Bangladesh Fintech Summit 2020 begins
The second edition of Bangladesh Fintech Summit, powered by Guardian Life Insurance Limited, began today with a view to unlock the true potential of finance for people, community and society and help Bangladesh to achieve its potential.
The two-day event, organised by Bangladesh Brand Forum and attended by financial professionals from home and abroad, will end tomorrow at 6:30pm.
The theme for this year's summit was "Shaping Future of Finance for People" with the objective to provide collaborative space to fintech companies to share learning, success and failure with present and aspiring fintech companies. The initiative also emerged to initiate policy dialogue among entrepreneurs for a right policy framework for future fintech companies to thrive sustainably and to nurture the fintech ecosystem so that Bangladesh receives the full benefit and value of Global Fintech drive and movement.
Keynote Sessions, Insight Sessions and Panel Discussions with eminent international and local industry leaders are being held in the two days of the summit.
The summit started with the opening speech of Professor Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam, chairman of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC). Shariful Islam, founder and managing director of Bangladesh Brand Forum, delivered the welcome speech at the auspicious event.
"Financial sector is a major part of an economy and Bangladesh is doing quite well in its development process. Bangladesh is gradually developing and we are experiencing a remarkable growth," Prof Shibli said.
Shariful Islam laid emphasis on post-pandemic economic recovery and how fintech may play a very vital role in shaping it.
Mentioning that fintech has been gaining momentum for the last couple of years in Bangladesh, he also said that still there are short comings and it is necessary to timely address them and work collectively to move forward with viable innovation and effective problem solving to continue the momentum.
Bangladesh Fintech Summit 2020 is affiliated with LankaBangla Finance Limited as title partner, powered by Guardian Life Insurance Limited, in association with Nagad.
The event is being held in collaboration with United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), alongside –EMBA, ULAB as Knowledge Partner; A2I - Inspire to Innovate, Bangladesh Innovation Conclave and Digital Finance Forum Bangladesh as strategic partner; Aamra as technology partner; Backpage PR as PR partner; Aatosh as visual partner; and Excentra as web solution partner.
The summit is an initiative of Bangladesh Fintech Forum and organised by Bangladesh Brand Forum.
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