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Leadership That’s Built Thailand’s Payment Infrastructure<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n


Our team doesn’t just understand Thailand’s FinTech ecosystem\u2014we’ve architected it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Former executives from National ITMX, major Thai banks, and regional payment networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sasipong Pewkaw<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Co-Founder, CEO\/COO<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Former Director, Liquid Group PTE (Thailand) Former Head of Business Strategy, National ITMX<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Sasipong led strategic initiatives at National ITMX, Thailand’s central payment infrastructure operator, where he shaped PromptPay ecosystem development and commercial partnerships. Prior experience at SCB, KBank, and Accenture.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Eetu Kuneinen<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Former President, Eurasia Continental Financial, Former Director of Technology Strategy, Bank of Asia, Co-Founder, ABAC <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Eetu was involved in building two digital banks, the latest out of Astana International Financial Centre, where he was the president and set it up from obtaining the license, building the team and deploying technology solutions to acquisition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Nicholas Leong<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Co-Founder, Head of International Markets<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nicholas brings deep expertise in regional payment network expansion across Southeast Asia, with particular focus on cross-border payment corridors and international PSP partnerships.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Nanthachai Wattanapong<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Chief Technology Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Former Head of Solution Architect, National ITMX Former Technology Lead, KBank, Accenture, Ascend<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nanthachai architected core payment infrastructure systems at National ITMX, with hands-on experience in PromptPay integration, ISO 20022 implementation, and PCI-DSS compliance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Vladimir Eremchuk<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Business Development Director<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Former CFO, Eurasia Continental Financial, Former CFO, Unibank, Co-Founder, ABAC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vladimir specializes in financial structuring and international market entry strategy, with particular expertise in cross-border payment economics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Natdanai Chotsabchonlakorn<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Settlement and Compliance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Former Head of Compliance, Good LOGIC Former Cathay International<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Natdanai ensures rigorous compliance with BOT regulations, AML\/KYC requirements, and settlement operations management.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Advisors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Prinya Jinantuya<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

CEO<\/strong><\/strong>,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GHL (Thailand) Co., Ltd.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sejo Kim<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Head of Global Business, Dozn South Korea<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Stephen Manuel<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Business Development, NPCI India<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Warutra Chomsakorn<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

General Manager, Commercial Banking of D1 Asia Co.,Ltd.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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