The Journey of Going Cashless | Abdullo Kurbanov | TEDxUCAKhorog

NOTE FROM TED: TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers. The guidelines we give TEDx organizers are described in more detail here: http://storage.ted.com/tedx/manuals/t... From carrying cash everywhere to going without banknotes, find more about the journey of online banking at Alif Bank Tajikistan Abdullo Kurbanov is Co-founder of Alif Bank, a neobank with focus on retail Islamic finance, in-house banking technology, education and youth. With a team of over 1100 people, Alif Bank is based in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and is currently expanding to Pakistan and the UAE. He is also co-founder of somon.tj, which is currently the most popular website on Tajik internet, as well as Peshraft, a public organization that supports young leaders through various stipend programs. Previously, Mr. Kurbanov served as Deputy Chairman of the Board of Orienbank, one of the largest commercial banks in Tajikistan. Prior to that, he was the Vice President of Mining Investments at Origo Partners PLC, a UK-based private equity company investing primarily in Mongolia and China. Earlier, he was based in London working as an analyst in the Metals & Mining team of UBS Investment Bank, a Swiss global investment bank. He has also worked for Oliver Wyman (financial consulting) in London and Moscow. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx