Patrick Yeo

Head of Crypto and Strategic Trading
DBS Bank

Patrick Yeo is Executive Director and Head of Crypto and Strategic Trading at DBS Bank’s Global Financial Markets, a role he has held since March 2022. He is responsible for the bank’s crypto trading and structuring desk, which he established by working closely with internal teams and regulators to build a robust trading infrastructure. He also spearheaded the launch of the bank’s cryptocurrency options trading and structured notes – making DBS the first Asian-headquartered bank to offer financial products whose value is linked to Bitcoin and Ether prices.

Patrick joined DBS in 2017 as a FX Asia & Rates trader, where he was responsible for market making on NDFs and balance sheet management on local EM bonds. In addition to his expertise in principal and crypto trading, he also specialises in risk analysis and algorithmic trading.

Before joining DBS, Patrick held senior trading roles at Standard Chartered, Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ and UOB, where he led high-performing teams and developed innovative trading systems across multiple asset classes. He began his career at Mizuho Corporate Bank’s treasury and FX desk.

Patrick holds a Master of Applied Finance from Macquarie University and a BSc (Hons) in Finance from the University of Manchester.