Irfan Ahmad

Head of Digital Asset Commercialization APAC & MENA

State Street Digital

Profile:

Irfan Ahmad is the product lead for State Street Digital in APAC, State Street’s newest division focused on digital assets and technologies, encompassing the setup of a new integrated business and operating model to support clients’ entire digital investment cycle from pre-trade, trade, and post-trade as well as other initiatives designed to enhance the client experience. Irfan joined State Street in EMEA in December 2014, where he worked in the company’s Business Architecture function. Since then, he has worked in strategy, regulatory product development and sales in London and Hong Kong. He is now based in Singapore and leads efforts relating to digital assets in the region. Prior to joining State Street, he worked across Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities (FICC) technology at Barclays Investment Bank, where he was responsible for their ‘Run the Bank’ project portfolio, service management and business continuity management in EMEA. He later joined the Algorithmic Electronic Trading Technology and Trade Processing Engine team, where he oversaw risk and control practices within EMEA. Irfan holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honors in economics and economic history from the University of Manchester.

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Digital & Technology

Where Are We Now With Digital Assets and What Should We Expect Next? The final panel discussion of the Hubbis Digital Assets Forum in December saw a group of experts summarise the event and focus on the next steps ahead..

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