Tristan Chiappini is Vice President and Head of Partnerships for Asia Pacific at PPRO, the leading provider of digital payments infrastructure. Based in Singapore, he joined the company in 2016 as Head of Account Management in the United Kingdom and now leads PPRO’s relationships in the APAC region. Prior to his role at PPRO, Tristan spent the last eleven years in the payments industry, working with established names such as American Express and Ethoca, driving the growth of new business partnerships and entry into new markets globally. With his excellent understanding of the Asian market, he now plays a critical role in helping to establish PPRO as the industry’s go-to digital payments infrastructure. Tristan was raised in the UK and South Africa. He graduated from the University of Cape Town with an honours degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics.