To commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Kuala Lumpur Islamic Finance Forum, a cake cutting ceremony was held soon after the Forum opened its session in Kuala Lumpur this morning.
The cake cutting was led by the Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Amiruddin Hamzah who kicked off the Forum with a keynote address.
The time is now and right for Islamic finance players to take on a more prominent role in the finance technology (fintech) ecosystem.
Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Amiruddin Hamzah said the technology is ripe, with higher penetration of mobile and Internet across markets while the consumers are also becoming more and more tech-savvy.
The 15th edition of the Kuala Lumpur Islamic Finance Forum (KLIFF) commenced its first day of proceeding at the Royale Chulan Kuala Lumpur this morning.
The two-day event, with a theme of Technology Face and Sustainability Voice in Islamic Finance, kicked off with a keynote address presented by the Deputy Finance Minister Dato Amiruddin Hamzah.
