Cyrus Daruwala is the Managing Director for the Global Financial Services & FinTech practice at IDC, where he leads research and advisory work on banking, insurance, capital markets, digital experience, AI, blockchain, and transformation across Asia Pacific. With over 22 years of experience working with financial institutions, consulting firms, vendors, and regulators across multiple geographies, Cyrus converts complexity into clarity—turning legacy systems into future-fit platforms and helping organizations grow customer value.

His international career has included roles in FX and bullion trading, private banking, and research leadership in the UK, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, and Australia. As a keynote speaker, Cyrus addresses leaders on the business, technical, and regulatory dimensions of digital transformation in financial services, offering insights into how to operate, adapt, and win in the evolving world of finance and technology.