The PwC 2025 Financial Crime GTM Summit for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region ) was recently facilitated by PwC South East Asia Consulting on 4–5 August. The event was held on 4–5 August 2025 at the PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting Services Philippines Co. Ltd. Financial Crime Unit (FCU) Operations Center in Makati City.
The summit was spearheaded by PwC APAC Financial Crime Leader and Senior Managing Director Ivan Zasarsky, alongside PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting Services Philippines Co. Ltd. Managing Principal Veronica Bartolome and Consulting Partner Ryan Marte. It welcomed partners and directors from PwC firms across APAC including Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
Over two days, the leaders discussed the current financial crime landscape in their respective territories, explored opportunities to strengthen regional collaboration and aligned on strategies to navigate different challenges. The event also featured demonstrations of various solutions for financial crime compliance, including PwC’s own Digital Managed Service—showcasing innovations that are shaping the future of financial crime solutions.
Other highlights of the summit include a fireside chat with clients, where the leaders offered valuable perspectives on industry expectations and evolving needs. Ivan also gave an insightful keynote speech on the impact of Agentic AI—artificial intelligence that can operate with minimal human intervention—on transforming processes and operations in the financial crime space.
The summit provided a platform for the leaders to produce powerful insights, ideas and commitments, shaping a unified vision for the network for the new fiscal year.
PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting Services Philippines Co. Ltd. is a member firm of the PwC network.
Contact us
Follow PwC Philippines
