Digital Financing: Powering a Ca$hless Economy

As COVID-19 continues to grip the nation and the economy, Malaysia continues to face its sharpest recession in twenty years. The economy contracted drastically by 5.6% for the entirety of 2020 as people proceeded to spend less.

But, there is a silver lining. For instance, as consumers turn to online shopping and cashless payments during the pandemic, digital payments experienced exponential growth. It is the perfect opportunity now for businesses to take advantage of this turning point.
 
Join us at our upcoming live virtual conference, Digital Financing: Powering a Ca$hless Economy on 22 & 23 June to learn more about the cashless movement and the accelerated digital economy development in Malaysia.

In conjunction with Star Media Group‘s 50th anniversary, the Digital Financing conference is part of the group’s #digitalXdata 2021 Road to Malaysia 5.0 event series that is dedicated to enabling digitally-powered businesses to accelerate growth in the nation’s digital economy and, to drive innovative change among the society in building human-centred nation powered by disruptive technologies.

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The conference will be anchored by 5 key featured topics, fuelled by industry-leading subject matter experts and business leaders who will be sharing and discussing the road to shaping a cashless economy and, powering a cashless society.

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*Who Should Attend

  • C-Suite/ Senior Executives, HODs/ Directors, Senior Managers, Business Executives
  • Main Decision-Makers, Key Influencers & Operation Leads in a Role of Finance, Commerce, Technology or Digital Implementation/ Innovation/ Utilisation/ Optimisation/ Purchasing
  • From Banking, Financial Services and Insurance Institutions and, Across Retail, B2C/ B2B2C & Consumer/ Public Services Sector
  • Business Owners, CxOs, Finance, LOBs, Audit, Risk Management, ICT, Digital, Innovation, Analytics, Transformation, Strategy, Customer Experience, Purchasing/ Procurement, Corporate Development, Payment, Credit, Loyalty, Marketing, CVM, E-Commerce, Vendor Management, Operations, Change Management, Fraud & Cybercrime, Regulatory Compliance, Public/ Government Policy, Market Research, etc.

*Terms & Conditions:

• The Star Media Group Digital Financing Live Virtual Conference is a business event, and to ensure top-quality networking, conversations, and discussions at the event, please note that prior registration (with business contact info) is required.

• For technology and digital solution or service providers, and any registrants in a Sales related job function, please contact your STAR account manager for sponsorship or, speaking opportunities.


For registration, collaboration, and sponsorship inquiries, contact us at:
events@thestar.com.my

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Digital banking surely opens new avenues for existing and new players amid soaring demand for online and mobile alternatives.

Besides promoting innovation, Bank Negara Malaysia (Central Bank of Malaysia)’s vision is for digital banks to enhance financial inclusion for the unbanked, undeserved and help grow MSMEs in Malaysia.

In a survey by KPMG in Malaysia, 77% of respondents view digital banks as the next evolution in financial services. 88% are already using the Internet banking function of their banking service provider and 82% of respondents will open a bank account through online platforms as long as they are regulated by the Central Bank.

One of the targets of the Malaysia’s Shared Prosperity Vision 2030 (SPV 2030) is to achieve RM3.4 trillion GDP by 2030 and, for MSMEs to contribute 50% to GDP.

And, one of the target outcomes of the Malaysia Digital Economy Blueprint is to achieve an inclusive digital society, with no one left behind in line with SPV 2030.

Will digital banking make Malaysia a better place?

Speakers:

The COVID-19 pandemic did not only accelerate digital adoption and transformation, but also created a surge in malicious cybercrime. Cybercriminals have also taken advantage of the fact that more people accessed the Internet with mobile devices to enable remote working, shopping and transactions.

Nothing was spared! According to VMware Carbon Black, cyber attacks targeting financial institutions have spiked by more than 238% between February and April 2020 alone.

The U.S. Department of Justice on 17 February 2021 indicted three suspected North Korean hackers for allegedly conspiring to steal and extort over $1.3 bil in cash and cryptocurrencies from financial institutions and businesses.

The battle continues. Cybersecurity Ventures predicts cybercrime to cost the world $10.5 trillion annually by 2025!

The lockdowns have transformed consumer purchasing and spending habits.

A top insight from a recent Facebook and Bain & Company report predicted that, by the end of 2020, digital consumers in ASEAN would reach 310 mil, a number previously forecasted to reach only by 2025! The survey also shown that e-wallet saw a surge as the preferred payment method where it grew by 8% between 2019 and 2020.

A recent study by Mastercard, Malaysia is found to be the leader in ASEAN with the highest e-wallet adoption. Statistics by the Central Bank of Malaysia showed that the transaction value for e-money in 2020 increased by about 63% to RM29.3 bil, surpassing 2019 (RM17.9 bil).

The Malaysia Digital Economy Blueprint targets 400 e-payment transactions made per capita by 2022 and the availability of 36 EFTPOS terminals per 1,000 inhabitant by 2022.

Speakers:

IDC predicts, by the middle of 2021, 50% of credit decisions in retail banking will involve FinTechs.

Malaysia is ranked at 31/139 countries in the World Economic Forum’s Network Readiness Index for being digitally enabled to seize the opportunities brought by FinTech. However, regulatory compliance organisations are constantly being challenged by the risks associated with financial crises and the advancements of FinTech and InsurTech.

RegTech (regulatory technology) is designed to help firms automate the more routine compliance tasks and reduce operational risks associated with meeting compliance and reporting obligations.

Islamic finance will benefit from FinTech as they can improve transparency – a core principle of Islamic finance – and minimise risk through real-time traceability of assets and cash flows.

Speakers:

“Imagine a world where trust isn’t even an issue anymore. We are not there yet, but blockchains are already helping us reimagine the world in ways that may have seemed like science fiction just a few years ago.” UNDP

“DeFi”, or decentralised finance, peer-to-peer cryptocurrency platforms that allow lenders and borrowers to transact without the traditional gatekeepers of loans: banks.

Blockchain-based solutions are not only secure & resilient, they are also fast and & cut transfer fees in half. DeFi removes many of the barriers that prevented SMEs and startups from entering the market.

Digital currencies in 2020 took steps toward mainstream adoption and a boom in decentralised finance rekindled interest among developers. Elon Musk’s recent endorsement of Bitcoin marks one of the most prominent backings of decentralised finance to date.

Given the accelerated rise of DeFi, PwC recently reported known incidents in 2020 are estimated at $200 mil and the majority of the incidents happened in the last months of the year.

Is DeFi really the future?

Speakers:
Dawn Lai
Experian Information Services Malaysia
[Moderator] Sameer Kumar
McKinsey & Company
Bryan Tan
Pinsent Masons | Advertising Standards Authority of Singapore, Consumer Association of Singapore
[Moderator] Asohan Aryaduray
Star Media Group
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