Business Leader

Varun Mittal is experienced in the cross-section of digital business building and financial services in South East Asia and global emerging markets. He has developed and implemented strategy, technology rollout, ecosystem management, and regulatory engagement for financial institutions and digital and internet technology companies.

Singlife Experience

Led Innovation, Ecosystem, and Digital covering consumer and advisor digital stack for one of the largest digital insurers in ASEAN, formed out of the merger of Singlife and Aviva
Leading digital transformation and overall business digitization to improve business agility and reduce costs across six regulated financial service businesses
Managed direct-to-consumer GTM across general, life, and health insurance for 1.5M customers in Singapore
Honors and Awards: -Best Mobile App of the Year, MAS Fintech Partner of the Year

Innovation

Ecosystem

Digital Platforms

Singlife Calls Early-Stage Insurtechs to Join 2nd Edition Accelerator Programme - Fintech SingaporeFinancial services company Singlife has announced the launch of the second edition of its accelerator programme, Singlife Connect 2.0.

Singapore's Platform Workers Grapple with Financial Freedom, Retirement Planning - Fintech SingaporeA recent study has revealed that platform workers in Singapore face a number of financial challenges, including low levels of financial freedom, difficulty meeting monthly savings targets, and a lack

Singlife with Aviva, has launched InsurTech accelerator programmeAviva and Singlife have launched a new accelerator programme to support the growth of InsurTech startups in Singapore.

Singlife and Microsoft Supports Budding Insurtechs to Adopt Generative AI - Fintech SingaporeSinglife has partnered with Microsoft to support high-growth insurance startups to adopt generative artificial intelligence (AI).

Singlife unveils partnership to bolster SME servicesServices include financial-related software and business insurance options

Singlife With Aviva Backs Local SMEs’ Digitisation With Grab, Google, Razer Fintech - Fintech SingaporeSinglife with Aviva launched "A Better Odyssey" to help promising SMEs in Singapore to digitalise and scale their operations.

EY Experience

Led fintech practice in 130 countries in emerging markets comprising a team of over 100 professionals focused on building fintech, blockchain, payment, digital bank, regulatory policy and financial inclusion projects.
Managed digital solutions & client management for 10 ASEAN markets with over 2000 professionals working with financial institutions, regulators, internet technology companies, conglomerates, and private equity clients
Operated EY Fintech Hub as a Global platform enabling clients to discover and engage with 30+ fintech propositions for ten customer segments across the domains of digital banking, fintech, lending, insuretech, payments and blockchain
Developed EY Global Fintech operating model focused on professional services monetisation through corporate innovation, regulatory and compliance certifications, and growth strategy offerings with 70+ active scaleup partners
Honors & Awards - MAS Fintech Leader of the Year 2019, MAS Fintech Leader of Year 2021

Fintech Venture Studio

Regulatory Engagement

Digital Banking Practice

helloPay Experience

Launched helloPay Partner Network (HPN) for implementation partners and helloPay Developer Network (HDN) for developers to build and deploy solutions on top of core helloPay systems
First Marketing and Sales hire of helloPay, first pan-SEA wallet, scaled helloPay team to 154 in 12 months as Regional Head of Operations, spread across 6 countries, first venture outside China acquired by ANT Financial (Alipay)
At helloPay, led partnerships with card schemes, acquirers, banks and merchant partners to enable acceptance and engagement on Lazada and helloPay in South East Asia for 20M+ users and $1.5 Billion GMV
Honors & Awards - EY Accelerating Entrepreneur of the Year, 2016