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Kelvin Tan

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Chief Executive Officer at audax
📍 Singapore

Kelvin Tan is the CEO of audax, a fintech firm spun out of Standard Chartered that provides a "bank-in-a-box" platform to modernize financial institutions. He previously conceptualized and led SC nexus, the banks pioneering Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) offering. Colleagues describe him as a smart, quick-thinking, and talented leader with dogged determination. He holds a Masters from the University of Chicago.

Personally, Kelvin is passionate about coaching and mentoring Singaporean talent, encouraging them to take more risks. He identifies as an introvert who thrives on solving complex challenges and pursuing ideas others deem impossible. His philosophy is to embrace the unexpected, constantly push frontiers, and navigate new challenges to make life as fun as possible.

Unique fact: He successfully pitched the idea for SC nexus internally at Standard Chartered, leading the bank to become the first global financial institution to launch BaaS in Asia.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Singapore
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Priorities

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Embedded Finance (BaaS)
He pioneered Banking-as-a-Service at a major global bank and now leads audax to help other institutions build and scale similar embedded finance models.
Banking Modernization
His company, audax, focuses on helping banks overcome legacy technology constraints by providing a modular, end-to-end digital banking platform to enable new business models.
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Career

Work history

8-2023
Chief Executive Officer
audax
2-2021 - 10-2022
Advisory Board Member e-fintech school
FortNynja
2-2018 - 8-2023
Managing Director and Global Head @Standard Chartered nexus
Standard Chartered Bank
11-2016 - 1-2018
Executive Director - Segment Initiatives, Strategic Programs
Standard Chartered Bank
12-2015 - 6-2017
Executive Director - Digital Wallets and Payments
Standard Chartered Bank
In the press

Media appearances

Ep 2. Kelvin Tan - Chief Executive Officer, audax. Featured in Apple Podcasts
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Banking-as-a-Service | With Kelvin Tan, CEO of audax. Featured in Spotify
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Education
2004 - 2005
A.M.
University of Chicago
2000 - 2003
B.A. (Hons)
Murdoch University
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