KFH hands over People’s Choice Start-Up Award to start-up winner
KUWAIT: Kuwait Finance House (KFH) handed over the People’s Choice Award of $5,000 cash prize to startup winner. The award ceremony was held on the sidelines of the ArabNet Kuwait forum that included workshops and startup battle competitions among entrepreneurs. The competitions aim to showcase the best of regional startups to an enthusiastic crowd of investors, incubators, media and digital professionals, as well as connect entrepreneurs with the digital world.
Executive Manager Group Public Relations and Media at KFH, Yousef Abdullah Al-Ruwaieh handed over the award to Hasan Alenezy, expressing his pride in the Kuwaiti youth and stressing the importance of entrepreneurship, digitization and innovation in developing the economy. He added “this comes in line with Kuwait 2035” vision and KFH strategy of contributing the comprehensive development.”
KFH participated as a platinum sponsor in the third edition of ArabNet Kuwait as part of its keenness to be present at forums and events concerned with the latest development in the digital world and the financial technology to be utilized in the financial industry and customer service.
At the Money Forum, KFH officials demonstrated the latest developments in the financial technology Fintech and the role of digitization in the banking industry. They underlined the significant role of KFH in coping with technology as per regulations and security manner.
The conference was a platform to explore trends in financial technology and the transformations created by big data, blockchain, AI and the practical opportunities available for banks and financial service providers.