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Introduction

About Podcast Series

The Future Transformation Podcast Series will serve as a dynamic and engaging platform to explore the latest trends, challenges, and innovations in the fields of Identity Management, Cybersecurity, Payments, and Related Technologies. Through insightful conversations with 15 Industry Experts, this podcast series will offer deep dives into critical topics, showcase cutting-edge technologies, and provide actionable knowledge for businesses, governments, and tech professionals. It will be an essential resource for anyone looking to stay ahead in the fast-evolving tech landscape.

Podcast Series Overview

The Smarttech Asia 2026 will consist of 15 episodes, each featuring a thought leader or industry expert discussing one of the core themes related to Identity Management, Cybersecurity, Digital Payments, and emerging technologies. The podcast will highlight innovations, market challenges, best practices, regulatory updates, and future trends within the tech industry.

Each episode will be available on all major podcast platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, etc.), and will also be promoted on the Smarttech Asia 2026 website and through its social media channels.

Key Themes

Key Themes for the Podcast Series

The 15 episodes will cover the following critical topics, ensuring a comprehensive exploration of the themes at the intersection of identity, security, and payments:

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Agentic AI for Identity & Security Operations

Autonomous AI agents managing IAM, fraud response, SOC operations, and compliance actions in real time.

Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) at Population Scale

From pilots to national rollouts—SSI integration with banking, CBDC, healthcare, and cross-border travel.

Post-Quantum Cryptography: Preparing for the Quantum Threat

Transition strategies for banks and governments before quantum decryption becomes viable.

Identity-Centric Cybersecurity Architecture

Moving from perimeter security to identity-as-the-new-control-plane across enterprises.

Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) 2.0

Evolution of Aadhaar, UPI, DigiLocker-like platforms with AI, consent layers, and global interoperability.

Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs)

Zero-Knowledge Proofs, Homomorphic Encryption, and Secure Multi-Party Computation in payments and identity.

Tokenized Identity & Credentials on Blockchain

Verifiable credentials for KYC, education, employment, and ESG reporting.

Continuous & Adaptive Authentication

Behavior-based, risk-aware authentication replacing one-time login models.

CBDC + Digital Identity Convergence

How identity-linked wallets, offline CBDC, and programmable money reshape financial inclusion.

AI-Driven Financial Crime & AML Transformation

Graph AI, network analytics, and real-time transaction intelligence for AML 2.0.

Cybersecurity for Embedded & Invisible Payments

Securing payments in IoT devices, wearables, vehicles, and smart cities.

Consent Management & Data Trust Frameworks

Operationalizing consent under DPDP, GDPR, and open finance ecosystems.

RegTech Automation Using AI & DLT

Real-time compliance reporting, supervisory tech (SupTech), and machine-readable regulation.

Decentralized Cloud & Confidential Computing

Secure execution environments for sensitive identity and payment workloads.

Resilient Digital Identity for Crisis & Climate Events

Identity systems designed for refugees, disaster response, and cross-border aid distribution