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10-min read • 2 Mar 2026
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Wealth Management
Synpulse Talks - PBWM Hotseat | What Role Would Private Banks Play in the Future?
Private banking is changing across its entire value chain. Client ownership models are evolving, core services are increasingly commoditised, and new alternatives are emerging across lending, distribution, and technology.
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Prasanna Venkatesan
Senior Partner, Global Head of Private Banking and Wealth Management
Prasanna is Global Head of Private Banking & Wealth Management (PBWM) and leads Synpulse’s Regulatory, Risk & Compliance (RCR) practice group-wide. He specialises in large-scale transformation, post-merger integration, non-financial risk, and financial crime compliance, with a focus on data, AI/ML, and target operating model design and delivery. He holds a Master’s in Finance and Strategy from NTU.
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Thomas Schaffner
Managing Partner, Global Head of Banking
Thomas helps clients achieve their strategic goals by driving large-scale IT transformation and implementation projects that boost agility. His work focuses on shaping future-proof organisations through innovative business models and their impact on products, processes, technologies, and structures.
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10-min read • 2 Mar 2026
PBWM
Wealth Management
Synpulse Talks - PBWM Hotseat | What Role Would Private Banks Play in the Future?
Private banking is changing across its entire value chain. Client ownership models are evolving, core services are increasingly commoditised, and new alternatives are emerging across lending, distribution, and technology.
Our Experts In This Topic
OUR EXPERTPrasanna Venkatesan
Senior Partner, Global Head of Private Banking and Wealth Management
Prasanna is Global Head of Private Banking & Wealth Management (PBWM) and leads Synpulse’s Regulatory, Risk & Compliance (RCR) practice group-wide. He specialises in large-scale transformation, post-merger integration, non-financial risk, and financial crime compliance, with a focus on data, AI/ML, and target operating model design and delivery. He holds a Master’s in Finance and Strategy from NTU.
OUR EXPERTThomas Schaffner
Managing Partner, Global Head of Banking
Thomas helps clients achieve their strategic goals by driving large-scale IT transformation and implementation projects that boost agility. His work focuses on shaping future-proof organisations through innovative business models and their impact on products, processes, technologies, and structures.