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Banking event highlights financial inclusion in Vietnam

The topic on how to apply digital technologies to promote financial inclusion in Vietnam will be discussed at the Banking Vietnam Conference and Expo 2019 (Banking Vietnam), which will take place in Hanoi on May 30.
Banking event highlights financial inclusion in Vietnam ảnh 1Deputy Director of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)’s Banking Strategy Institute Nguyen Thi Hoa speaks at the press conference.
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Hanoi (VNA) – The topic on how to apply digital technologies to promotefinancial inclusion in Vietnam will be discussed at the Banking VietnamConference and Expo 2019 (Banking Vietnam), which will take place in Hanoi onMay 30.

Deputy Director of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)’s Banking Strategy InstituteNguyen Thi Hoa said at a press conference on May 20 that the event is organisedunder the theme of “Financial inclusion in the rising movement of cashlesseconomy” and will be the 21st of its kind.

Banking Vietnam 2019 will consist of a series of workshops and a technologyexpo. Hosted by SBV Deputy Governor Nguyen Kim Anh, the main session which willfocus on challenges in carrying out financial inclusion in Vietnam, expansionof financial services towards a cashless economy, international experience incashless payment, and application of a digital identity system.

The first session, on “Risk management in financial service supply towardsfinancial inclusion and cashless economy”, will feature IT application in riskmanagement when implementing financial inclusion in Vietnam.

Measures to develop e-payment, diversify financial services to enhance accessfor local people and businesses, and consolidate the development ofmicro-financial institutes, among others, will be tabled at the second session.

The technology expo for banks and financial institutions is expected to welcomeover 400 delegates and more than 20 expo booths presenting innovative solutionsin the field. The expo will gather leading technology corporations, showcasingstate-of-the-art products and solutions, such as core technology, digital identitysystems, credit risk management strategies, and artificial intelligence (AI).

Banking Vietnam, an annual technology banking event, is held by the SBV incollaboration with the International Data Group to introduce the latestachievements in IT application to create new banking services and products. –VNA  
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