AI Influence Profile
Chia Der Jiun
Managing Director, MAS (term to 2028-05)
Positioning
Managing Director of MAS since 1 January 2024; re-appointed in May 2026 for a further two years to 31 May 2028. 18 years at MAS prior; former IMF Executive Director for Southeast Asia. Sets MAS's external posture on AI and FinTech.
Official channels
Signature Work (3)
Project MindForge / AI Risk Management Toolkit
Since2025-11MAS-led consortium of 24 banks/insurers/capital-markets firms; phase 2 of Project MindForge wrapped in November 2025 with the AI Risk Management Toolkit for finance — covering traditional AI, generative AI, and agentic AI.
Source →BuildFin.ai platform
Since2025-11Announced by Chia at SFF 2025: a new platform connecting tech providers, research institutes and financial institutions to tackle complex financial problems together.
Source →10-year AI + tokenised-finance roadmap
Since2025-11Two 10-year themes laid out in his SFF 2025 keynote: (1) responsible AI adoption and (2) building a tokenised-finance future.
Source →Public Statements (2)
“Agentic autonomy must come with sufficient guardrails.”
“This tokenised future cannot be built by a single party. It will require collaboration between private and public sectors, within and across jurisdictions.”
Recent Talks (2)
Parliamentary AI record (0)
No related debate records.
Speeches (2)
"Building the Financial System of the Future: Trusted, Connected and Resilient" – Special Address by Mr Chia Der Jiun, Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore, at the Global FinTech Fest 2026 on 11 September 2026
2026-09-11 · Global FinTech Fest 2026 on 11 September
Remarks by Mr Chia Der Jiun, Managing Director, MAS, at the MAS Annual Report 2025/2026 Media Conference on 28 July 2026
2026-07-28 · MAS Annual Report 2025/2026 Media Conference on 28 July