Business Consultant

James Ma

James Ma is a technology leader with over 15 years in defensive coding, cybersecurity, and fintech. His career spans banking, payments, credit card processing, and startups, where he has led global teams to deliver secure, scalable platforms.

He was part of the core engineering teams that launched Fundsupermart, Shopee, and Trust Bank Singapore, building mission-critical systems in high-growth environments.

James is also the author of three books on AI/ML in finance and secure coding.

In his spare time, he mentors underrepresented talent in tech through the CodeDay Labs program.

Education:

MSc. Finance, Stuart School of Business
B.Eng Computer Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
Dipl. Information Technology, Nanyang Polytechnic

Standards & Framework Expertise:

Financial / Payments: ISO 20022, EMVCo – interbank and card transaction standards
Cloud & DevOps: AWS Well-Architected, Terraform, Kubernetes, CIS Benchmarks
Cybersecurity: OpenAPI, Secure coding, OWASP

Technical Expertise:

Programming Languages: Node.js, Golang, Python, C#, Java (Spring Boot)
Tools & Platforms: Git, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS, CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI), Gatling
Databases & Storage: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis
APIs & Integration: REST, GraphQL, Webhooks, gRPC
Other Skills: Cloud architecture, microservices, logging & monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack), containerization