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Capital Market Malaysia

19th February 2020, Securities Commission Malaysia

Date: 19th February 2020

Venue: Securities Commission Malaysia

ATTENDEES: 126

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In February, IFN FinTech will host a delegation of Islamic fintech start-ups from key Shariah financial markets to meet with Asian investors in Kuala Lumpur. This invite-only private event is an opportunity for angel investors, family offices, private equity and venture capital firms to meaningfully engage fintech start-ups from different verticals including digital banking, asset management, blockchain and payments among others; from different markets around the world, to discover potential investment opportunities in the burgeoning fintech space while maintaining Shariah integrity.

Agenda

08:00

Registration

09:00

A series of 30-minute one-on-one private meetings between Investors and FinTechs in specially allocated meeting rooms.

13:00

Registration & Networking

14:00

Welcome Remarks

Andrew Tebbutt, Managing Director, Islamic Finance news

14:05

Welcome Address

Zalina Shamsudin, General Manager, Capital Markets Malaysia

14:10

Panel Discussion: Islamic fintech unicorn: Myth or reality?

Experts share their thoughts on the current Islamic fintech landscape, the challenges Shariah fintech start-ups face in raising capital, what investors are looking for, current trends and whether Islamic fintech unicorns can be a reality.

Moderator:

Vineeta Tan, Managing Editor, Islamic Finance news

Panelists:

Chan Zhong Yang, Assistant General Manager (Innovation, Digital and Strategy), Securities Commission Malaysia
Norhizam Kadir, Vice-President of fintech and the Islamic digital economy, MDEC
Raja Hamzah Abidin, Managing Partner, RHL Ventures
Robin Lee, CEO and Co-Founder, HelloGold
Sam Hourigan, Group CEO (Asia Pacific), London Derivatives Exchange

15:00

The first pitch

Mohamed Shehzad Mohamed Islam, CEO, Ethis Malaysia

15:05

The second pitch

Siddique Esmail, CEO and Co-Founder, Fintech Technology (JumahPay)

15:10

The third pitch

Hamid Rashid, Founder, Finterra

15:15

The fourth pitch

Umar Munshi, CEO, Global Sadaqah

15:20

The fifth pitch

Robin Lee, CEO and Co-Founder, HelloGold

15:25

The sixth pitch

Abdul Hadi Shaikh, Co-Founder, Islamicly

15:30

The seventh pitch

Nazzim Ishaque, CEO, Lintel Solutions

15:35

The eighth pitch

Sam Hourigan, Group CEO (Asia Pacific), London Derivatives Exchange

15:40

Closing remarks

by Islamic Finance news

15:45

Networking

16:30

Close of event

  • Each Pitch will be 25-minutes in duration, allowing for 5- minutes to prepare and the investors to move from room to room. Participants will be notified of 5-minutes remaining and meeting room doors will be opened on the half-hour
  • There will be a 30-minute break mid-morning for refreshments and to prepare for the second half. All timings will be adhered to
  • Fintechs will be provided with a list of those investors they’ll be meeting approximately one week prior to the Pitch Day
  • Fintechs will be entitled to set up laptops, screens, buntings and lay out brochures and merchandise in their allotted rooms. Fintechs may also wish to provide additional food and beverages over and above those provided by the venue
  • Investors will receive a 150-word profile on each of the Fintechs they’ll be meeting approximately one week prior to the Pitch Day
  • All parties are required to provide profiles at least two weeks prior to the Pitch Day
  • All parties are required to complete the Profile Analysis two weeks prior to the Pitch Day
  • All parties are required to be on site and registered before 08:30 on the morning of the Pitch Day
  • Afternoon attendees will be asked to complete valuation forms signalling their interest in those presenting on stage. This information will be passed to those presenting and the connections made
  • Investors
  • FinTechs

Investors

For investors, this is an exclusive opportunity to meet with the founders of some of the most promising fintech start-ups looking to create an impact in the Shariah finance space and Muslim markets to explore investment opportunities.

These one-on-one private meetings are reserved strictly for 8 serious investors looking to gain exposure in the Halal fintech sector. There is also the option to attend a general pitch session and networking event. Invitations are open until mid-January 2020.

FinTechs

Exclusively for Islamic fintech start-ups, which have been in operation for at least two years and have a minimum viable product; these private one-on-one meetings with potential investors offer you an opportunity to raise the necessary funding (Seed A and above) for growth.

Private pitch rooms will be allocated on both a first-come-first-served basis and those with an investment track record in fintech. For those FinTechs unsuccessful in confirming a morning Pitch-Day room, they will be invited to participate on the afternoon General Pitch Session. Invitations are open until mid-January 2020.

Partners

HOST & STRATEGIC PARTNER

Capital Markets Malaysia

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As part of its mandate to develop the capital market, the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) set up the Capital Markets Promotion Council in 2012 to strengthen its internationalization agenda for Malaysia’s capital market. In 2014, the SC launched Capital Markets Malaysia (CMM) to spearhead both the local and international positioning and profiling of the Malaysian capital market with its wide range of conventional and Islamic products, supported by a strong governance infrastructure. CMM profiles the competitiveness and attractiveness of the various segments of the capital market via a comprehensive and integrated approach to increase international participation and enhance opportunities for Malaysian capital market intermediaries.

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MULTILATERAL STRATEGIC PARTNER

The Islamic Corporation for The Insurance Of Investment And Export Credit (ICIEC)

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Established 26 years ago in 1994 as a multilateral institution and a member of the Islamic Development Bank Group, the Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) was tasked to promote cross-border trade and foreign direct investments in its member countries.

The ICIEC’s mission is to make trade and investment between member countries and the world more secure through the Shariah compliant risk mitigation tool. Its vision is to be recognized as the preferred enabler of trade and investment for sustainable economic development in member countries.

The ICIEC is the only multilateral export credit and investment insurance corporation in the world that provides Shariah-compliant insurance and reinsurance solutions.

Today, the ICIEC supports trade and investment flows in 47 member countries spanning across Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Its target clients are corporates (both exporters and investors), banks and financial institutions as well as export credit agencies and insurers.

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LANYARD SPONSOR

Codebase Technologies

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Codebase Technologies builds modern digital banks, developing application programming interface-driven technologies to deliver new customer experiences. Supporting institutions with cloud-agnostic digital-ready solutions, it operates as a research and development think tank that enables any business to pursue their ambitions for a seamlessly integrated, lifestyle-enhancing digital financial experience at a fraction of the time and cost.

Its highly robust and scalable open architecture framework and flagship platform ensemble, Digibanc™, the most comprehensive one-stop shop ‘bank in a box’, gives Codebase Technologies the key to unlock the true potential of the new-era digital financial ecosystem.

With solutions encompassing customer onboarding, middleware, payments, asset management and channel deployments, Codebase Technologies provides the expertise that allows your business to focus on what’s important — the customer.

Codebase Technologies operates across ASEAN, the GCC and Australia, providing proprietary technology products and advisory services to institutions looking to challenge the next digital frontier.

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