to ongoing transactions. The Intersection Stage brings regulators, incumbents and Web3 builders collectively to show regulatory progress into actionable requirements that defend customers and unlock development throughout the area.”

Key Sessions on The Intersection Stage

• Day 1: Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 11:35 – How Do You Integrate Blockchain into Traditional Finance Systems? 

By Chee Keong Teo, Associate Partner, Ernst & Young

• Day 1: Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 12:00  – Building the Golden Record for Tokenised Asset Markets 

By Etelka Bogardi, Partner, Reed Smith Singapore, Aaron Gwak, CEO & Founder, Libeara, Alvin Chia, Head of Digital Assets Innovation APAC, Northern Trust, moderated by Tanzeel Akhtar, Journalist, Morley Sterling LLC

• Day 1: Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 14:40 Cross-Border by Design: Regulation as the Great Connector

By Siddharth Gupta, MD APAC & Co‑Head Global Non‑Bank FI, Bank of America, Siva Kumar, APAC Legal Director, Sumsub, Michelle Virgiany, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer and Cora Ang, Head of Legal & Compliance APAC, AMINA Bank

• Day 2: Wednesday, 22 April 2026 at 10:00 – The Rise of Blockchain and Stablecoin Payment Rails

By Maggie Wu, CEO & Co‑Founder, VelaFi, Amanda Pecanha, Chief Compliance Officer, Trace Finance, Tran Hung, CEO, Uquid, Laura Estefania Lopez, Founder & CEO, Conquista PR and Paul Veradittakit, Managing Partner, Pantera Capital 

• Day 2: Wednesday, 22 April 2026 at 10:00 – Institutional Digital Asset Payments Move from Concept to Capability

By Deborah Algeo, Managing Director, Singapore & Hong Kong, Zodia Custody, Daren Guo, Reap, Co-Founder, Jess Houlgrave, CEO, PocketsConnect, Kaushik Sthankiya, Board, Global Head Banking & Payments, Kraken, and Delane Foo, APAC Managing Director, Nethermind.io

Attending media can register for a press move: HERE

About Money20/20  

Launched by business insiders in 2012, Money20/20 has quickly grow to be the heartbeat of the international fintech ecosystem. Over the final decade, the most modern, fastmoving concepts and corporations have pushed their development on our platform.

Mastercard, Airwallex, J.P. Morgan, SHIELD, GCash, Stripe, Google, Visa, Adyen, and extra make transformational offers and lift their international profile with us. Money20/20 attracts leaders from the world’s biggest banks, funds firms, VC companies, regulators, and media platforms, convening to chop business shaping offers, construct world altering partnerships, and unlock future defining alternatives in Las Vegas (October 18–21, 2026), Amsterdam (June 2–4, 2026), Riyadh (September 14–16, 2026), and Bangkok (April 21–23, 2026). Money20/20 is the place the world’s fintech leaders convene to develop their manufacturers. Money20/20 is a part of Informa PLC. Follow Money20/20 on X and LinkedIn for present developments and updates.

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