GCC E-payments and Online Banking Summit 2020 - Bahrain | East Med Ltd | 23 November 2020 | Gulf Convention Centre, Gulf Hotel Bahrain, Building 11، Rd No 3801, Manama, Bahrain

Venue
Gulf Convention Centre
Gulf Convention Centre, Gulf Hotel Bahrain, Building 11، Rd No 3801, Manama, Bahrain

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Event Date Mon Nov 23 +03 - Tue Nov 24 +03 (about 4 years ago)
In your timezone (EST): Mon Nov 23 9:00am - Tue Nov 24 9:00am
Location Gulf Convention Centre
Gulf Hotel Bahrain, Building 11، Rd No 3801, Manama, Bahrain
Region EMEA
Details

The leading senior meeting and exhibition purely focused on payments & online banking to support the GCC's vision of a cashless society

Bahrain has made considerable efforts to diversify its economy and established itself as a leading regional financial centre. Steady economic growth, a rise in the banked population, and improvements in payment infrastructure are resulting in the growing popularity of electronic payments in Bahrain.

In February 2019, the central bank of Bahrain introduced the rules relating to crypto assets is in line with its goal to develop a comprehensive rule for the fintech eco-system. The new Module on 'Crypto-Assets' has been published as part of the CBB's recent initiative to nurture Bahrain's financial technology ecosystem and to help mitigate against the risk of financial crime and illegal use of crypto-assets.

Speakers

2020 Speakers

H.E. Engineer Kamal bin Ahmed
Minister of Transportation and Communications

Mr Abdulkareem Bucheery
Chairman, Bahrain Bourse

Mr Khalid Hamad
Executive Director of Banking Supervision, Central Bank of Bahrain

Mr AbdelKarim Abu Jaber
Territory Manager, Microsoft Middle East

Mr Sido Bestani
Regional Manager- ME, Turkey and Africa, SWIFT

Mr Ziad Al Yousef
Managing Director, Saudi Payments

Ms Yasmeen Al Sharaaf
Head of Innovation and Fintech , Central Bank of Bahrain

Mr. B. Chandrasekhar
Chief Executive Officer, Arab Financial Services (AFS)

Mr Amit Agarwal
Managing Director, Global Business Head – Cross Border Payments, Citi Bank

Mr Mats Carrgard
Senior Vice President, Virgin Mobile

Ms Nabilah Annuar
Business Editor, The National UAE

Mr Abdulwahed AlJanahi
Chief Executive Officer, BENEFIT

Mr Essa Sayyar
Regional Director - GCC, EastMed

Mr Chris Dorrow
Global Lead, Customer Design & Innovation, ​Finastra

Mr Mohammed Ali Yusuf
Regional Head of Digital Commerce , VISA

Mr Nadeem Ladki
Director of Business Development, Ripple

Mr Nameer Khan
Founding Board Member, MENA FinTech Association

Mr Nick Lee
Head of Regulatory Affairs, Oak North Bank

Sponsors & Partners

2020 Sponsors and Partners

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Ithmaar Bank
• Bahrain Credit

RESEARCH PARTNER:
• Oxford Business Group

PARTNERS:
• Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications
• Tamkeen
• Bahrain Bourse