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24 September 2020
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COVID-19 has created new challenges, which require new solutions and strategic partnerships between FinTech companies, Banks, and Non-Banks. The latest report from the World Economic Forum’s Future of Financial Services series explores how the intersections of emerging technologies like AI, DLT, cloud and IOT are tearing down traditional barriers between financial and non-financial firms – making the ability to assemble new capabilities crucial to competitive differentiation and building resilience post COVID-19. See the report here>.
On Thursday, September 24, 2020, at 8 a.m. EDT, we will hear from executives at Funding Societes, one of the largest SME digital financing platform in Southeast Asia; Investree, a financial technology company based in Indonesia with operations in Thailand and pending expansion to the Philippines; UnionBank, one of the Philippines’ most innovative universal banks with UBX (corporate venture capital and fintech platform builder); and Miza, a MENA FinTech company focused on providing innovative digital lending solutions. During our last roundtable on September 10th, we learned about the trends in partnerships between banks and FinTech companies. In this roundtable, we will delve deeper into what makes or breaks successful partnerships.
About COVID-19 Roundtable Series
In times of crisis, accurate and timely information is key. Sharing knowledge and practical experience are proven forms of investment that pave the path to success. With the purpose of helping our members build their own knowledge advantage, the SME Finance Forum facilitates activities and learning opportunities with the strategic approach of collecting and disseminating the best practices, while connecting SME finance experts and practitioners within our global network. Starting in late March, the Forum hosts weekly virtual roundtable sessions focusing on mitigation efforts used to cope with COVID-19, sharing those experiences in a continuous and real-time basis. Learn more>
What you will learn about
- What are the keys to successful partnerships?
- What are the major reasons for disappointments?
- What can policymakers do to promote successful partnerships?
Host: Matthew Gamser, CEO, SME Finance Forum
About the Moderator
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About the Speakers
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Adrian Gunadi is the Co-Founder & CEO at Investree. He started his career and held important positions in the sharia section at Standard Chartered, Dubai, UAE, and Bank Permata, Indonesia. Prior to Investree, he served as the Director for Retail Banking at Bank Muamalat, one of leasing sharia bank in Indonesia. Throughout the past 20 years in both local and international banking, Adrian has been busy building business models for banking companies within the conventional sphere in areas such as sharia finance and SME platforms, as well as in microfinance and e-banking in the retail sector. He is now the Chairman of The Indonesian Joint Funding Fintech Association (AFPI), Special Advisor to H. E. Minister of Research and Technology Republic of Indonesia, and Member of ASEAN Business Council Advisory. He is also the winner of several prestigious awards such as “Financial Millennial Figure” from the Indonesia Financial Services Authority (OJK), “Inspirational Alumni 2019” from University of Indonesia, 2019 Endeavor Entrepreneur of the Year, Indonesia, and Finalist of EY Entrepreneur Award 2019, Indonesia. As a fintech-preneur, Adrian has not only made Investree the market leader for the fintech lending industry in Indonesia, but also plays a role in developing fintech lending growth together with regulators and other stakeholders who support the digital economy ecosystem in Indonesia.
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