theme: Center East Fintech Transformation: Digital, Decentralized and Disruptive
date: November 11-12, 2025
venue: Anantara Downtown Dubai Lodge, UAE
Web site: https://me.finnovex.com/

Dubai, United Arab Emirates — Finnovex Center East 2025 has concluded efficiently, reinforcing its place as one of the vital influential and forward-looking monetary know-how gatherings within the area. The Exibex-sponsored summit introduced collectively senior regulators, world banking executives, digital transformation leaders, know-how innovators, and coverage makers. Over 300 individuals From throughout the GCC and wider MENA area.

This yr’s version held particular significance. Seven outstanding years of Finnovex World Collection — A platform that continues to drive significant dialogue, strategic collaboration, and industry-wide innovation throughout the monetary companies ecosystem.

Over two high-energy days, the summit introduced a robust lineup. Visionary keynotes, in-depth CXO panels, city halls, hearth conversations, highlight classes, and innovator-led discussions. — Explores each the alternatives and challenges of reshaping right this moment’s monetary sector.

Key insights from day one – Redesigning your digital banking blueprint

The summit started with welcome remarks from Exibex, adopted by optimistic remarks from Muhammed Zeeshan Haider from Al Wathba Insurance coverage, setting the tone for a trust-driven, AI-enabled future.

Inspiring keynote speech on day 1

Mohammed Wasim Kayata, CEO of Al-Maria Group Financial institution, defined the UAE’s digital dirham and programmable forex, whereas Golinov Aleksandr, CEO of Alphabank Russia, highlighted the transition from money to cutting-edge digital funds.

• Deep Dive CXO Panel — FinTech Transformation Playboook

You probably did an amazing job as a moderator Alberto DiezCOO of Emirates Improvement Financial institution, the panel introduced collectively influential leaders together with:

This session included Vladislavs Mironovs (Chief Digital Officer, Dubai Business Financial institution), Mohammed Abdel Razek (Mashreq CIO and Expertise Group Head), Yan Bechet (HSBC Managing Director and COO), Abdulla Al-Awadi (CSO, Kuwait Worldwide Financial institution), Dr. Waleed Saied (Co-Founder and Expertise Vice President, Cubic Info Techniques), Venkat Reddy Business leaders together with Kandimala (CEO of Posidex Applied sciences).

• Small enterprise banking, composable commerce finance and clever operations.

Ravi Sibal (Softwire), Mücahit Gündebahar (Fimple), and Vishal Bhardwaj, together with Dr. Ahmed Darwish, took a deep dive into remodeling SME credit score, making a borderless commerce ecosystem, and scaling enterprise inside conventional constraints.

• City Corridor on Funds Innovation

moderator Ramkumar Balasubramaniamspecialists within the discipline of neobanking, compliance and funds, together with Wasim Kayata (Al Maryah Group Financial institution), Amar Mehender (HSBC), Alona Shevtsova (Sens), and Pradeep Negi (RAKBANK), make clear the area’s transition to seamless, safe and sensible funds.

Key insights from day 2 – AI, cybersecurity and sustainable finance will outline the longer term

Inspiring keynote speech on the second day

The ability-packed two-day summit featured keynote speeches from distinguished leaders, every highlighting a novel side of the area’s monetary future.

Highly effective classes can be found with:

• Yann Bechet — About HSBC’s AI collaboration
• Abdullah Alawadi — About agent AI and operational optimization
• Alberto Diez — On the agility transformation throughout BFSI
• Dr. Hani Al-GhanemUniphore demonstrated how conversational AI and operational intelligence allow banking outcomes to be measured.

The day moved right into a deeper exploration of AI governance, course of modernization, and next-generation operations.

• Business Knowledgeable Panel — From Insights to Motion

moderator Walid Salem (Zurich), the panel coated:

Sridhar Karlapudi (Financial institution of Sharjah) | Sreedhar Suragouni (Skoon Insurance coverage) | Husam Abdel Al (Mashreq) | Paweł Świędzewski (CIB) | David Kelly (Dubai Business Financial institution)

Collectively, they appeared to combine know-how, sustainability, and human-centered CX to construct a future-proof group.

Supporting {industry} leaders driving fintech

This yr’s summit is made potential with the assist of visionary companions who’re reshaping world BFSI innovation.

Clever Operations Accomplice: WNS
Diamond Sponsor: alpha financial institution
Gold sponsor: Fin pull, comfortable wire, unifor
Bronze Sponsor: Posidex, cubic data system, transmission
Networking Sponsor: Finesse, OnlyOffice, System Expertise, Dataroid, Saasworx

Collectively, they facilitated discussions that formed policymaking, digital infrastructure, and monetary transformation throughout the area.

Celebrating excellence – Finnovex Awards

The celebration does not finish even after the panel exhibition ends. Finnovex Awards spotlights the area’s greatest achievements, from fintech innovation and cybersecurity excellence to buyer expertise, insurtech and ESG-driven finance.

We’re pleased with the winners:

• Excellence in buyer expertise enchancment – Abu Dhabi Islamic Financial institution (ADIB)
• Excellence in cell banking – Mashreq
• Excellence in digital banking – Dubai Business Financial institution
• Excellence in AI-powered banking – First Abu Dhabi Financial institution (FAB)
• Excellence in Funds Innovation and Execution – Driving the Mission Zero Imaginative and prescient – Rakubank
• Excellence in funds – Emirates NBD
• Excellence in FinTech – Alpha Financial institution
• Excellence in Cybersecurity – D360 Financial institution
• Excellence in FinTech – Al Jazeera Financial institution |No
• Excellent Achievement in Buyer Expertise Excellence – Mission Zero Initiative – Rakubank
• Excellent contribution to fintech efforts – Finple

𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬:

• 2025 Strategic Change Catalyst Award – Michael Energy, Rakubank
• 2025 CDO of the 12 months – Sunil Dixit, First Abu Dhabi Financial institution (FAB)
• 2025 COO of the 12 months – Dr. Abdullah Altai, United Arab Financial institution
• 2025 CTO of the 12 months – Mohamed Abdel Razek, Mashreq
• 2025 CISO of the 12 months – Olivier Busolini, Mashreq
• Finfluencer of the 12 months 2025– Abdullah Al Awadi, KIB
• 2025 Enterprise Transformation Chief of the 12 months 2025 – Alberto Diez, Emirates Improvement Financial institution (EDB)
• 2025 InsurTech Character Chief of the 12 months – Sreedhar Suragouni, Schoon Insurance coverage
• Monetary Girls Pioneer of the 12 months 2025 – Alona Shevtsova, Sens

Every award winner displays Finnovex’s ethos of pushing boundaries, embracing disruption, and maintaining prospects on the heart of each transformation.

As we shut this chapter in Dubai, one reality stands out. Finovex Center East 2025 was not simply an occasion, it was a second, says Shahbaz Ahmed, Govt Director of Exibex. It is a second when leaders dare to query, think about otherwise, and create concepts that journey far past the halls.

The power generated right here will journey throughout boardrooms, ministries and innovation labs throughout the area, and throughout continents as Finnovex continues its journey to Africa, Europe, Asia and past.

To our companions, audio system, award winners and delegates:
Thanks for bringing your integrity, experience, and coronary heart to this room.
You haven’t solely contributed to Finnovex Center East, you will have formed it, enhanced it and given it which means.

Till we meet once more, Maintain difficult and maintain believing as we construct a monetary future designed for folks, not methods.

About Finovex

Finnovex is a globally trusted platform devoted to reworking the monetary companies panorama.
Via its influential places of work in MENA, Africa, Asia and Europe, Finnovex brings collectively regulators, innovators, know-how pioneers and C-suite leaders to reimagine the subsequent period of banking, finance and digital ecosystems.

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An area the place concepts deepen, partnerships kind, and visions take form.

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