Gary Fan
Royal Business Bank COO
Gary Fan is an Executive Officer of RBB, a publicly traded bank with over $4 billion in assets. As COO, Gary leads enterprise-wide growth initiatives, digital transformation, product and service innovation, and strategic M&A activity. He is also responsible for optimizing cross-functional operations and driving continuous business model evolution to stay ahead in a rapidly changing financial landscape.
Previously, Gary served as President of Gateway Bank FSB in Oakland, CA, where he successfully led a full-scale turnaround, overseeing all retail and commercial banking units and restoring profitability. His leadership has consistently delivered measurable results across diverse financial institutions.
Gary’s career spans senior roles at global financial organizations, including CTBC Bank, where he served as Head of Strategy for North America and Head of Consumer Lending for its U.S. subsidiary. His expertise includes fintech integration, strategic partnerships, market expansion, long-range planning, and organizational restructuring.
With P&L responsibility over multi-billion-dollar lending portfolios, Gary has led high-performing teams across Sales, Marketing, Retail and Commercial Banking, Operations, Credit Administration, Finance, IT & Security, HR, Legal, PMO, and Real Estate. His cross-industry experience includes Banking, Fintech, E-Commerce, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain & Logistics.
Gary holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and is a graduate of the Stonier Graduate School of Banking at The Wharton School.
2026 Agenda Sessions
Can community banks be the fastest movers?
Community institutions are quietly leading innovation through agility, partnership, and mission alignment. With fewer layers and more trust, some of the most forward-looking digital plays are coming from regional banks and credit unions.
This panel features a diverse set of leaders showing how they’ve leapfrogged legacy peers in UX, CRM, and embedded finance. Their secret? Less red tape, more guts, and better use of fintech.
Takeaways:
• Understand why smaller institutions can innovate faster.
• Learn how to build partnerships that accelerate - not complicate - change.
• See examples of agile teams winning in regulated environments.
Tuesday 31 March 08:50 - 09:30 Banking
Embedded Finance
Partnerships & Ecosystem Play
UX & Customer Experience
This panel features a diverse set of leaders showing how they’ve leapfrogged legacy peers in UX, CRM, and embedded finance. Their secret? Less red tape, more guts, and better use of fintech.
Takeaways:
• Understand why smaller institutions can innovate faster.
• Learn how to build partnerships that accelerate - not complicate - change.
• See examples of agile teams winning in regulated environments. Banking US/Pacific