Reminder: *this is in 1 hour* in the Harris Hydraulics Building <http://www.washington.edu/maps/#!/hhl>! -Esther
On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 12:11 PM, Esther Jang <infra...@cs.washington.edu> wrote: > Please join us for the Change Seminar this week on *Tuesday 11/28/2017* in > the large conference room of *Harris Hydraulics* from *12-1 pm*. *Note > the room **change for this week!!* > > > *Who:* Pwint Htun > > *What:* Myanmar's Digital Financial Services industry: Vision for 2020 > > *When:* Tuesday Nov 28 > *Where:* 12pm in Harris Hydraulics > > *Abstract: * > A University of Washington alumnus, Pwint Htun, has been the hidden > figure behind the Digital Financial Services industry for her homeland of > Myanmar since mid-2012. As ICTD and DFS industry advisor to the Government > of Myanmar, Pwint continues to play a crucial role in building up digital > financial services industry as Myanmar has transformed from the third least > connected in the world. Today, 90% of the population of Myanmar has > affordable 3G coverage with the majority of Myanmar citizens on > smartphones. In 2017, Pwint Htun co-authored "Mobilizing Myanmar" for the > Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Report is downloadable at goo.gl/xEDYF8 > > Myanmar has one of the poorest banking infrastructures in Southeast Asia. > The banking sector and ATM network cannot reach rural areas. Today, there > are more active SIMs than the number of people in Myanmar. People in rural > areas have smartphones charged with solar panels. > > With backing from the State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, the digital > financial services industry is poised to be transformative for the people > of Burma by end of 2020. The people of Burma have leapfrogged from $1500 > SIM cards for the elite few to pervasive smartphones and mobile financial > services intended for rural and urban poor and women. > > *Related articles: * > Economist magazine from October 12 > https://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/2173019 > 9-rudimentary-financial-services-are-offer-places-roads-do-not-reach > > Frontier Magazine: > https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/funny-money-in-myanmars-fintech-sector > > Irrawaddy News: > https://www.irrawaddy.com/in-person/ma-pwint-htun-everyone-w > ill-using-mobile-financial-services-next-three-years.html >
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