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World Digital Gold Bullion (WDG Bullion), incorporated in Australia, established to provide a modern approach to gold ownership. By combining the assurance of physical bullion with the efficiency of digital access, WDGB offers trusted solutions for individuals and institutions in today’s financial landscape.
Joining hands with Shin Nieh Group, a financial conglomerate with more than a century of heritage, WDGB also benefits from being part of a broader international ecosystem. Founded in 1907 as Zhejiang Industrial Bank (later known as Zhejiang Shin Nieh Bank), it was among China’s earliest modern banks and was later recognized as one of the country’s most influential Three Southern Banks. The institution played a pivotal role in supporting trade and industrial growth across Asia.
In 2025, Shin Nieh Group will begin a new chapter with its global headquarters in Hong Kong, making use of the city’s position as an international financial center. The Group is building a financial ecosystem with digital assets at its core, and WDGB contributes to this vision by modernizing gold ownership for today’s global markets.
From secure storage accounts to digital payment integration, WDGB develops bullion-backed products that make gold relevant in everyday life while maintaining the highest standards of security and compliance.
WDG Bullion was created to bridge the certainty of physical gold with the possibilities of the digital era. We stand on years of experience in precious metals and fintech, bringing a disciplined, compliance-led approach to every service we provide.
To make gold ownership clear, trusted, and relevant for today, while ready for tomorrow.
Every account is backed by real, allocated bullion.
Clear processes and records you can verify.
Modern tools that make gold simple to use.
Chief Executive Officer of World Digital Gold Bullion
Barrister-at-Law | Corporate Strategist | Global Executive
Dato’ Cheah Kah Peng is an accomplished international corporate leader, senior legal counsel, and strategic advisor with over 35 years of experience in cross-border law, corporate governance, and enterprise development. He holds a Master of Studies (MSt) from the University of Oxford and is a recipient of the prestigious Oxford Chevening Scholarship awarded by the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office. He attended executive programmes at the MIT Sloan School of Management and holds an Honours Law Degree from Queensland University of Technology. He is admitted as a Barrister-at-Law in High Court and Federal Court of Australia and as an Advocate & Solicitor in High Court of Malaysia.
Dato’ Cheah has advised multinational corporations and governments on legal, economic development, and strategic matters spanning fintech, aerospace, AI robotics, renewable energy, mining, O&G and public policy. He is the founder of Cheah Kah Peng & Co and Asia Think Tank, and has led high-level advisory and executive functions across industry, law, and international development. In recognition of his national contributions, he was awarded the Malaysian state title of Dato’, bearing the distinction Defender of the State.
Recognized for his visionary leadership, cross-disciplinary expertise, and commitment to public and private sector advancement, Dato’ Cheah now leads World Digital Gold Inc as Chief Executive Officer, positioning the company at the forefront of the global digital asset and gold markets.
Guiding Global Standards and Strategic Vision
WDGB’s Advisory Board brings together globally distinguished leaders from banking, fintech, sustainability, and central bank digital currency innovation.
Their combined expertise ensures WDGB operates with institutional-grade governance, cross-border regulatory integrity, and a forward-looking approach to digital-asset infrastructure.
Each member contributes decades of leadership experience shaping the future of global finance, policy, and technology transformation.
Xuejun Mao is President of Sun Seven Stars Investment Group and Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of Shin Nieh Group.
Mr. Mao has had a successful career in financial industry spanning from Asia to North America and to Europe. He served in various positions at China Merchants Bank from 1995 to 2024, most recently as the Chief Executive Officer for European operations from May 2023 to December 2024, and as Deputy Chief Executive Officer for the New York branch from July 2013 to May 2023. He played a pivotal role in establishing the first Chinese banking operation in the United States since 1991.
Before moving overseas, Mr. Mao help various positions in China Merchants Bank Head Office in Shenzhen in offshore banking, international banking and strategic management.
Mr. Mao holds a Bachelors degree in International Economics and a Masters degree in World Economics from Wuhan University in China, as well as a M.B.A. from Columbia Business School of Columbia University.
Alec Saltikoff, Chief Strategy Officer of Shin Nieh Group.
Mr. Saltikoff has had a successful career on and off Wall Street in various executive roles at the intersection of sustainability, energy, technology innovations and fintech. He has served as a Director and Global Head of Sustainability and Energy at JPMorgan Chase & Co. bank since 2016, as a Vice-Chairman of the World Green Building Council from 2016 to 2022, as a Vice President and Board member of New York Energy Consumers Council from 2011 to 2022, and as a Co-Chairman of Sustainability Committee of the Real Estate Board of New York from 2016 to 2022. Presently, he holds an appointment as Senior Fellow at the Posterity Institute since 2020 and serves as Adviser to and Board Member of several firms and organizations. He is a globally recognized thought leader, patented innovator, and architect behind Net Zero policy changes at JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its adoption in the market. Among his key achievements are creation and execution of global decarbonization strategy for JPMorgan, facilitating bank’s $2.5 trillion funding commitment for the ESG segment, pioneering synthesis of several breakthrough clean-tech and renewables technologies, including creation of the new blockchain based renewables and carbon tracking standard.
He has graduated from Manhattan University where he has earned Master of Science Degree in 2004, and graduated from MIT Sloan executive management program in Leadership in 2008. Speaker at Davos, Verge, inventor, and recipient of various prestigious awards. Mr. Saltikoff was the strategist who led one of the largest on-site C&I programs in the US and introduced major changes in Sustainability and ESG practices on Wall Street, real estate industry and Fortune 500 companies.
Dr. Wen is CEO Central Bank Digital Currency Infrastructure Services Group (CBDC ISG) and Secretary-General of the Central Bank Digital Currency Cooperation Organization; Co-founder & CEO of the world’s first company providing legal digital currency (CBDC) solutions exclusively for central banks; Global CBDC technology pioneer; Founding Chairman of the ITU (International Telecommunication Union) Focus Group on Legal Digital Currency; Pioneer of the world’s first “scenario + fiat currency” dual-connected stablecoin in the early 2000s.
In the early 2000s, he jointly initiated the “Telecommunication Application Value Unit” (the world’s first “scenario + fiat currency” stablecoin) with ITU; Served as Chief Security Architect of the U.S. Federal Government Identity Authentication Project (promoting its adoption as the federal standard FIPS 201); Co-founded the world’s first CBDC solution company for central banks in 2011 (now serving over 30 countries); Led the R&D of USSC, which is backed by a “basket of sovereign assets” with a value volatility of within ±0.5%; Holds more than ten fintech patents and has led his team to provide CBDC consulting services for more than 40 central banks, as well as the BIS (Bank for International Settlements) and IMF (International Monetary Fund).
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