The seminar has been moved to South Campus Center room 305. Sorry for the confusion, it is just one of those days.
- Esther On Nov 28, 2017 10:54 AM, "Esther Jang" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 <[email protected]> > 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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