Zennon Kapron is the Founder and Director of Kapronasia, one of Asia’s leading providers of research and consulting services focusing on the financial industry and financial technology. Zennon has been involved in the financial technology industry for over 20 years and covers all topics financial technology and digital currency. Before Kapronasia, Zennon was the Global Banking Industry Manager for Intel based out of Shanghai and, prior to Intel, was the CIO for Citigroup Portugal. Zennon has testified in front of the U.S. Congress on issues of China fintech and is the author of ‘Chomping at the Bitcoin: The History and Future of Bitcoin in China’ published by Penguin. He holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Computer Science from Syracuse University and an MBA from INSEAD.

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