Banking the Agent Economy

Who Gives an AI Agent a Bank Account? AI agents can purchase services, move money and coordinate work, but autonomous commerce cannot scale on financial infrastructure built for humans. Who verifies an agent? What can it spend? How does it hold assets, access liquidity and remain accountable? Banking the Agent Economy is a curated event exploring the financial stack behind autonomous commerce. It brings together founders, operators, investors and infrastructure leaders across AI, payments, stablecoins and digital asset infrasturcture. Join focused conversations on how agents will transact safely and autonomously — followed by closing drinks with the people building and funding the agent economy. Attendance is limited and subject to approval. ​Agenda Overview Agenda 14:30 - 15:00 | Arrival and Opening Remarks H.E. Mr Veikko Kala, Ambassador of the Republic of Estonia to Singapore and ASEAN Aaron Landeros - Partnerships Lead - Compass Labs 15:00 - 15:30 | Panel One Banking the Agent Economy: How AI Agents Will Pay, Exchange and Transact Moderator: Yash Yadav - GTM Leader Stablecoin & Payments APAC Speakers: OpenFX - Rocco Puno - Head of APAC HSBC - Shadab Taiyabi - Director, Head of Fintech Sales Asia Aeon - Yiyang Li - Cofounder & CTO Additional speaker to be announced 15:30 - 15:40 | Coffee Break 15:40 - 16:10 | Panel Two The New Global Money Stack: Stablecoins, Wallets and Borderless Payments Moderator: Chiara Munaretto - Cofounder - Stablecoin Insider Speakers: Yellow card - Elizabeth Haskins - Global Sales Manager Tether - Robert S. - Expansion APAC Stripe - Coral Taylor - APAC Crypto & Stablecoin GTM Aspire - Samuel Chua - Senior Product Lead 16:10 - 16:30 | Fireside Chat Investing in the Future of Money: Payments, Stablecoins and the Agent Economy Moderator: Melvin Seah - Open Space Capital - Investor Speakers: Kadan Capital - Felix Frenzel - Founding Partner Maximum Frequency Ventures -Jerome Ong - Cofounder & GP Spartan Group - Lionel Pek - Executive Director Investments 16:30 - 17:30 | Networking and Closing Drinks ​​​Brought to you by: ​Estonian Business Hub The Estonian Business Hub serves as a physical representation of Estonia’s identity, fostering a sense of connection and familiarity for Estonian entrepreneurs and visitors, while also showcasing the country’s commitment to nature, technology, and innovation. ​​Compass Labs Compass Labs provides the infrastructure that enables fintechs, financial institutions, and AI agents to access yield, trading, lending, and tokenized assets through a single non custodial API. We make onchain financial products easier to launch, integrate, and scale. X | Website | LI Yellow Card Leading global infrastructure provider, enabling banks, fintechs, and multinational businesses to access US dollars, manage treasury, and move money across borders. Supporting more than 50 currencies, Yellow Card combines global reach with deep emerging markets coverage, and is trusted by customers including Visa and Western Union. Strategic partners OpenFX OpenFX delivers real-time cross-border FX payments with 90% faster settlement and 80% lower costs than traditional FX. Our global network enables 24/7 money movement. Aeon AEON is the native settlement layer built for the AI economy. By equipping agents with a comprehensive suite of programmable payment primitives, spanning across Agent Account, AI Card, and more, AEON empowers autonomous AI to seamlessly navigate global value networks. Aspire Aspire is an all-in-one finance platform helping businesses manage global payments, corporate cards, expenses, and cash in one place. Supporting partners Kleros Kleros is the trust layer for the agentic economy. MPP and x402 custom escrows give agents the rails; Kleros makes them safer: payment protection at machine speed and cost, plus ERC-8004-compatible trust signals for better discoverability and agent certification. Kadan Capital Early stage venture capital firm investing proprietary capital in ambitious AI and fintech startups, combining fast decision making with hands-on support from its founding partners. Multi Frequency Ventures Maximum Frequency Ventures (MFV) is an operator-led Web3 venture studio and fund that combines capital with hands on support to help crypto founders move from idea to global scale. Spartan Group Spartan Group is a leading player in the Web3 space. We are one of the most active venture investors and have backed some of the leading crypto companies and networks. HSBC HSBC is one of the world's largest banking and financial services organizations, providing global retail, commercial, and investment banking. Stablecoin Insider Independent intelligence platform covering stablecoins, digital payments, fintech, and institutional adoption through industry news, analysis, and research reports. Singapore Blockchain Week SBW is the world's first cross border blockchain Week. Your gateway to Southeast Asia's web3 economy.