Our Team
Meet the People
Building the Finternet
Behind every system we build is a global team united by one belief:
Finance should empower, not exclude.
From Singapore to Africa, our leaders, partners, and advisors bring the expertise and vision that drive the Finternet forward.
Meet Our Team
Singapore (HQ)
Dennis Ng
Founder & Executive Chairman
Dennis has over 18 years of experience in insurance and business strategy, with past roles at Citibank and Allianz Consulting, driving group and strategic initiatives across Asia.
Singapore (HQ)
Chia Hock Lai
Co-Founder & Chief Digital Assets / Strategy Officer
Chia Hock Lai has more than two decades experience in finance and tech. An award-winning digital transformation and skills development leader, he chairs the Responsible Fintech Institute and Digital Assets Association and co-founded the Singapore FinTech Association and Blockchain Association of Singapore.
Singapore (HQ)
Dallas Ng
Chief Growth & Technology Officer (CGTO)
Dallas is a 0-1 builder who often joins startups as one of the first hires, shaping product, tech, sales, and marketing from day one. With a strong engineering foundation and a record of scaling young companies, Dallas helps turn early ideas into high-growth businesses.
Africa | DRC
Eric Mboma
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer - Africa
Eric brings over two decades of leadership across financial services, infrastructure, and impact investing.
His previous roles include Regional CEO, MENA at Prudential Plc, Group Executive Director at AGF Funds, CEO of Standard Bank DRC, and senior positions at Credit Suisse and BHP Billiton.
Our Global Executives
Singapore (HQ)
Dennis Ng
Founder & Executive Chairman
Dennis has over 18 years of experience in insurance and business strategy, with past roles at Citibank and Allianz Consulting, driving group and strategic initiatives across Asia.
Singapore (HQ)
Chia Hock Lai
Co-Founder & Chief Digital Assets / Strategy Officer
Chia Hock Lai has more than two decades experience in finance and tech. An award-winning digital transformation and skills development leader, he chairs the Responsible Fintech Institute and Digital Assets Association and co-founded the Singapore FinTech Association and Blockchain Association of Singapore.
Singapore (HQ)
Dallas Ng
Chief Growth & Technology Officer (CGTO)
Dallas is a 0-1 builder who often joins startups as one of the first hires, shaping product, tech, sales, and marketing from day one. With a strong engineering foundation and a record of scaling young companies, Dallas helps turn early ideas into high-growth businesses.
Africa | DRC
Eric Mboma
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer - Africa
Eric brings over two decades of leadership across financial services, infrastructure, and impact investing.
His previous roles include Regional CEO, MENA at Prudential Plc, Group Executive Director at AGF Funds, CEO of Standard Bank DRC, and senior positions at Credit Suisse and BHP Billiton.
Our Regional Executives
Singapore (HQ)
Eldwin Wong
Chief Executive Officer - Asia
Eldwin has 15 years of experience in finance, lending, and technology, with a diverse background in business management. He is the founder and CEO of INFT, a platform delivering digitized supply chain solutions for wholesalers, distributors, platforms, and MSME retailers.
Africa | Zimbabwe
Gordon Tam
Chief Commercial Officer - Africa
Gordon brings over a decade of experience in business development, strategic growth, and market acquisition across Africa, Asia, and Europe.
He has successfully led cross-border initiatives, forged key partnerships, and driven revenue expansion in diverse sectors including finance, trading, mining and technology.
Africa | Botswana
Ewetse Khama
Director - Botswana
Ewetse has a strong heritage of community building inherited from a family of nation builders. He focuses on creating mutually beneficial opportunities with inclusive outcomes for communities.
His experience is rooted in media and communications with a twenty year track record in multiple African countries working with global brands.
Our Global Advisors
Wilf Blackburn
Non-Executive Chairman of the Advisory Board &
Strategic Investor
Wilf has nearly 40 years of leadership in insurance, including as Regional CEO of Prudential Corporation Asia. He is now the advisorutive Chairman of LivWell Asia, focusing on innovation in digital health and insurtech.
Monika Shupikai Simmons
Non-Executive Advisor
Monika leads Private Capital at Rand Merchant Bank, specialising in global debt and equity capital raising. She has over 15 years of experience working across the US, UK, Europe, and Africa.
Odd Haavik
Non-Executive Advisor
With over 35 years in the financial services industry across Asia, Odd Haavik is a seasoned C-suite professional with expertise in investment banking and insurance. He has held prominent roles in Hong Kong and Singapore. As the former Chief Distribution Officer at a top Singapore insurer, he managed a 5,000-member agency force and key bancassurance relationships.
Reona Shimada
Non-Executive Advisor
Reona is a senior strategist and fintech venture builder with over 20 years of leadership experience across Southeast Asia and Japan. His career spans from advising Fortune 500 companies at McKinsey & Company to founding Crowdo Holdings, a pioneering fintech platform.
His expertise in board-level advisory, digital transformation, and cross-border collaboration will be invaluable as we continue to drive innovation and sustainable growth.
Woon Tai Ho
Non-Executive Member of Global Advisory Board
Tai Ho is best known for leading a team to start the Asia-wide news channel, Channel NewsAsia. In the course of more than two decades, he launched news and entertainment channels across Asia, including MiTV and Channel K in Myanmar, and is now working on an English digital channel for South Asia.
In July 2024, he was inducted into the Singapore Media Industry Hall of Fame for making lasting contributions to the media industry over the years.
We are constantly looking for talent to help us drive more success.
We are constantly looking for talent to help us drive more success.