Job Description
Join KPMG’s Financial Services Consulting (Fintech & Ventures) practice in Singapore as a Payments & Digital Assets Consultant. In this role, you will advise regulators, banks and fintechs on the rapidly evolving payments ecosystem and digital asset initiatives, helping them design innovative solutions in areas like payment platforms, digital currencies, and blockchain while aligning operating models with strategic goals. You’ll work directly with clients on projects spanning payment rails, e-wallets, cards, cross-border payments, and cryptocurrency/tokenization, ensuring solutions are secure, regulatorily compliant, and add business value. As a consultant, you will focus on delivering high-quality analyses and project contributions. For Managers, responsibilities include leading project workstreams and client relationships, guiding teams to successful outcomes. Key Responsibilities: Consulting Delivery: Lead and contribute to payments modernization and digital asset strategy projects for banks and fintech clients. This includes assessing current payment processes and designing target operating models to enhance efficiency and customer experience in payments (e.g. real-time payments, digital wallets, cross-border remittances) and digital asset adoption (e.g. blockchain use-cases, crypto custody solutions) Strategy & Advisory: Provide strategic advice on payment innovations and digital assets. Analyze emerging trends (such as CBDCs, stablecoins, DeFi) and identify opportunities for clients to leverage new payment technologies and digital asset offerings for competitive advantage. Develop roadmaps for integrating digital assets into traditional financial services, balancing innovation with risk management and regulatory requirements Client Solutions & Thought Leadership: Collaborate with senior KPMG colleagues and alliance partners to craft tailored solutions – for example, defining business models for new payment/digital asset initiatives and developing business case
