HSBC has appointed Bhavna Haswani as director of digital assets and currencies.
Based in Hong Kong, Haswani will focus on the firm’s digital strategy, investigating business opportunities to move from traditional finance (TRAFI) into decentralised finance (DEFI).
She brings extensive experience in trading, quant analytics and product management, having held multiple senior positions across the APAC market.
Prior to HSBC, Haswani held a five-year tenure as vice president of J.P. Morgan.
Before this, she was an executive board member of the Pan Asian Securities Lending Association (PASLA) and was vice president of BNY Mellon between 2015 and 2018.