KUWAIT, Nov 10 (KUNA) -- A number of Kuwait-based and global financial technology firms assembled for a summit on Sunday to explore opportunities for investment, at a time where rapid advancements in technology have reshaped the future of finance and payments.

The annual gathering, called "Money-Tech," highlights the significance of further bolstering relevant research on the matter, said National Bank of Kuwait deputy chief executive Sheikha Al-Bahar, calling for the use of tech-savvy methods to be interspersed into school curriculums, subsequently creating a more adept national workforce, she underlined.

The summit also included a series of panel discussions on a number of pressing matters, attended by representatives of global firms, in which they discussed the most exemplary methods to lure investment and current global market trends and developments.

Separately, a speech given by Salma Al-Hajaj from Gulf Bank focused on existential challenges facing women in the workplace, while a series of panel discussions were to devoted to individual themes, running the gamut from the role of sovereign funds in managing investment and capital to social responsibilities incumbent upon firms. (end)

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