Northern Trust hires Alvin Chia as head of Digital Assets Innovation for Asia Pacific

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 14 (Bernama) -- Northern Trust Corporation has hired Alvin Chia as its head of Digital Assets Innovation for Asia Pacific.

Based in Singapore, Chia is responsible for delivering market-leading innovations aligned to Northern Trust’s digital asset strategy to clients across the Asia-Pacific region.

He collaborates closely with industry bodies, fintechs, regulators and government entities to positively influence market change.

According to a statement, Chia reports to global head of Digital Assets and Financial Markets, Justin Chapman.

“We continue to see the pace of innovation continuing across the funds administration and custody sector, with the APAC region experiencing a transformational period of change in light of new technologies,” said Chapman.

“We are pleased to appoint Alvin to this new role, leveraging his deep skills in fintech to help us continue to drive change and support our clients’ requirements.”

Chia was most recently the expert senior manager of Innovation at Bain and Company. Prior to this, he was the vice president of innovation at DBS Bank.

Founded in Chicago in 1889, Northern Trust is a leading provider of wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking to corporations, institutions, affluent families and individuals.

-- BERNAMA