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Branchless Banking Pakistan: Government to Person Payments
Conference May 9 to 10, 2011
Leveraging Networks for Widening Financial Access

Globally, governments transfer trillions in cash for pensions, salaries and welfare payments to persons. Pakistan is no exception. Automating Government to Person (G2P) presents tremendous advantages. First, the government can save huge sums. Second, recipients will benefit from quick payments with few leakages in the system. Most importantly, a growing body of evidence indicates that with appropriate delivery models, (G2P) payments recipients can be easily brought into the sphere of financial services, which is an opportunity not to be missed. Finally, individuals not receiving G2P payments, but within the geographic network may benefit from spillover effects.

Realizing the scope of G2P, players in Pakistan are already conducting experiments in various forms of branchless banking. In order to discuss opportunities, synergies and challenges in automating G2P payments, SBP, Consultative Group to Assist the Poor and Bankable Frontiers Associates, under the auspices of the Financial Inclusion Program (FIP) sponsored by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), are holding a two day Conference on May 9 to 10 of 2011. The conference has invited stakeholders from the entire financial ecosystem including government agencies, banks, telecoms, international players, program managers, regulators and suppliers. In order to take the G2P agenda forward, SBP is also launching the Financial Innovation Challenge Fund, worth GBP 10 million and sponsored by DFID under FIP. The first competitive round of the fund will be held on G2P, which will help propel the agenda of revolutionizing G2P payments and financial inclusion forward.



Conference Agenda
DAY 1: 9 May 2011
 09:00-09:30
REGISTRATION
Time
Topic
Speakers
Session I
09:30-10:00

Keynote Address: “G2P Payments and Financial Inclusion in Pakistan and Launch of Financial Innovation Challenge Fund.”
“DFID’s Vision on Financial Inclusion”

Shahid Kardar, Governor - SBP


Haroon Sharif - DFID

Session 11
10:00-11:00

“Pakistan: a laboratory of G2P approaches”

Presentation on findings from the demand and supply side in Pakistan

David Porteous – Director, Bankable Frontier Associates

FORMAT:
Presentation 40 min & 20 minutes Q&A
11:00-11:30
TEA
Session III
11:30 -13:00


“Cash Transfers: Global Lessons”
Country Cases:

Columbia
International focus on evolution of cash transfers and its effectiveness.

Dr.Ishrat Hussain –IBA
David Porteous – Bankable Frontier Associates
Carlos Moya – Banca De Las Oportuidades
Moderator: Chris Bold-CGAP
FORMAT: Presentation 60 min & 20 min Q&A
 13:00– 14:00
LUNCH / PRAYER BREAK
 Session IV
14:00 - 15:00
“Government Perspective: Effective partnerships catering to existing payment infrastructure”

Focus on government needs, challenges and achievements for effective future partnership


Ali Arshad Hakim—NADRA
Gul Najam Jamy –BISP
Muhammad Hanif—EOBI
Inayat Hussain—SBP
Azhar Hameed—AGPR
Moderator: Waqas ul Hasan – DFID
FORMAT: Presentations for 50 min & 10 min of Q&A
 15:00-15:30
TEA
Session V
15:30–16:30
“Provider Perspective
Achievements, challenges and lessons learnt on G2P Payment Delivery”

Business case for G2P for the private sector

Abrar Mir–
UBL
Faisal Shazdoi –
Telenor/Tameer
Usman Majid—
HBL
Arif Sirhindi-
Askari CB
Moderator:
Chris Bold-CGAP
FORMAT:
Presentations for 50 min & 10 min of Q&A
16:30–17:00
“Reflections on the day and the way forward”
Closing Remarks

David Porteous
– BFA
Gul Najam Jamy — EOBI (on behalf of Ms. Farzana Raja)
DAY 2: 10 May 2011
Closed Forum, SBP and Government Actors Only, technical discussion by invitation to participants

Time
Discussion Topic
Facilitators
Invitees
09:00-9:30
Welcome and opening remarks on G2P and Branchless Banking Landscape- SBP SBP Government agencies, banks, and telecoms
9:30 -10:15
Introducing the Financial Innovation Challenge Fund followed by Q&A SBP Government agencies, banks, and telecoms
10:15 – 11:30
Defining a national agenda for G2P and concluding remarks with focus on service providers SBP / David Porteous – BFA/Chris Bold—CGAP  
11:30- 12:00
TEA
12:30– 13:30
Government:
Disbursal of Salaries, Pensions and welfare schemes
SBP/David Porteous – Bankable Frontier Associates LLC/ Chris Bold—CGAP EOBI, Accountant General Office, BISP, Watan
13:30– 14:30
LUNCH / PRAYER BREAK
14:30–15:15
Technical Advisory Session I
AGPR – Salaries and Pension Providers
SBP/David Porteous –BFA/
Chris Bold—CGAP
Government agencies
15:15-16:00
Technical Advisory Session II
BISP, WATAN—Cash Transfer Programs
SBP/David Porteous – BFA/Chris Bold—CGAP Government agencies
16:00- 16:15
TEA
16:15-17:00
Technical Advisory Session III
Employees Old Age Benefit Institution
SBP/David Porteous – BFA/Chris Bold—CGAP Government agencies
 

 
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