Global Head Partnerships & Innovation
Citi Services (Treasury & Trade Solution, Securities Services)
Biswarup Chatterjee is a Managing Director and the Head of Partnerships and Innovation for Citigroup’s Services organization.
In his current role, Mr. Chatterjee is responsible for developing applications for Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology across Digital Asset products for tokenized deposits, coins and crypto assets. He also oversees the business activity of partnering with and investing in fintech and financial infrastructure providers. His responsibilities include new product and business development in coordination with the various business lines of Payments, Liquidity, Trade Finance, Issuer Services and Investor Services.
Mr. Chatterjee joined Citi in 1998 and has held various trading and business leadership responsibilities. Specifically, he played a key role in leading the development of electronic trading, digitization, marketplace development and data framework based business initiatives at Citi. He has also held Board of Director positions in global financial market industry associations, financial market infrastructure providers and fintechs.
With tokenized deposits, stablecoins and on-chain settlement gaining momentum, bank executives must recognize that these developments represent a foundational shift in the industry and decide where best they can play a crucial role in the on-chain ecosystem. Panelists will discuss where on-chain finance creates real strategic advantage, how it integrates with existing balance sheets and regulatory frameworks that are changing, and what banks should—and should not—be investing in now.