300 delegates from the industry to convene at the one-day summit to be held in Dubai on March 19 

DUBAI – March 16, 2019:   Finnovex Middle East 2019, a one-day conference on financial innovation and excellence, will be held on March 19, 2019 at The Address Dubai Marina, featuring key banking and finance industry thought-leaders from across the region. The summit will focus on the future of financial services to be reshaped by the disruptive technological innovations in structuring, provision and consumption. 

The Middle East edition of Finnovex 2019 is supported by The Bahrain Economic Development Board, Expo 2020 Dubai, Newgen Software Technologies, OneSpan, Comviva and Daon, will focus on Financial Innovations, Digital Transformation, Omni-Channel Banking, Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain and Customer Experience Enhancement. 

Highlighting the challenges and opportunities in the financial services sector in Middle East, Finnovex will bring together government authorities, representatives from Central Banks and Local as well as Global Financial Institutions from the region, including Central Bank of UAE, Bahrain Economic Development Board, Alnima Bank, Emirates NBD, Bahrain Islamic Bank, Arab National Bank, Jordan Ahli Bank, Riyad Bank, Al Fardan Exchange, Saudi Credit Bureau (SIMAH), AXA Green Crescent Insurance Company, to name a few.  

Commenting on the conference, Mr. Shabaz Ahmed, Executive Director at Exibex, the organizer, said “The Middle East is one of the world's fastest growing regions in the banking and capital markets sector. The region's financial services sector is in the middle of an immense overhaul. With populations getting younger, better educated and more demanding; swelling diversity in financial products and services; and rising regulatory requirements for better monitoring of processes and developing secure financial systems, banks and financial institutions across the region are investing heavily to match or surpass their international peers.”

“Finnovex is an attempt to bring together the fore-runners, who have been instrumental in embracing change, it is a platform developed to learn form these experts and network with them as well,” he added. 

Finnovex will be held at the Address Marina on the 19th of March 2019 and will bring together over 300 delegates from 8 countries that is UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman and Egypt across the region.

Other speakers in the conference include senior officials from Saudi Arabian Banking Industry, Dubai Islamic Bank, Abu Dhabi Financial Group, Arab Bank for Investment & Foreign Trade, Central Bank of Kuwait and MENA Fintech Association.