Rhidoi Krishnakumar

Rhidoi Krishnakumar is a seasoned Payments, FX, and Financial Markets professional with a vast experience of over 20 years in the US and Asia.

Currently serving as the regional head of cross-border payments in DBS' Digital Payments Group, overseeing the Bank's consumer cross-border payments service (DBS Remit) and DBS Remit API services.

Possesses expertise in product management and business development with a keen interest in transactional FX, payments, digital banking, and fostering innovation to cater to the needs of Consumer, Corporate, Institutional, and FinTech clients.

Brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in fixed income products, having worked across various roles encompassing origination, trading, sales, and business management.

Educationally, Rhidoi Krishnakumar has a diverse background, having pursued studies at Scarsdale High School, Cornell University for Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Economics, INSEAD (SG) for Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a focus on Finance, General, and also at the Singapore American School.

Professionally, Rhidoi Krishnakumar holds the position of Regional Head of Cross Border Payments at DBS Bank. Previously, he has served in prominent roles at Standard Chartered Bank, including Executive Director of Electronic Market Solutions, Executive Director of Global Foreign Exchange, Director of Financial Markets Sales, Director of Leverage Finance Syndicate in Capital Markets, and Chief of Staff to the Group Head of Financial Markets.

Prior to Standard Chartered Bank, he gained valuable experience as a Senior Associate in Fixed Income Trading at Credit Suisse and started his career as a Summer Analyst at Salomon Smith Barney.