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Michael Prendiville
Chief Executive Officer
JellyC
Michael Prendiville is a financial markets professional with extensive experience across global investment management and trading. He holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Western Australia and a Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment from the Securities Institute of Australia.
Michael has worked in major financial centres including Singapore, Hong Kong, Melbourne and London, where he led currency trading and proprietary trading teams. During this time, he was actively engaged in market-making, proprietary trading, and advising financial institutions, central banks, and large corporations on foreign exchange and derivatives strategies.
His expertise spans global macro markets and institutional trading, with a strong focus on currencies, derivatives, and strategic risk management. Throughout his career, he has managed complex trade flow exposures and speculative trading strategies, navigating volatile markets while optimizing risk for both strategic and opportunistic trades in fast-moving environments.
Later in his career, Michael transitioned into investment management and managed investment schemes. He served as Managing Director of TAF Capital Pty Ltd, where he oversaw the management of the ABE Fund and Bluebottle Fund, investing across currencies, fixed income, commodities, equities, and digital assets. His work has also involved developing innovative approaches to custody, trading infrastructure, and portfolio management in emerging digital asset markets.
Michael is the Co-Founder of JellyC, an Australasian digital asset investment manager focused on bridging traditional financial markets and blockchain-based digital asset infrastructure, providing sophisticated investors with secure and professionally managed access to digital asset investment opportunities.
He also serves as a Director of Macropod, helping shape Australia’s digital financial infrastructure through the development of regulated blockchain-based payment systems and programmable Australian dollar stablecoins.
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1:30–2:45pmWed 25 MarPublic-Private RoundtablesUniClub - Roundtable Room 2Open
Next-Gen Transactions
[Roundtable] Cutting the Costs of Cross-Border Trade – Modern Digital Money in Practice
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Alvinder SinghHead, Innovation Acceleration OfficeMonetary Authority of Singapore
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Amy-Rose GoodeyChief Executive OfficerDigital Economy Council of Australia (DECA)
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Belle LouFounderBloom Fintech
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Prof. David Lee Kuo ChuenChairmanGlobal Fintech Institute
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Effie DimitropoulosChief Executive OfficerAUDD Stablecoin
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Prof. Kadambot SiddiqueHackett Professor of Agriculture Chair and DirectorThe UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia
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Laura DinneenHead of Product MarketingZodia Custody
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Dr. Mark StaplesChief Technology OfficerDigital Finance CRC
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Michael PrendivilleChief Executive OfficerJellyC
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Dr. Andrzej GwizdalskiCo-founder & ChairmanWestern Australia Web3 AssociationModerator
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Jannah PatchayExecutive in Residence & Board MemberGlobal Digital FinanceModerator
About this session
Western Australia’s economy is highly export-driven. With exports over $240 Billion, it makes nearly half of the total Australian goods exports. Yet cross-border payments still carry potentially avoidable friction such as settlement delays, layered fees, FX spreads, manual exceptions & compliance overheads, costs that hit SMEs hardest & compound across large trade flows.
This session is a practical, industry-first discussion focused on one question:
How can WA reduce the costs & friction of cross-border export payments & safely adopt modern, regulated digital settlement tools where they deliver clear benefits while maintaining strong compliance, consumer protection, operational resilience & effective supervision? -
