The Forward Podcast with SmartOSC Rethink the Future of Money: 20(ish) Minutes from Money 20/20 Asia That Made Us Rethink (Part 1)
3 days.
200 of Asia’s most influential tech leaders, banks, startups, retailers, regulators, and creators, all under one roof to talk about where the future of fintech is heading.
Thousands of guests.
One big question: What made you rethink?
We went floor to floor at @Money20/20 Asia, one of the biggest fintech events in the world, to speak with speakers and attendees who are actively shaping the future of finance.
We asked them 👉 What moment at Money20/20 has stopped you in your tracks and made you rethink?
From AI’s double-edged potential to fraud, inclusion, and rethinking what real innovation actually looks like, this episode captures brilliant moments that may stick in your mind for days to come.
🎙️ Featuring:
• @MedhySouidi (DBS & @WhatTheFintech) – on GenAI use cases beyond banking in Asia
• Sunday Domingo (Standard Chartered) – on collaboration and the push-and-pull of AI
• Christian Villegas (BPI) – on protecting vulnerable users and cross-border innovation
• Neha (Dept) – UX and designing unfiltered, honest conversations
• Eric (Tookitaki) – on why digital literacy is key to protection
• Puneet Kambir (Grab) – on risk, fraud, and the upside of a unified AI narrative
• Oliver Beaumont (Tarn) – on what really matters in payments
• Samantha Lee (Discover) – on inclusive design and the cost of chasing hype
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👇 If you were there, what moment made you stop and rethink? Leave a comment below
About The Forward Podcast: Rethink - When the old answers don’t fit, it’s time for new questions.
Rethink is a new season of the award-winning Forward Podcast built around slowing down, questioning assumptions, and sitting longer in the problem stage - before rushing to solutions.
Too often, businesses cling to what they know, hiding behind the old “this is how we’ve always done it” line. It's the fastest way to kill diversity of thinking, new ideas, and meaningful change.
This series is about rethinking what's broken: outdated products, workplaces stuck in the past, leadership resisting change, and tech that no longer serves the people using it.
In each episode, we sit with rethinkers: founders, creators, strategists, and innovators, who are challenging norms and building better ways forward. From redesigning shopping experiences to making digital finance more accessible, we explore how slowing down to ask better questions leads to stronger, more human-centered futures. Because solving yesterday’s problems with yesterday’s solutions won’t get us where we need to go.
Slow down. Look closer. Build better.
Brought to you by SmartOSC, a global digital transformation agency https://www.smartosc.com/
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