Pasi Koistinen

Director, Digital Assets & Emerging Risks | Cybersecurity Executive | AI & Digital Risk Leader, Standard Chartered

Fintech, Cryptocurrency and Evolution of Traditional BFSI | Cybersecurity, Cryptocurrency, Business Transformation

Pasi Koistinen

Biography

Pasi Koistinen is a cybersecurity executive, author, and public speaker with over 25 years of experience securing digital infrastructures across financial institutions, startups, and global enterprises. Currently Director of Digital Assets & Emerging Risks at a Tier 1 bank, he leads strategy across AI, blockchain, cyber risk, and digital finance resilience.

A former CISO of a leading digital asset exchange and co-founder of offensive security and threat intelligence firms, Pasi has directed large-scale security operations, red teaming programs, and AI-enabled big data defense platforms long before AI became mainstream. His expertise spans governance, adversary simulation, cryptocurrency regulation, and enterprise risk transformation.

Recognized with the ASEAN CSO30 Award (2024), he holds multiple top certifications including CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, GCWN, and GXPN. With an MBA in Security Management and doctoral research in Emerging Technology & AI, Pasi bridges cybersecurity operations with the evolving AI-driven threat landscape.