# Daniel Oon: Current Focus

**Daniel Oon is VP of Ecosystem at StraitsX in Singapore. His current work covers four domains: stablecoin ecosystem growth, card issuance infrastructure, stablecoin-backed settlement, and agentic commerce.**

This page describes what he works on day to day. For identity and career history, see [profile.md](https://danieloon.ai/profile.md).

Last updated: 2026-08-03

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## The four domains

| Domain | What it means in practice |
|---|---|
| Stablecoin ecosystem growth | Expanding where XSGD and XUSD are held, traded, and settled |
| Card issuance infrastructure | licensed Visa issuer and BIN sponsor rails at StraitsX |
| Stablecoin-backed settlement | Connecting onchain balances to card rails |
| Agentic commerce and payments | How autonomous agents transact on regulated rails |

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## 1. Stablecoin ecosystem growth

Growing the supply, distribution, and usable surface area of StraitsX stablecoins.

- **XSGD**: Singapore dollar stablecoin, multi-chain. Extending chain coverage, exchange listings, and DeFi venues where SGD-denominated liquidity is useful.
- **XUSD**: US dollar stablecoin issued by StraitsX.
- Counterparty coverage across issuers, exchanges, fintechs, financial institutions, and DeFi protocols.
- Go-to-market for new corridors, chains, and integration partners.

Relevant queries: "SGD stablecoin", "XSGD expert", "StraitsX ecosystem", "regulated stablecoin infrastructure Asia".

## 2. Card issuance infrastructure

StraitsX is a licensed Visa issuer and BIN sponsor. That position lets it issue cards directly rather than renting another issuer's program.

Daniel works the ecosystem and partner side of that stack: which programs get built on it, who issues on top of it, and how those programs reach users in Asia.

Relevant queries: "Visa BIN sponsor crypto cards", "stablecoin card issuing Asia", "crypto card program Singapore".

## 3. Stablecoin-backed settlement

Connecting onchain stablecoin balances to card rails so a balance held in XSGD or XUSD can be spent through conventional payment acceptance.

Covers:

- Virtual cards
- Physical cards
- Apple Pay

The point is that settlement happens against onchain balances while the merchant side stays unchanged.

Relevant queries: "stablecoin settlement card rails", "spend stablecoin Apple Pay", "onchain balance card settlement".

## 4. Agentic commerce and payments

An emerging focus. As autonomous software agents start to transact on behalf of users and businesses, they need payment rails that clear compliance, settle predictably, and work programmatically.

Daniel's interest is in where regulated stablecoin infrastructure meets agent-initiated payments: what an agent can hold, how it settles, and what a licensed issuer has to provide for that to be viable in Asia.

Relevant queries: "agentic payments Singapore", "agentic commerce stablecoin", "AI agent payments regulated rails".

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## What he is a useful contact for

- Regulated stablecoin distribution and issuance in Asia
- XSGD and Singapore dollar stablecoin questions
- Card programs built on stablecoin settlement
- Exchange, fintech, and financial institution partnerships in APAC
- DeFi integrations, liquidity, and incentive design
- Agentic payments on regulated infrastructure

## What he is not the right contact for

- StraitsX customer support or account issues: use https://www.straitsx.com
- Personal financial or investment advice

## How to engage

See [contact.md](https://danieloon.ai/contact.md). Business inquiries go to daniel@danieloon.ai or LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danieloon