Fintech Summit 2023

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Date & Time

26th August 2023 | 09:00 AM – 05:00 PM

Location

Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel, Dhaka

Shaping Bangladesh Fintech Ecosystem for the Future

Bangladesh Fintech Forum presents 4th Bangladesh Fintech Summit – Powered By bKash Limited and In Association with Mutual Trust Bank Limited is designed around the core vision of “Shaping Bangladesh Fintech Ecosystem for the Future”. The Bangladesh Fintech Summit 2023 aims to explore the transformative potential of financial technology in Bangladesh and lay the groundwork for a robust and innovative fintech ecosystem.
This year’s Summit focuses on sharing global knowledge among local innovators, fostering collaboration, promoting fintech innovations, exploring investment opportunities & helping in policy advocacy.

Keynote Presenters

ARFAN ALI

ARFAN ALI

Chairperson, Zaytoon Business Solutions | Chairman, Onkur Digital Limited
BENJAMIN QUINLAN

BENJAMIN QUINLAN

CEO & Managing Partner, Quinlan & Associates | Chair - Innovation & Technology Committee, AustCham Hong Kong
HRUSHIKESH MEHTA

HRUSHIKESH MEHTA

Senior Vice President – Financial Services, Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)
MAMUN RASHID

MAMUN RASHID

Country Clients and Markets Lead, PwC Bangladesh

ARFAN ALI

Chairperson, Zaytoon Business Solutions | Chairman, Onkur Digital Limited

Md. Arfan Ali is a legendary banker and visionary icon of Digital Bangladesh. He is the pioneer of Agent Banking in Bangladesh. With his innovative mindset, leadership and perseverance, he has promoted the Financial Inclusion of the unbanked and underserved people of the country and launched his business enterprise, Zaytoon Business Solutions, to develop a ‘Payment Aggregator’ for the first time in Bangladesh. This aggregator will ensure all financial services are easily accessible to the rural unreached people. He also introduced agent banking in the rural areas of Bangladesh which in turn facilitated government safety net payments, passport fees payment and post office digital banking.

BENJAMIN QUINLAN

CEO & Managing Partner, Quinlan & Associates | Chair - Innovation & Technology Committee, AustCham Hong Kong

Benjamin Quinlan is the CEO and Managing Partner of Quinlan & Associates and the former Chairman of Hong Kong's FinTech Association. He now leads the Innovation & Technology Committee at the Australian Chamber of Commerce. As Adjunct Professor at AIT School of Management and Conference Ambassador for Hong Kong Tourism Board, he plays a pivotal role in tech advancement. With advisory roles in startups, he is also known as an influential FinTech figure across Asia. Formerly Head of Strategy at Deutsche Bank, Benjamin's insights are quoted by top media like Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. As an accomplished keynote speaker, his expertise spans global financial services.

HRUSHIKESH MEHTA

Senior Vice President – Financial Services, Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)

Hrushikesh Mehta is Senior Vice President – Financial Services at ONDC where he is helping democratize access to financial services in India. Prior to this he was a volunteer at iSPIRT and Co-Founder, CredAll. He is responsible for driving the awareness and adoption of standardized Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) that facilitate digital lending. The APIs are called the Open Credit Enablement Network or OCEN. There are many lending processes that have not been uniformly automated. OCEN's APIs standardize these so that ecosystem players like loan service providers (LSPs) and lenders can work together to create all-digital lending flows over the life cycle of the loan without needing custom integrations. All-digital loans reduce the cost of acquisition and hence enable cash flow based lending (sachet sized finance) which was previously unviable when manual processes were involved.

MAMUN RASHID

Country Clients and Markets Lead, PwC Bangladesh

Mr. Mamun Rashid is the Country Clients and Markets lead at PwC Bangladesh. He was the founding Managing Partner at PwC Bangladesh. Besides, he also plays the lead role for financial service advisory in Bangladesh.Mr. Rashid, best known as a leading banker and economic analyst in Bangladesh. His banking career spans over 26 years. During these 26 years he served with three international banks- ANZ Grindlays Bank, Standard Chartered Bank and Citibank, N.A. at home and abroad. He was the Chief Executive Officer at Citibank, N.A. Bangladesh. Besides banking Mr. Rashid had been teaching Strategy and Commercial Banking at various public and private universities for last 27 years. During 2011 to 2013 period, he was the Professor and Director with BRAC Business School at BRAC University.Mr. Rashid is the immediate past Chairman of ICC standing committee on banking techniques and practices for Bangladesh; Vice Chairman, BD Venture Limited- a venture Capital Firm to fund growth enterprises; Chairman, Financial Excellence Limited- an institution dedicated to the development of Bangladesh financial markets. He is the Chairperson of the Board of Directors at Marie Stopes Bangladesh, an UK headquartered int’l health NGO dedicated to underprivileged mother and child.Mr. Rashid holds a master’s in economics from Bangladesh and a master’s in business administration from Henley Business School, UK. He also attended post graduate courses at Kellogg School of Management, Harvard Business School, Columbia Business School in USA, London Business School, UK and INSEAD, France. He is a Certified Credit Professional by OMEGA, London. He received US State Department award for Corporate Excellence.Mr. Rashid is widely quoted on Banking and Economic Affairs in national and international media. He has published more than 800 articles on banking, economic and business issues and authored 15 books on contemporary business and economic issues.

Distinguished Speakers

Abul Kalam Azad

Abul Kalam Azad

Vice Chairman, iDEA Foundation | Smart Bangladesh Network | Former Principal Secretary | Govt. of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Adnan Imtiaz Halim

Adnan Imtiaz Halim

Founder, Sheba Pay
Anir Chowdhury

Anir Chowdhury

Policy Advisor, a2i - Aspire to Innovate
ANIS A. KHAN

ANIS A. KHAN

Chairman, AAZ & Partners | Veteran Banking and Financial Professional
ASIF IBRAHIM

ASIF IBRAHIM

Chairman, Chittagong Stock Exchange
Barrister Md. Sameer Sattar

Barrister Md. Sameer Sattar

President, Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Dr. Syed Ferhat Anwar

Dr. Syed Ferhat Anwar

Professor, Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka | President, Asia Marketing Federation
Fahim Ahmed

Fahim Ahmed

Chief Executive Officer, Pathao
Fahim Mashroor

Fahim Mashroor

Chairman, BASIS Standing Committee on Fintech
Farzanah Chowdhury

Farzanah Chowdhury

Chartered Insurer ACII (UK) | Managing Director & CEO, Green Delta Insurance Company Limited
Hassan O. Rashid

Hassan O. Rashid

Managing Director & CEO, Prime Bank
Kamal Quadir

Kamal Quadir

Founder & CEO, bKash Ltd.
Kashfia Mahmud

Kashfia Mahmud

Chief Executive Officer, Shadhin Fintech
KAZI MAHMOOD SATTAR

KAZI MAHMOOD SATTAR

Chairman, RSA Advisory Ltd
Mahtab Uddin Ahmed

Mahtab Uddin Ahmed

Founder and Managing Partner, BuildCon Consultancies Limited
MD. MAMUNUR RASHID BHUIYAN

MD. MAMUNUR RASHID BHUIYAN

Project Director (Joint Secretary), a2i - Aspire to Innovate
Mominul Islam

Mominul Islam

Managing Director and CEO, IPDC Finance Ltd.
Moniruzzaman Khan

Moniruzzaman Khan

Executive Director & Head of Digital Business, Green Delta Insurance Company Limited
Mumtahina Anika

Mumtahina Anika

Chief Operating Officer, Zatiq
Noor Elahi

Noor Elahi

Managing Director, Wagely
Rahel Ahmed

Rahel Ahmed

Banker & Financial Market Analyst
SOHAIL R. K. HUSSAIN

SOHAIL R. K. HUSSAIN

Managing Director & CEO, Meghna Bank Limited
Sonia Bashir Kabir

Sonia Bashir Kabir

Founder & Managing Partner, SBK Tech Ventures
Syed Mahbubur Rahman

Syed Mahbubur Rahman

Managing Director & CEO, Mutual Trust Bank Ltd.
Tohurul Hasan

Tohurul Hasan

Digital Financial Specialist (Finlab), a2i – Aspire to Innovate
ZEESHAN KINGSHUK HUQ

ZEESHAN KINGSHUK HUQ

Director & Group COO, Agile Minds Solutions Ltd

Abul Kalam Azad

Vice Chairman, iDEA Foundation | Smart Bangladesh Network | Former Principal Secretary | Govt. of the People's Republic of Bangladesh

Adnan Imtiaz Halim

Founder, Sheba Pay

Anir Chowdhury

Policy Advisor, a2i - Aspire to Innovate

ANIS A. KHAN

Chairman, AAZ & Partners | Veteran Banking and Financial Professional

ASIF IBRAHIM

Chairman, Chittagong Stock Exchange

Barrister Md. Sameer Sattar

President, Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Dr. Syed Ferhat Anwar

Professor, Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka | President, Asia Marketing Federation

Fahim Ahmed

Chief Executive Officer, Pathao

Fahim Mashroor

Chairman, BASIS Standing Committee on Fintech

Farzanah Chowdhury

Chartered Insurer ACII (UK) | Managing Director & CEO, Green Delta Insurance Company Limited

Hassan O. Rashid

Managing Director & CEO, Prime Bank

Kamal Quadir

Founder & CEO, bKash Ltd.

Kashfia Mahmud

Chief Executive Officer, Shadhin Fintech

KAZI MAHMOOD SATTAR

Chairman, RSA Advisory Ltd

Mahtab Uddin Ahmed

Founder and Managing Partner, BuildCon Consultancies Limited

MD. MAMUNUR RASHID BHUIYAN

Project Director (Joint Secretary), a2i - Aspire to Innovate

Mominul Islam

Managing Director and CEO, IPDC Finance Ltd.

Moniruzzaman Khan

Executive Director & Head of Digital Business, Green Delta Insurance Company Limited

Mumtahina Anika

Chief Operating Officer, Zatiq

Noor Elahi

Managing Director, Wagely

Rahel Ahmed

Banker & Financial Market Analyst

SOHAIL R. K. HUSSAIN

Managing Director & CEO, Meghna Bank Limited

Sonia Bashir Kabir

Founder & Managing Partner, SBK Tech Ventures

Syed Mahbubur Rahman

Managing Director & CEO, Mutual Trust Bank Ltd.

Tohurul Hasan

Digital Financial Specialist (Finlab), a2i – Aspire to Innovate

ZEESHAN KINGSHUK HUQ

Director & Group COO, Agile Minds Solutions Ltd

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OPENING SPEECH

WELCOME SPEECH

Keynote Session 1

Fintech for Financial Inclusion
Arfan Ali

Chairperson, Zaytoon Business Consultants
Chairman, Onkur Digital Limited

Panel Discussion 1

Redefining Banking in the Digital Age: Collaborations, Innovations, and Customer-Centric Strategies
Moderator
Rahel Ahmed

Banker & Financial Market Analyst

Panelists
Syed Mahbubur Rahman

Managing Director & CEO, Mutual Trust Bank Ltd.

Hassan O. Rashid

Managing Director & CEO, Prime Bank

Sohail R. K. Hussain

Managing Director & CEO, Meghna Bank Limited;

TEA / COFEE BREAK

SESSION

Syed Faridul Islam

Member, Board of Directors upay

Keynote Session 2

Digital Banking Landscape in APAC
Benjamin Quinlan

CEO & Managing Partner, Quinlan & Associates
Chair – Innovation & Technology Committee
AustCham Hong Kong

Insight Session 1

Fintech for CMSMEs: Enabling The Journey of Smart Bangladesh
Barrister Md. Sameer Sattar

President, Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Panel Discussion 2

Future of Fintech: Emerging Trends and Predictions
Moderator
Zeeshan Kingshuk Huq

Director and Group COO, Agile Minds Solutions Ltd.

Panelists
Adnan Imtiaz Halim

Founder, Sheba Pay

Noor Elahi

Managing Director, Wagely Bangladesh

Tohurul Hasan

Digital Financial Specialist (Finlab), a2i – Aspire to Innovate

Kashfia Mahmud

Chief Executive Officer, Shadhin Fintech Solutions Ltd.

Mumtahina Anika

Chief Operating Officer, Zatiq

LUNCH BREAK

Fireside Chat

Empowering Bangladesh: How Fintech is Shaping the Future of Finance
Kamal Quadir

Founder & CEO, bKash Limited

Dr. Syed Ferhat Anwar

Professor, Institute of Business Administration
University of Dhaka
President, Asia Marketing Federation

Igniting Conversation

Digital Transformation for Economic Growth: How Smart Bangladesh approach can drive inclusive growth for Bangladesh
Moderator
Fahim Mashroor

Chairman, BASIS Standing Committee on Fintech

Panelists
Anir Chowdhury

Policy Advisor, a2i – Aspire to Innovate

Md Abul Kalam Azad

Vice Chairman, IDEA Foundation, Smart Bangladesh Network
Former Principal Secretary

Insight Session 2

Fueling Fintech Innovation: Venture Capital’s Role in Transforming the Financial Landscape
Sonia Bashir Kabir

Founder & Managing Partner, SBK Tech Ventures

Insight Session 3

The Role of Blockchain in Fintech
Mominul Islam

Managing Director and CEO, IPDC Finance Ltd.

Keynote Session 3

Collaborative Strategies for Traditional Financial Institutions and Emerging Startups
Mamun Rashid

Country Clients and Markets Lead, PwC Bangladesh

Insight Session 4

Insurtech Revolution: Possibilities of Transforming Bangladesh’s Insurance Landscape
Moniruzzaman Khan

Executive Director & Head of Digital Business, Green Delta Insurance Company Limited

case study 1

Revolutionizing the Financial Landscape for the Aspiring Bangladeshi Youth
Fahim Ahmed

Chief Executive Officer, Pathao

Policy Panel

Paving the Path for Fintech Innovation and Growth in Bangladesh
Moderator
Mahtab Uddin Ahmed

Founder and Managing Partner, BuildCon Consultancies Limited

Panelists
Kazi Mahmood Sattar

Chairman, RSA Advisory Ltd.

Md. Mamunur Rashid Bhuiyan

Project Director (Joint Secretary), a2i – Aspire to Innovate

Asif Ibrahim

Chairman, Chittagong Stock Exchange

Anis A. Khan

Chairman, AAZ & Partners
Veteran Banking and Financial Professional

Farzanah Chowdhury

Chartered Insurer ACII (UK)
Managing Director & CEO, Green Delta Insurance Company Limited

Keynote Session 4

ONDC Financial Services & Account Aggregation: Digital Public Goods and their role in driving credit penetration
Hrushikesh Mehta

Senior Vice President – Financial Services
Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)

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