Matthias Kröner is a Munich-based, internationally active entrepreneur at the interface of technology, the financial industry and public policy. He founded two fully regulated banks: Direkt Anlage Bank (IPO 1999) and Fidor Bank (sale 2016) and is now Managing Partner at the Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN), a Singapore-based global platform for shaping the financial architecture of tomorrow. With the "Mogaland Academy for Financial Health", he has founded a scalable solution for financial education in the Global South using web3 and gamification.

Matthias Kröner has been involved in the digital transformation of the financial world since the early days of the internet. His focus is on customer-centric innovation, digital sovereignty and building strong international partnerships in finance, technology and regulation.