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Strategic Hiringcurated sourcedetected 2026-05-21 · confidence 60%

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SMBC: Strategic Hiring

SMBC Head of Transaction Banking Product APAC participated in AI roundtable discussing banking transformation

Source: Fintechnews Singapore

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The leadership read

SMBC is resourcing ahead of a step-change, not backfilling. A build-out like this concentrates senior bench strength in the sector where the mandate is strongest. Watch the mix of the hires across Asia — that is the clearest read on the plan behind the headcount.

Market context: Against a Talent Market Index of 103.7 (Hot) (down 1.8 month-on-month), Asia is at steady (-1pts) on signal share.

SMBC: 1 signal in the last 90 days; 0.2% of MitchelLake's Asia signal flow; 3 tracked across 17 days.

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Medi Assist appointed Gaurav Bhatnagar as Chief TPA Officer

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Razorpay →

Razorpay strengthened AI leadership by appointing Sudhir Reddy (from Divyam.ai), Abhishek Agarwal (from Microsoft), Bhavya Shivaprakash (from Salesforce), and Anuj Mathur (from CRED)

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ITOCHU Corporation →

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AMEC →

China's AMEC announced plan to expand semiconductor equipment portfolio to 100+ high-end types within 5 years through internal development and external acquisitions. Currently has 54 types developed (26 plasma etching, 24 thin-film processing, plus CMP and metrology equipment). Targets atomic-level processing precision. Aims to rank among global first-tier equipment makers by 2035.

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Chocolate Finance →

Chocolate Finance appointed Shiv Sharma as Chief Business Officer in June 2026. Sharma brings experience from Stocktwits (President/COO), AWS, and Cisco. His mandate includes leading growth, finance, customer acquisition, strategic partnerships, and corporate development as the company scales beyond Singapore.

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United Overseas Bank →

UOB targets fivefold growth in Hong Kong private banking AUM by 2030 and plans to treble client adviser headcount to ~60 as part of wealth management expansion strategy.

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