Asia-Pacific Sustainability Action Awards-Sustainability Action Awards SDG10:Bronze
Cathay Securities Corporation
Social Inclusion and Financial Empowerment Initiative
Cathay Securities advances SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities through its “Empowering Inclusive Prosperity in a Diverse Society Action Plan,” addressing financial literacy gaps, digital exclusion, and investment fraud risks. Leveraging securities expertise, digital platforms, and AI, the Company implements a three-pronged financial inclusion model: Digital Access, Empowerment, and Protection. Over the past three years, Cathay Securities has held 125 financial education sessions, benefiting nearly 5,000 participants, including 4,000 from underserved groups such as students, persons with disabilities, Indigenous communities, new immigrants, seniors, and remote communities. Through eDMs, its website, app, and intelligent assistant, anti-fraud education reaches around 2.9 million people annually. It also deploys AI-based penny stock alerts, digital security gatekeeping, fraudulent website takedowns, and dark web monitoring, helping clients avoid approximately NT$4.8 million in fraud losses. By combining financial expertise with technology, Cathay Securities delivers a scalable model that promotes a safer, more inclusive, and prosperous society.