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showcase

series

The Future

of Fintech

in ASEAN

Date: 15 August 2019, Thursday

Time: 8:00am - 06:15pm

Venue: Conference Hall 2 & 3,

Securities Commission Malaysia

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CONFIRMED SPEAKERS

PROGRAMME*

0800

Arrival of Guest and Registration

0900

Introduction by Tan Sri Dr. Munir Majid

Chairman, CIMB ASEAN Research Institute

Chairman, ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN BAC) Malaysia

Member, Economic Action Council (EAC)

0910

Special Remarks by Khun Arin Jira

ASEAN-BAC 2019 Chair

0920

Opening Keynote Remarks by Datuk Syed Zaid Albar

Chairman, Securities Commission Malaysia

1350

Showcase 7: Wealth Tech

Wealth tech brings together wealth and technology with the aim of providing digital solutions for personal and corporate wealth management and investment. Some of the services and products under wealth tech include:

  • Robo-advisors - automated service that uses algorithms and machine learning to advise users on investment 

  • Micro-investment - a platform that allows its clients to invest small amounts of money on a regular basis
     

Ronnie Tan Tai Ngee, CEO & Managing Director, GAX MD (A Member of Silverlake Group)

​

0940

Financial integration and the development of Fintech in ASEAN by Dr. Mohamed Zulkhibri Abdul Majid

Assistant Director/Head of Analysis on Finance and Socio-economic Division, ASEAN Secretariat

1000

Setting the scene by Knowledge Partner:

McKinsey & Co.

The Big Picture: Fintech trends in ASEAN

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Sameer Kumar, Partner, McKinsey & Company

1400

1010

ASEAN Roundtable Series: Opportunities for Fintech in ASEAN

Perspectives from the ground in ASEAN

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Moderator:

Mohammad Ridzuan Abdul Aziz, President, Fintech Association of Malaysia (FAOM) 

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Panel Speakers:

  • Chia Hock Lai, President, Singapore Fintech Association

  • Olarn Weranond, President, Thai Fintech Association

  • Lito Villanueva, EVP and Chief Innovation & Inclusion Officer, RCBC, and Chairman, Fintech Alliance.Ph

​

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ASEAN Roundtable Series: Migrating to a cashless and borderless ePayment ASEAN ecosystem

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As a region, ASEAN is moving away from the current state of using fiat currency to a digital ecosystem comprising mobile, e-wallet, e-money and tokens. How the shift from the current infrastructure to the digital/infrastructure take place will depend on the stakeholders (including regulators, service providers, merchants and consumers), type of technologies involved, mindset and adoption.

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Moderator: 

Raja Adam Raja Malik, Committee Member and Lead, Regulatory Affairs, Fintech Association of Malaysia (FAOM)

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Panel Speakers:

  • Paul Gwee Choon Guan, Secretary-General, ASEAN Bankers Association

  • Christopher Davison, CEO BigPay 

  • Josephine Romero, CEO of Apptitude, Strategic Business Head and Board Director of Magpie.IM Inc, the Philippines 

  • Hanson Toh, Director – Strategy & Special Projects, Axiata Digital eCode Sdn Bhd (Boost)

1510

Coffee Break

1020

Smart Showcase Series Introduction by Hong Ju Khee

Executive Director, CIMB ASEAN Research Institute (CARI)

1120

Showcase 1: Regional Initiative

APIX (Application Programming Interface Exchange)

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APIX is an online global marketplace and sandbox for collaboration between financial Institutions and Fintechs. It facilitates a collaborative environment for financial institutions (FIs) and Fintech firms to exchange ideas in a community-led environment, co-design new financial products and services within a cloud-based and secure sandbox. The platform aims to enable FIs to launch new products and services, thereby expanding access to finance for the underbanked population, thus driving greater financial inclusion.

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Sopnendu Mohanty, Chief Fintech Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)

1150

Showcase 2: Bank-tech

Financial Services in a Platform World

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Shifts in customer behaviour, progress and proliferation of technology in finance, combined with the vast aggregation of users on platforms have driven banks to reconsider their roles and their modes of operations. Themes around creating new partnership classes, venturing outside banking and exploring virtual banking models are now top-of-mind. These themes are crucial as banks seek to define themselves and stay relevant amidst the fast-changing environment.

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Effendy Shahul Hamid, CEO, Group Ventures and Partnerships (GVP), CIMB Group

1530

Showcase 8: RegTech

Sustainable Compliance -

Transforming Anti Money Laundering Lanscape Globally

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RegTech, or regulatory technology, has the potential to help financial institutions meet know-your-customer (KYC), anti-money laundering (AML) and countering terrorist financing (CTF) data and reporting requirements. The technologies developed by regtech firms simplify compliance, risk management, reporting and data management. 

 

Presenter:

Sagar Sinha, VP - Head of  APAC & ME Sales & Channels, Tookitaki, Singapore

1540

Showcase 9: Insurtech

​

  • Insurtech leverages the use of technology to maximise savings and efficiency from the current insurance model. 

  • Equipped with the latest innovations, Insurtech firms are able to provide ultra-customised policies, social insurance and use data streams from internet-enabled devices to price premiums based on actual observed behaviours

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Chia Hoe Seng, Partnerships Lead, Fermion 

1550

Showcase 10: Blockchain

​How Blockchain is Changing Finance - Disintermediation, governance and transparency

 

Akahane Yoshiharu, Senior Manager Blockchain Team, Business Strategy Department, Financial Segment, NTT DATA Corporation, Japan

1200

Showcase 3: Crowdfunding and Financial Inclusion

Alternative Financing - Equity and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Crowdfunding

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Elain Lockman, Co-Founder & Director,

Ata Plus

1210

Showcase 4: Fintech Challenge Vietnam - Efforts to Support Fintechs in ASEAN by Asian Development Bank (ADB) 

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Kenneth Wong, Financial Sector Advisor, ADB Venture, Asian Development Bank (ADB)

1220

Special Address:

Silverlake in the Fintech World

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Goh Peng Ooi, Founder & Group Executive Chairman, Silverlake Group

1240

Lunch Break

1600

Master Showcase: Q&A

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Moderator:

Norhizam Abdul Kadir, VP of Startups Ecosystem Development,  Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDeC)

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Presenters:

  • Sopnendu Mohanty, Chief FinTech Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) 

  • Effendy Shahul Hamid, CEO, Group Ventures and Partnerships (GVP), CIMB Group

  • Elain Lockman, Co-Founder & Director, Ata Plus

  • Kenneth Wong, Financial Sector Advisor, ADB Venture, Asian Development Bank (ADB)

  • Kobsak Duangdee, Secretary-General of The Thai Bankers’ Association

  • Wong Kah Meng, Co-Founder & CEO, Funding Societies Malaysia

  • Ronnie Tan Tai Ngee, CEO, GAXMD

    (A Member of Silverlake Group)

  • Sagar Sinha, VP - Head of  APAC & ME Sales & Channels, Tookitaki, Singapore

  • Chia Hoe Seng, Partnerships Lead, Fermion

  • Akahane Yoshiharu, Senior Manager Blockchain Team, NTT Data, Japan

1330

Showcase 5: Regional Initiative

Regional Digital Trade Connectivity

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The Regional Digital Trade Connectivity is a new initiative which aims to streamline the various digital processes used to facilitate trade. The successful implementation of this initiative would reduce the cost and time of international transactions, increase the competitiveness businesses (including SMEs), and support programmes such as the National Single Window (NSW) and ASEAN Single Window (ASW).

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Kobsak Duangdee, Secretary-General, Thai Bankers’ Association

1700

Ambassadorial Insights

Global outlook on Fintech collaboration in the age of 4IR

 

Moderated by:

Tan Sri Dr. Munir Majid

Chairman, CIMB ASEAN Research Institute

Chairman, ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN BAC) Malaysia

Member, Economic Action Council (EAC)

 

Panelists:

  • H.E. Narong Sasitorn, Ambassador of Thailand in Malaysia

  • H.E. Frederic Laplanche, Ambassador of France in Malaysia 

  • H.E. Carlos Isauro Felix Corona, Ambassador of Mexico in Malaysia  

1340

Showcase 6: Lending Tech

  • Lending tech has the potential to spur financial inclusion

  • Traditional credit scoring has left a significant unbanked population but advances in technology such as the use of data-driven algorithms as proxies for conventional credit histories are allowing more people to gain access to credit

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Ryo Gim Tong Wei, Business Development Director, Funding Societies Malaysia

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1800

Closing Remarks Tan Sri Dr. Munir Majid

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Chairman, CIMB ASEAN Research Institute

Chairman, ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN BAC) Malaysia

Member, Economic Action Council (EAC)

1815

Programme End

*Subject to change

EVENT VENUE

Conference Hall 2 & 3,

Securities Commission Malaysia
No. 3, Persiaran Bukit Kiara, Bukit Kiara, 50490 Kuala Lumpur

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