Media & Speaking

Practical commentary on wealth-tech, AI products, and financial-services change.

I am available for interviews, research calls, podcasts, panels, and background briefings where the topic sits close to wealth-tech, client engagement, product systems, AI, or personal data.

Short Bio

For event pages, journalist notes, and research briefs.

Ben Backx is a wealth-tech operator and product builder based between Singapore and Bangkok. He has worked across American Express, RBS, Standard Chartered, OpenDNA, GoUpscale, and Baxnet Technologies, with a focus on financial-services transformation, client engagement systems, and privacy-aware AI products.

Media Interviews & Commentary

I have been interviewed or quoted by major publications including The Observer and The New Yorker.

I am careful about context: if something is on the record, background only, or research-only, please say so up front.

Topics

Wealth-tech adoption
Why institutional change is slow, and what actually gets used.
Client engagement systems
Tools for private banks, family offices, advisors, and asset managers.
CRM and business intelligence transformation
Lessons from banking environments where data, incentives, and workflow collide.
AI without the theatre
Where AI helps in wealth management and product work, and where the pitch gets ahead of reality.
Privacy-first personal data products
How products can make personal data useful without turning it into someone else's asset.

Useful Angles

Why relationship managers need better tools, not more dashboards.
What banks can learn from startup product discipline.
Why financial-services content is still harder to use than it should be.
How trust boundaries shape personal AI and data products.
What building across London, Singapore, and Bangkok has taught me about product adoption.

Formats

Podcast interviews
Research interviews
Expert commentary
Panel discussions
Private roundtables
Written Q&A
Background briefings

Not a Fit

Generic motivational speaking.
Short-term crypto or market prediction commentary.
Paid promotion disguised as expert commentary.
Technical vendor reviews without proper context.

Contact

The best route is LinkedIn. Please include the topic, format, audience, deadline, and whether the request is recorded, quoted, or background only.

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