Fintech hub Lattice80 appoints a veteran banker and former Managing Director of Australia and New Zealand banking group.

Singapore based Lattice80, wholly owned and run by private investment firm Marvelstone Group, has appointed Vinay Agrawal to its board of advisors, the company said in a media release.

Agrawal has in excess of 27 years of Asian banking experience across Asia Pacific and Middle East region. He will be advising the fintech firm on a range of issues, primarily around how to expand the hub network globally to bridge Asian fintechs with the rest of the world.

Prior to taking up this position he worked with ANZ for eight years based in Singapore. As Managing Director for the Bank’s Corporate and Institutional Banking, he was involved in the setup and growth of their platform in Asia Pacific. Before joining the Australian bank he worked in Standard Chartered Bank for 19 years. 

European Push

«We’re extremely pleased to welcome Vinay to our board of advisors. He brings with him a strong network in the startup ecosystem across the region thanks to his connections with funding platforms, venture capital firms, accelerators, angel groups, large-and-medium-size corporations and private equity,» said Joe Seunghyun Cho, CEO of Lattice80.

The fintech firm has recently been forging ties with European financial technology hubs and is also known to be keen on opening a U.S. hub in the near future.