Pakistan offers exciting opportunities for FinTech that can offer innovative and efficient services using disruptive technologies to address challenges like financial exclusion; especially for women and youth. SBP is committed to working towards a digital Pakistan. I believe that technology and digitization is the way forward for us to transform ourselves from a paper based, cash rich economy to a more vibrant and digital one. I am sure that the Fintech Summit will extend out of the box solutions to the industry and the policy makers while, at the same time, deliberate on the opportunities and risks of the emerging disruptive technologies like Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial intelligence, Big Data and cloud hosting.

Dr. Reza Baqir