About Paul Wong

Paul Wong is a Director of Product at the Stellar Development Foundation, where he helps institutions realize the potential of blockchain. He works with partners on tokenizing real-world assets and fostering real-world use cases. He led groundbreaking work on a global cash assistance program for UNHCR; an innovative instant payment for a consortium of Ukrainian banks; and new tools supporting transparent, traceable, and auditable payments. Prior to joining Stellar, Paul Wong spent 17 years in central banking at the Federal Reserve Board and Bank for International Settlements. At the Federal Reserve, he established and led the Board’s Technology Lab, drafted international and domestic risk-management standards for financial market infrastructures, conducted supervision of systemically important payment systems, and oversaw the provision of central bank services to financial institutions.