The AIFC Tech Hub will hold a corporate innovation section at PLUS-Forum in Uzbekistan
The AIFC Tech Hub will hold a corporate innovation section at PLUS-Forum in Uzbekistan
Tech Hub
04 May 2022 09:14:43

On May 25–26 the AIFC Tech Hub will hold a series of open events in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, within the framework of the International PLUS-Forum: "Banks and Retail. Digital transformation and synergy". The Forum is supported by the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The Title Sponsor of the forum will be Visa.

Within the Forum, experts from Mastercard and the AIFC Tech Hub will make a case presentation of the first fintech accelerator for banks of Kazakhstan, and together with the Internet Initiatives Development Fund (IIDF) will hold a panel discussion "Corporate Innovations as an Element of Digital Transformation" for the participants and guests of the forum.

Representatives of the largest regional banks and retail companies will share their experience of digital transformation, valuable insights, and cases of implementation of new products. Among the speakers at the session are X5 Retail Group, Freedom Finance Bank, Magnum, Raiffeisen, KPMG Central Asia, and others.

Among other speakers of forum are members of Board of Directors of Central Bank of Uzbekistan, representatives of Visa, Boston Consulting Group, QIWI and many others.

The event will be held in hybrid format: online and offline. To learn more about the forum and to register, please follow the link https://uz.plus-forum.com/

 

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The Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) is an independent jurisdiction that started operations in 2018. In accordance with the Development Strategy until 2025, the key focus of the AIFC is to consolidate as a universal platform connecting the countries of the EAEU, Central Asia and the Caucasus. www.aifc.kz

The AIFC Tech Hub is a subdivision of the "Astana" International Financial Center (AIFC), which has the task of promoting the development of the start-up ecosystem, the venture industry market, e-commerce, corporate innovation and new technological directions in Kazakhstan (FinTech, GovTech, SatelliteTech, Industry 4.0. etc.). Together with international partners, Tech Hub conducts support programs for market players, promotes structuring of venture deals and testing of new fintech solutions within the regulatory sandbox of AIFC’s jurisdiction. www.tech.aifc.kz

IIDF is a Russian venture fund, one of the most active funds in Europe in terms of the number of transactions. The fund has invested in over 450 companies, several dozen of which operate on the global market. Provides companies with educational and consulting support - 1400+ startups and companies have completed IIDF programs. Participates in the development of methods for the legal regulation of Internet business and the venture capital industry. IIDF is one of the key players in the corporate innovation market. Advises corporations on innovation, helps integrate technology start-up solutions, and develops internal entrepreneurs. The IIDF team trains internal product teams and accelerates the work of internal product teams.


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