FUTURE OF FINTECH

Saudi Arabia

Leading the new era of financial inclusion through sustainable Innovation

14-15 June, 2023
8:00AM - 5:40PM

Event Overview

FUTURE OF FINTECH

Saudi Arabia has seen robust development in the FinTech industry during the 2020/2021 period, the sector has matured rapidly and the number of FinTech companies operating in the kingdom have risen by 37%, with an investment exceeding SAR 1.3bn (USD 347m). According to Fintech Saudi’s National Fintech Adoption Survey, Fintech transaction values have jumped by more than 18 percent between 2017 and 2019 year-on-year, reaching over $20 billion in 2019 and expected to surpass $33 billion in 2023.

The need for digitization and wide spread technology implementation across financial services has become imperative as the country emerges from the challenges of a Global pandemic, and this has directly influenced the growth of the FinTech industry in the Kingdom. For the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, developing a digital economy, and enabling financial intermediaries to support a growing private sector though financial inclusion has been central to their Vision 2030 initiative as included in the financial sector development program (FSDP).

The exclusive hybrid Saudi Future of FinTech, will pave the way for disruption in the financial technology space in the region & unravel the potential of transforming financial services, which will eventually shape business models, enterprises, customer experience and herald a strong digital economy.

Why Attend #FOF2023?

Learn from innovators and thought leaders covering the latest thinking on disruptive ideas from across the fintech ecosystem
Discover the best-in-class innovative solutions and service providers that are shaping financial services
Connect with trailblazing startups and entrepreneurs who are leading digital transformation
Build relationships with potential strategic partners, investors and challenger banks at the cutting edge of fintech
Network with financial services leaders to share best-practice, collaborate and grow valuable partnerships across the fintech sector
Being the first to hear about breaking business news, product launches and exclusive industry announcements

SPEAKERS

Mr. Renier Lemmens

Group CEO
Geidea

Mr. Abdullah Alshowaier

Chief Business Ofﬁcer
Geidea

Mr. Rateesh Upendran

Head of Digital Technology
Banque Saudi Fransi

Mr. Aamir Janjua

Group Chief Product Officer
Aion

Mr. Nameer Khan

Chairman
Mena Fintech Association UAE

Mirna Sleiman

Founder & CEO
Fintech Galaxy UAE

MR. WAJEB A. KANSO

Executive Board Member
Capital Markets Authority

Ms. Rasha Negm

Head of Fintech & Innovation
Central Bank of Egypt

Mr. Ganesh Rengaswamy

Managing Partner
Quona

Ms. Samar Refaat, ACII

Head of Fintech and startup partnerships
Societe Arabe Internationale de Banque (saib)

MR. Hussein Shafik Bahgat

Global Head Special Engagements - CISO - TPSR , Fintech , Ventures and Partnerships Standard Chartered Bank

MR. Adel Bhurtun

CEO & Founder
Traders Brawl

Who Will Attend?

Ministry of Finance
Central Banks
Regulatory Government bodies
Capital Markets Compliance bodies
Retail Banking
Financial Services firms
Insurance companies
VC funds
Investment and Holding firms
Stock Market Authorities
Financial Consulting Agencies
FinTech Entrepreneurs
FinTech Companies
Emerging Tech Companies
Academic Institutions
Media

Attending Profiles

CTO/ CIO/CDO – Banking, financial institutions
CIO – Retail banking, Insurance and Corp finance, Wholesale Banking
Head – Payments & remittances
Business Process Leads
VP – Digital Innovation
Sr. VP – Digital Banking
Head – Digital transformation
Head – Mobile & Digital Banking
CSO – Banking and Finance
IT Leads
Chief Strategy Officers
Product Design Heads – Banks, Insurance and Finance
M & A heads
M.D,CEO, CMO, Business heads – VCs, Hedge Funds, Private Equity

ENVISIONED SPEAKERS

H.E. Dr. Fahad bin Abdullah bin Abdullatif Almubarak
Chairman & Governor, Saudi Central Bank
H.E. Mohammed bin Abdullah Elkuwaiz
Chairman of the Board of the Capital Market Authority
H.E. Dr. Ali Al-Khouri
Chairman, Arab Federation for Digital Economy
Mr. Ziad Bander Alyousef
Deputy Governor for Development and Technology, Saudi Central Bank
Mr. Faisal Al Shareef
CEO, FSDP, Ministry of Finance
Mr. Mohammed Almutlaq
Director, Financial Sector Development Department, SCB
Mr. Nezar Alhaidar
Director, Fintech Saudi
Dr. Abdulrahman Aljadhai
CEO, Elm
Dr. Nabeel Koshak
CEO & board member at SVC
Ms. Raja Al Mazrouei
Executive Vice President, DIFC FinTech Hive, UAE
Ms. Deemah AlYahya
Secretary General of Digital Cooperation Organization
Mr. Khalid Dannish
Chief Executive Officer, FinTech Bay, Bahrain
Ms. Mirna Sleiman
Founder & CEO, Fintech Galaxy, UAE
Mr. Ehab Al-Bakri
Head Of Global Transaction Banking, Riyad Bank
Mr. Abdulaziz Aldahmash
Head of Digital Banking and Payments, SABB

Mr. Jeremy Balkin
Managing Director, Global Head of FinTech and Innovation at JP Morgan, USA
Mr. Makoto Shibata
Head of FINOLAB, Chief Community Officer, FINOLAB Inc., Tokyo
Mr. Luis Valdich
Managing Director, Fintech Investing at Citi Ventures, USA
Mr. Olivier Crespin
CEO & Co-Founder – Zand Digital Bank
Mr. Rami Al Karmi
Chief Innovation Officer, Jordan Ahli Bank, Jordan
Mr. Mark McNulty
Managing Director & Head of Payments and Receivables EMEA at Citi
Mr. Ashish Chauhan
MD & CEO, BSE, India
Mr. Tarek Amin
Chief Digital Products Officer, Entrepreneur, Investor
Ms. Annerie Vreugdenhil
Head of ING Neo / Chief Innovation Officer at ING, Netherlands
Ms. Annerie Vreugdenhil
Head of ING Neo / Chief Innovation Officer at ING, Netherlands
Mr. Vitalik Buterin
Ethereum , Founder, Ethereum Foundation
Mr. Kartik Taneja
Executive Vice President - Head of Payments, Mashreq Bank
Mr. Alexandre Kech
Director Blockchain & Digital Assets, Citi Ventures
Mr. Ehab Al-Bakri
Head Of Global Transaction Banking, Riyad Bank
Mr. Jamie Broadbent
Head of Digital & Innovation at RBS International