FNG Exclusive… FNG has learned that Christian Frahm’s banktech and brokertech umbrella firm United Fintech has taken a major step toward expanding its business from Europe into Asia, hiring Stuart Billingham as Head of APAC.

Stuart will be based in Singapore for United Fintech.

Stuart Billingham joins London and Copenhagen based United Fintech with more than 25 years of leadership and commercial experience across APAC, EMEA and the US, including a decade at IHS Markit building two multimillion-dollar businesses from Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan. Most recently Stuart was Global Head of Consortia at regulatory and compliance solutions provider Droit, where he worked with leading financial institutions to bring industry-wide solutions to market.

His career began in trading and operations roles at Nomura and the London Stock Exchange, giving him a broad view across global financial markets.

Stuart also serves as a Non-Executive Director at Singapore based Employee Lifecycle Management company Avvanz.

In his new role at United Fintech, Stuart will lead commercial strategy and go-to-market activity across APAC, working with major financial institutions to drive growth, strengthen client partnerships and accelerate the adoption of innovative financial technology. As United Fintech looks to deepen its presence across the region, home to highly valued clients and relationships, his experience will be central to how the company and its various brands serve them and shape what comes next in APAC.

Tom Robinson, Global Head of Sales & Partner at United Fintech said of Stuart’s hiring,

“I am delighted to welcome Stuart Billingham to United Fintech as Head of APAC, based in Singapore. Stuart joins to drive revenue growth across the region, run our APAC operation and build on the relationships we now have in place after over five years in Asia. Welcome aboard, Stuart. Great to have you with us on the next stage of the journey.”

About United Fintech

United Fintech is building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that powers wholesale finance. It sits between financial institutions and the technology they depend on, independent by design, so the industry can build once and benefit together. United Fintech companies include Netdania, CobaltFX, FairXchange, and TTMzero.

The company brings independent technology businesses onto a single platform and develops them alongside the institutions that use them, a shared foundation owned by no single bank and built to serve the industry as a whole. Its technology spans capital markets, commercial banking, and wealth and asset management.

Today, United Fintech serves more than 250 institutions, including 11 of the 12 largest banks in the world. The company employs around 200 people across 11 countries and is backed by five of the world’s leading wholesale banks, across five regions, and by Danske Growth Capital.