3rd Annual SME Banking Asia Summit 2018 | Equip Global Pte Ltd | 10 July 2018 | TBA, Singapore

Contributing 30-60% Asian countries’ GDP and 60-90% national workforces, SME sectors represent an undeniably lucrative opportunity for commercial banks, yet heavily underserved with less than 20% total banks’ loans dedicated. Banks with more focus on SME financing have been limited by SMEs’ low creditworthiness & financial awareness; lack of credit information due to poor financial infrastructures; poor banking distribution infrastructure, resulting in high operational costs, stringent credit models, limited knowledge of SMEs’ needs and rising reliance on collateral requirements.

Despite the seemingly perpetual constraints, various commercial banks in the region have made ambitious strides toward the “untapped opportunities” through refining innovative mix of strategies in credit assessment, products & services offering as well as multichannel distribution, allowing them to grow SME deposits, loan volumes, client base and engagement while minimising NPL rates and operational expenses.

The return of 3rd Annual SME Banking Asia Summit 2018 will be an exceptional opportunity for SME Banks to build a more risk-reliant and profitable SME Banking business model through acquiring the exclusive sharing and industry intelligence from their counterparts who have faced the industry challenges with proven strategies.

2018 Speakers:

Sadat Ahmad Khan
Head - SME Banking, One Bank Limited (Bangladesh)

Haryanto Suryonoto
Head - SME Product, Business Support and Operational Risk, Bank Permata (Indonesia)

Adnan Sharis
Head - SME Banking, Maybank

Hui Hui Li
President - Global Business Management, Evergrowing Bank (China)

Muhammad Shodiq
Vice President - Shariah & MSME Academy Head, CIMB Bank (Indonesia)

Shahzad Ahmed Durrani
Regional Head - Commercial Banking & SME, Faysal Bank (Pakistan)

Reynaldo Orsolino
Head - SME Banking, RCBC Bank (Philippines)

Babbar Wajid
EVP - Head of Product Development and Business Management, JS Bank (Pakistan)

Raja Debnath
Global SME Banking Advisory Services Specialist, IFC

Anton Hermawan
Group Head - Digital Banking, Bank Sinarmas (Indonesia)

Paul Wild
Senior Manager - SME Innovation, Yoma Bank (Myanmar)

2018 Partners:

• Banking Technology
• Payments & Cards Network
• Oxford Business Group
• Fintech Finance