Impact of universal trusted credentials on SMEs | SFF 2023

Synopsis:

This panel analyses the implications of how a new paradigm to empowering SMEs with their own trusted credentials will open up new financial inclusion and digital economy opportunities.

The panel will cover the new UTC issued by UNDP with international partners, how this will change the approach to financial services for SMEs, especially with the inclusion of LEIs, as well as what future services lie ahead with this combined UTC x LEI structure and which markets could benefit from this.

Speakers:

• Dr Maxwell Opoku-Afari, Deputy Governor, Bank of Ghana
• Jose Manuel Marqués Sevillano, Director Financial Innovation and Market Infraestructure Department, Bank of Spain
• Kwamina Duker, Chief Executive Officer, Development Bank Ghana
• Ouk Sarat, Director of Payment System Department, National Bank of Cambodia

Moderator:

-Aiaze Mitha, Global Lead, Digital Finance and SDGs, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)