Nepal Fintech Summit and Expo means to advance the Fintech and cyber Security ecosystem in Nepal by bringing in the leading Fintech Leaders and Innovators from around the World. Unlike many other events, this event will create top-level programs and vivid discourse among the speakers and other participants as well. Nepal Fintech Summit and Expo will have leading Tech Leaders, academics, central bankers and the numerous bank supervisor, insurers, government agencies.
Event Details
| Date | 13TH and 14th December |
| Time | 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM |
| Venue | Hyatt Regency, Kathmandu |
| Dress Code | Business Casual |
Speakers at the event
| Dr. Pramod Parajuli AI Consultant, Former IBM Fellow with Ph.D. in AI |
Mr. Milan Raj Nepali President, ICT Professional Association of Nepal |
| Dr. Pawan Kumar Sharma Vice-Chairman, Centre for Cyber Security Research and Innovation (CSRI) |
Mr. Basanta Lamsal President, Nepal Microfinance Bankers’ Association |
| Mr. Amit Agrawal Co-founder & Director, Khalti Digital Wallet |
Dr. Sebastian Wedeniwski CIO Technology Strategy & aXess, Standard Chartered Bank |
| Mr. Narayan Koirala Managing Director, Eminence Ways |
Mr. Pratap Shrestha Managing Director, nPAY |
| Ankur Mishra Co-Founder, PayNet Systems |
Mr. Niranjan Phuyal Manager, Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) |
| Punit Jain CEO, Nelito Systems |
Mr. Rajendra Maharjan, Ph.D. Scholar
Assistant Director – Research Department, BEEMA SAMITI (Insurance Regulatory Authority of Nepal) |
| Karthik Ramesh Head aXess Labs India, Standard Chartered Bank |
Event Agenda
Day 1, 13TH December
| Time | Agenda |
| 8:30 AM | Registration and Morning Coffee |
| 9:00 AM | Welcome Speech by Chairperson
Mr. Milan Raj Nepali | President | ICT Professional Association of Nepal |
| 9:15 AM | Opening Keynote: Nepal Rastra Bank |
| 9:30 AM | Panel Discussion
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| 10:00 AM | Presentation: Reserved for VISA |
| 10:30 AM | Coffee & Networking Break |
| 11:00 AM | Presentation: RegTech in Financial Services – Technology Solutions for Compliance & Reporting |
| 11:30 AM | Presentation: Reserved for Amazon Web Services (AWS) |
| 12:00 AM | Presentation |
| 12:30 PM | Presentation: Digital Transformation in the Microfinance
SectorBasanta Lamsal | General Secretary | Nepal Microfinance Bankers’ Association |
| 1:00 PM | Lunch Break |
| 2:00 PM | Presentation |
| 2:30 PM | Coffee & Networking Break |
| 3:00 PM | Presentation: AI Innovations in FinTech – Transforming business for the 21st century
Dr. Pramod Parajuli | AI Consultant | Former IBM Fellow |
| 3:30 PM | Coffee & Networking Break |
| 4:00 PM | Presentation: Current IT Security Posture of BFI’s in Nepal and Areas for Improvement
Mr. Narayan Koirala | Managing Director | Eminence Ways |
| 4:30 PM | Presentation: Building Trust and Values (Ethics) into Open Banking Collaboration & Artificial Intelligence
Karthik Ramesh | Head aXess Labs India | Standard Chartered Bank Dr. Sebastian Wedeniwski | CIO Technology Strategy & aXess | Standard Chartered Bank |
| 5:00 PM | Day 1 Closing Speech from Chairperson
Mr. Milan Raj Nepali | President | ICT Professional Association of Nepal |
Day 2, 14TH December
| Time | Agenda |
| 8:30 AM | Registration and Morning Coffee |
| 9:00 AM | Welcome Speech by Chairperson
Mr. Milan Raj Nepali | President | ICT Professional Association of Nepal |
| 9:15 AM | Opening Keynote |
| 9:30 AM | Panel Discussion: Current Global FinTech trends and forecast for 2020 and beyond |
| 10:00 AM | Presentation: Reserved for Genese Solutions |
| 10:30 AM | Coffee & Networking Break |
| 11:00 AM | Presentation: TBA, Reserved for F5 Networks |
| 11:30 AM | Presentation: Digital Payment Landscape
Dr. Pawan Kumar Sharma | Vice-Chairman | Centre for Cyber Security Research and Innovation (CSRI) |
| 12:00 AM | Presentation: Digitization in the insurance sector
Rajendra Maharjan | Assistant Director | Beema Samiti (Insurance Regulatory Authority of Nepal) |
| 1:00 PM | Lunch Break |
| 2:00 PM | Presentation: TBA
Ankur Mishra | Co-Founder | PayNet Systems |
| 2:45 PM | Presentation: Technology in Nepalese Capital Market
Niranjan Phuyal | Acting Manager | Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) |
| 3:15 PM | Coffee & Networking Break |
| 3:45 PM | Presentation: TBA, Reserved for VISA |
| 4:15 PM | Presentation: Payment in a background
Pratap Shrestha | Managing Director | nPAY |
| 5:00 PM | Closing Speech from Chairperson
Mr. Milan Raj Nepali | President | ICT Professional Association of Nepal |
Why you should attend this event?
Nepal FinTech Summit and Expo will highlight the cutting-edge Technological innovations and the latest trends, all of the personnel will be discussing those topics. There will be speeches and presentation as well. The attendees will be informed about the latest trends and best practices through Leadership Keynotes, Case Studies, and the Tech presentations.
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