Event Overview
Date: November 6, 2025
Format: Virtual Event
Duration: Half-day online summit
Target Audience: Asia Pacific businesses, technology leaders, and commerce professionals
Schedule by Region
| Region | Time Zone | Event Hours |
|---|---|---|
| India | IST | 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. |
| Southeast Asia | SGT | 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
| Australia | AEDT | 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| New Zealand | NZDT | 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. |
Event Description
This free half-day online event is designed for Asia Pacific businesses to connect with fellow business and technology leaders. Attendees will gain valuable insights and explore the latest trends shaping the future of payments and financial technology.
Participants can watch keynotes, breakout sessions, and demos at their own pace, experiencing the best of Stripe Tour in an online format.
Key Topics
The event explores the latest trends in AI, stablecoins, agentic commerce, and global expansion. Attendees will get an inside look at Stripe’s newest product innovations and hear from experts and fast-growing companies across Asia Pacific.
Main Focus Areas:
- Trends shaping the next decade of payments and trade—including the rise of AI and stablecoins
- Lessons from founders of fast-growing AI startups in Asia Pacific
- Strategies for scaling globally
- Maximising conversion and minimising fraud with AI-powered payments
- Tools and insights to drive smarter pricing and monetisation strategies
Why Attend
| Benefit | Description |
|---|---|
| Explore New Growth Opportunities | Learn about emerging ideas and tools shaping payments in Asia-Pacific, plus creative strategies to use AI and financial technology |
| Solve Business Challenges | Discover how to optimise payments and pricing, create new customer experiences, and test new business models |
| Tailored Content | Watch breakout sessions on topics of choice, including payments optimisation, embedded finance for SaaS, and strategic pricing |
| Expert Access | Watch product demos and interact live with Stripe experts |
Live Sessions Schedule
Opening Keynote
Time: 8:30 a.m. IST | 11:00 a.m. SGT | 2:00 p.m. AEDT | 4:00 p.m. NZDT
Title: The Future of Commerce
Content: Trends expected to shape the next decade of payments and global trade: AI and stablecoins
Regional Product Keynotes
| Session | Time (Multiple Zones) | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Southeast Asia Focus | 9:00 a.m. IST | 11:30 a.m. SGT | New Stripe products for Southeast Asian revenue growth |
| Australia & New Zealand Focus | 2:30 p.m. AEDT | 4:30 p.m. NZDT | New Stripe products for ANZ revenue growth |
On-Demand Breakout Sessions
Attendees can watch a range of breakout sessions and demos on demand, exploring different tracks covering AI, global growth, stablecoins, pricing strategies, and SaaS financial services.
Featured Sessions:
Agentic Commerce: The Next Era of Intelligent Buying
How agentic AI will transform customer and business decision-making as LLMs become central to discovery and search.
Why Businesses Can’t Afford to Ignore Stablecoins
Exploration of how stablecoins are reshaping global money movement.
The Asia-Pacific AI Landscape
Insights from founders of Asia Pacific’s fastest-growing AI startups on managing rapid growth.
Borderless Businesses: Playbooks for Cross-Border Growth
How businesses accelerate global expansion amid uncertainty and the Stripe solutions powering them.
Monetising Financial Services for SaaS Platforms
Latest SaaS trends, product updates, and launches for platforms across Australia and Southeast Asia.
Product Roadmap: Payments
New payments upgrades for Australia and Southeast Asia designed to grow revenue, lower costs, and improve customer experience.
The Science Behind Successful Pricing Strategies
Strategic pricing insights and Stripe Billing data from 300K+ fast-growing companies revealing monetisation trends.
Featured Speakers
| Name | Company | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Peak Ji | Manus AI | Cofounder and Chief Scientist |
| Sarita Singh | Stripe | Managing Director—Southeast Asia, India, Greater China and South Korea |
| Maia Josebachvili | Stripe | Chief Revenue Officer, AI |
| Michael Lansdown | amaysim | Director CX |
| Sivaramakrishnan Iswaran | Zoho Corporation | Global Head, Zoho Finance and Operations |
| Karl Durrance | Stripe | Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand |
| Paul Harapin | Stripe | Chief Revenue Officer, Asia Pacific |
| Gaurav Sharma | SaaS Labs | Founder and CEO |
| Julia Edwards-Smith | Xero | GM Product Marketing, Growth |
| Mai Leduc Blount | Bridge | Head of Product |
Registration
Cost: Free
Format: Virtual attendance with live interaction capabilities
Access: On-demand content available for flexible viewing
Registration Link
