SAARCFINANCE Seminars

3. Digital Financial Services and Financial Inclusion (March 19–21, 2018)

Digital Financial Services and Financial Inclusion

Digital financial services carry a high significance, especially, in the context of reaching out to the marginalized segments of the society to ensure inclusive economic growth through inclusive finance. The seminar provided opportunities to exchange information, share ideas and learn from each other’s experiences and to explore new areas of cooperation.

 Key Presentations

• Syed Salim Raza, Former Governor SBP and Presently Board Member Habib Bank
• Syed Irfan Ali, Executive Director, State Bank of Pakistan
• Stephen Rasmussen, Global Head, Inclusive Markets Team, Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP)
• Shahid Mustafa, President/CEO, Telenor Microfinance Bank
• Ghazanfar Azzam, CEO, Mobilink Microfinance Bank
• Ali Sarfaraz, CEO, Karandaaz Pakistan
• Ali Abbas Sikander, Executive Director Paysys Labs (Pvt) Ltd
• Bashir A. Sheikh, CEO & Co-Founder, Innov8 Pakistan
• Qasif Shahid, Founder and CEO, Finja (Pvt) Limited
• Taimoor Ali, Senior Manager Karandaaz Pakistan

 Picture Gallery

A pictorial view of the seminar