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Finovation 2019: for stronger collaboration and greater credit access through upgraded fintech

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Finovation 2019: for stronger collaboration and greater credit access through upgraded fintech
With the theme "Real Problems, Real Solutions," the summit was held on September 25 at The Peninsula Manila


[Editor’s note: On September 25, at the Peninsula Manila, eCompareMo.com brought together various industry experts in a summit to discuss how to improve access to financial services amongst Filipino. Below is their press release.]

MANILA, Philippines – Last September 25, leading online financial marketplace eCompareMo.com presented Finovation 2019: Real Problems, Real Solutions. The annual forum gathered key industry stakeholders, policymakers, regulators, and cooperatives to discuss financial trends, industry challenges, and possible solutions to improve credit access among financially underserved Filipinos.

Guided by the goal of providing valuable financial services to more stakeholders, Finovation 2019 held roundtable discussions covering topics from consumer behavior, industry-wide challenges, to regulatory initiatives.

Keynote speaker Dr. Benjamin Diokno, governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), graced the program, encouraging industry leaders to maximize technology and innovation to reach more financially underserved Filipinos. Gathering an esteemed panel of experts, Finovation 2019’s sessions delineated existing issues and action steps to empower financial institutions and strengthen financial inclusion in the country. 

The first roundtable discussion interrogated Filipino attitudes toward financial literacy and credit – identifying prime solutions to combat the lack of financial education, lack of inclusion informal services, and predatorial lending schemes.

Moderated by Vince Rapisura, President and Founder of Social Enterprise Development Partnerships, Inc. (SEDPI), the panel included Pia Roman-Tayag, Managing Director, Inclusive Finance Advocacy Office, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas; Mags Vasquez-Surtida, FVP, Cards Business Group Head, Asia United Bank; Harvey Libarnes, VP-Financial Service Head, Smart Communications Inc.; Hamilton Angluben, General Manager, Cashalo; and Stephanie Chung, Co-Founder and CEO, eCompareMo.com.

The second panel surveyed industry-wide challenges, identifying areas of improvement in credit infrastructure, data and verification, and digital financial ecosystems. The discussion aimed to generate solutions that will strengthen collaboration between financial service providers and create an accessible and trustworthy financial ecosystem for more Filipinos.

Moderated by Atty. Aileen Amor-Bautista from the Credit Information Corporation, the panel was comprised of J.P Ellis, Co-Founder and Group CEO of C88 Financial Technologies Inc; Marty Gonzales, Head of Integrated Solutions Group, TransUnion; Marlo Cruz, President and CEO, CIBI Information Inc.; and Simone Colombara, Managing Director, CRIF Corporation.

The last roundtable discussion looked into regulator projects and platforms, action steps toward creating tech-driven interoperable government databases, standard payment systems, and report generation and storage for the BSP.

Cathy Yang, Anchor and Managing Editor of ABS-CBN News Channel, facilitated the panel comprised of Raymund Liboro, Commissioner from the National Privacy Commission; Ira Paul Pozon, Chief of Staff, Anti-Red Tape Authority; and Jaime Garchitorena, President and CEO, Credit Information Corporation.

In addition, to enrich the discussions, there were presentations on best financial and digital practices on how to help facilitate increased financial inclusion. Christo Georgiev, Country Manager and Chief Strategist of FinScore, talked about telco credit scoring, while J.P Ellis drilled down on digital onboarding for financial services.

Rappler covered Finovation 2019. You can catch the broadcast of the summit via the window atop. – Rappler.com

 

 

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