Ankur Prakash

Ankur Prakash is Head of Digital and Strategic Initiatives for Global Banking at Standard Chartered, where he leads the bank's strategy at the convergence of capital markets, digital assets, and emerging financial infrastructure. He is responsible for shaping the bank's approach to digitally native fixed-income products, blockchain-enabled market infrastructure, and next-generation settlement models, including the application of regulated stablecoins in institutional capital markets. With over two decades of experience across global investment banking, Ankur has held a range of leadership roles spanning capital markets, strategic transformation, and innovation. Based in Singapore, Ankur is a frequent speaker at global industry forums and contributes actively to discussions on the future of fixed-income markets, digital assets, and the transformation of financial market infrastructure.