Islamic fintech conferences in the Middle East | 2025 Agenda

Fintech events in the Middle East for 2025

Over the past few decades, the Middle East has witnessed a remarkable surge in technological progress and digital transformation. 

Seamless Middle East, April 15-16, 2025, Dubai

Seamless Saudi Arabia is a groundbreaking event poised to shape the future of digital commerce. This event seamlessly integrates two vital ecosystems: payments, fintech, and retail banking and e-commerce.

The event is tailored for merchants, enterprises, and SMEs within the digital commerce sphere who seek to network with like-minded professionals, gain insights during the conference sessions, and connect with solution providers from the payments, fintech, banking, retail, and e-commerce sectors.

Fintech Summit Middle East, April 24, 2025, Amman, Jordan

Fintech Summit Middle East will bring together 300+ professionals from across the fintech, payments, banking, retail, e-commerce, tech firms, fintech startups and investors to discuss the latest innovations, challenges and the future direction of the industry.

The event will feature discussions on a range of important industry topics, including AI-driven financial tools, next-gen payment solutions, blockchain banking applications, and the future of open banking.

Dubai Fintech Summit (DFS), 12-13 May, Dubai, UAE

The summit is intricately tied to the Dubai Economic Agenda D33, which aims to elevate Dubai to one of the world's top four financial hubs by 2033.

Featuring five vibrant stages—comprising three plenary arenas and two innovation platforms—DFS brings together the sharpest minds to delve into today's most critical financial issues. Participate alongside over 300 distinguished figures, including central bank governors and top-tier executives from leading global institutions, as they explore essential themes of Innovation, Inclusion, Impact, Investment, and Integration.

MENA Fintech Association Annual Conference, May 2025, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The MENA Fintech Association is a dynamic, non-profit organization dedicated to fostering open dialogue within the region's fintech community. By uniting all the key players and innovators under one roof, the association serves as the definitive voice and central hub for the fintech industry across MENA.

The MENA Fintech Association Annual Conference is an essential gathering for anyone passionate about the convergence of finance and technology within the MENA region. This conference dives deep into an array of subjects, such as digital banking, cybersecurity, and financial inclusion, all while emphasizing the distinct challenges and opportunities unique to this vibrant region.

Saudi Fintech Conference, July 2025, Riyadh, Saudi Arabi

Saudi Fintech Conference has become a key event in the region. It brings together industry leaders, regulators, and innovators to discuss the future of fintech in Saudi Arabia and the broader MENA region. Topics include open banking, digital currencies, and fintech regulation.

Bahrain Fintech Bay Expo, September 2025, Manama, Bahrain

Bahrain FinTech Bay nurtures transformative and scalable fintech ventures through its innovation labs, accelerator initiatives, curated events, and educational programs.

This event is dedicated to furthering the development, interaction, and acceleration of the Fintech ecosystem. To bring the full spectrum of market participants together, BFB partners with governmental bodies, financial institutions, corporates, consultancy firms, universities, associations, venture capital, and Fintech start-ups.

Qatar Fintech Expo, October 2025, Doha, Qatar

The event has grown from a standard forum and exhibition into a true B2B matchmaking platform and industry ecosystem gathering.

This transformation combines great content and a quality audience with engaging and entertaining elements. From startups to investors, corporate to regulators, and incubators to accelerators, the new MENA FINTECH FESTIVAL format offers something for everyone, all under the niche verticals of Fintech and Financial Inclusion.