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Sunday 15 th October 11AM – 6PM Exhibition
Monday 16 th October 10AM – 6PM Exhibition
Tuesday 17 th October 10AM – 6PM Exhibition
Wednesday 18 th October 10AM – 6PM Exhibition
Daily NetworkingUntil 9PM

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11:00 - 12:00

11:00 – 12:00
10 October 2022 | 60 Minutes
Free
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 5, Fintank Stage

KARM LEGAL: Emerging Trends in Retail Lending

With lending products gathering steam, there are many new solutions that have come to the foray. While traditional payment systems are trying concepts like Buy Now Pay Later, the crypto ecosystem has gone deeper into crypto lending. With this panel we envisage to discuss various trends like BNPL, Crypto lending and DeFi lending solutions that are available for retail consumers currently. Additionally, we will also discuss the regulatory aspects surrounding these concepts and approach of different regulators.
11:30 – 11:45
10 October 2022 | 15 Minutes
Paid
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 4, The Summit

Welcome & Opening Keynote

11:45 – 12:00
10 October 2022 | 15 Minutes
Paid
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 4, The Summit

Leadership, Empathy & Innovation

12:00 - 13:00

12:00 – 12:15
10 October 2022 | 15 Minutes
Paid
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 4, The Summit

FINTX - Building a One-of-a-Kind Fintech Eco-system for the UAE and Beyond

12:00 – 12:30
10 October 2022 | 30 Minutes
Free
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 5, Fintank Stage

Investera: How Disruptive Technology Is Reshaping The Way We Invest.

12:15 – 13:15
10 October 2022 | 60 Minutes
Paid
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 4, The Summit

Innovation though partnerships : A Roadmap for successful fintech collaboration

A discussion on the technological and business frameworks to enhance the market access to financial  innovation.   
12:30 – 13:00
10 October 2022 | 30 Minutes
Free
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 5, Fintank Stage

Super Fintechs: the rise and rise of the ‘all in one’ finance solution. Fintech super apps. How embedded finance is unlocking new verticals for B2Bs.

13:00 - 14:00

13:00 – 14:30
10 October 2022 | 90 Minutes
Free
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 5, Fintank Stage

"WORKSHOP: Opportunities and Challenges in Adopting Web3 for FinTech Industries

13:15 – 14:15
10 October 2022 | 60 Minutes
Paid
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 4, The Summit

Defining New Rules : Global Regulatory Trends in a Rapidly Changing World

Small and agile or big and established? Analysing the successes of digital banking, what can be done better and how to prepare for what lies ahead in an unpredictable market and political world order.

14:00 - 15:00

14:15 – 14:45
10 October 2022 | 30 Minutes
Paid
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 4, The Summit

ESG and Fintech: Society, Inclusion and the Environment

Understanding the principles of the newest investment paradigm - Environmental, Social and Governance - and its implications in the start-up world.
14:30 – 15:30
10 October 2022 | 60 Minutes
Free
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 5, Fintank Stage

"WORKSHOP: Gauging Operational and Investment Risk in Open Finance, DeFi and Crypto Markets

14:45 – 15:30
10 October 2022 | 45 Minutes
Paid
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 4, The Summit

The Future of Fintech in the MENA Region Featuring the Central Banks of Egypt and UAE

15:00 - 16:00

15:30 – 16:00
10 October 2022 | 30 Minutes
Free
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 5, Fintank Stage

DeFi - What''s Next

15:30 – 16:00
10 October 2022 | 30 Minutes
Paid
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 4, The Summit

Shariah-Compliant Digital Money

Introducing the ethics-first Shariah-compliant financial ecosystem with the mission to empower the world's Muslim community with a financial instrument for the Digital Age. This discussion brings together the pioneers using a blockchain to enable seamless transactions and interaction, while supporting innovation and philanthropy.

16:00 - 17:00

16:00 – 16:00
10 October 2022 | 0 Minutes
Paid
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 4, The Summit

End of Day 1

10:00 - 11:00

10:00 – 11:30
11 October 2022 | 90 Minutes
Free
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 5, Fintank Stage

"WORKSHOP: Fintech in Metaverse:

•        Introduction to the world of Metaverse
•        Introduction to Fintech and Embedded Finance
•        Fintech in Metaverse:

11:00 - 12:00

11:00 – 11:15
11 October 2022 | 15 Minutes
Paid
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 4, The Summit

Metaverse Opportunity for Fintech

Will there be a first-mover advantage for banks and Fintechs to enter the metaverse? What are the new business opportunities for retail and corporate clients? How can Web 3.0 technologies like blockchain and NFTs be used to integrate services and better exchange value?
11:15 – 12:00
11 October 2022 | 45 Minutes
Paid
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 4, The Summit

Accelerating Consumer Adoption of Open Banking Payments in MENA

11:30 – 12:30
11 October 2022 | 60 Minutes
Free
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 5, Fintank Stage

"Workshop: Emerging Technologies: Reshaping the DeFi landscape

- What is NFR and how it is different from NFT
- Accelerating financial inclusion with digital asset
- Exploring the connections of NFR with real world applications

12:00 - 13:00

12:30 – 13:00
11 October 2022 | 30 Minutes
Free
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 5, Fintank Stage

Exploring the next generation mobile payment solution.

An insight into the first Bluetooth-based, independent, end-to-end mobile payment solution, usable anywhere in the world.
12:30 – 13:00
11 October 2022 | 30 Minutes
Paid
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 4, The Summit

Will Super Apps Redefine the Future of Financial Services?

The promises and fallacies behind one of the most talked about areas in the retail finance domain - will mobile apps become an all-encompassing, one stop shop platform or remain as a set of independent services? 
12:50 – 13:00
11 October 2022 | 10 Minutes
Paid
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 4, The Summit

Metaverse Opportunity for Fintech

Will there be a first-mover advantage for banks and Fintechs to enter the metaverse? What are the new business opportunities for retail and corporate clients? How can Web 3.0 technologies like blockchain and NFTs be used to integrate services and better exchange value?

13:00 - 14:00

13:00 – 13:45
11 October 2022 | 45 Minutes
Paid
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 4, The Summit

Leveraging Embedded Insurance: Value Bridging Between Consumer Products & Insurance

An overview of the state of innovation in the retail insurance world. Will innovative technologies be able to bridge the gap between delivering new features and customer value without disrupting one of the most traditional sectors? How can the human touch be maintained as AI takes hold and how can automating digital sales and claims better optimize the experience of the insurance client?
13:00 – 16:00
11 October 2022 | 180 Minutes
Free
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 5, Fintank Stage

STARTAD Corporate Sprint Accelerator Program

StartAD is propelling the MENA Fintech ecosystem forward with the ninth edition of their renowned Corporate Sprint Accelerator (CSA 9). Ten of their most innovative Fintech startups will pitch live for the prestigious XRPL developer grant worth USD 25,000 in this final competition round at Fintech Surge for the first time. "
13:45 – 14:30
11 October 2022 | 45 Minutes
Paid
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 4, The Summit

The Customer is the King - Providing a Tailored Experience Across the Customer Journey

What can be gained by integrating customer journey technologies in financial product offerings and how can this be done? This discussion looks at why offering variety of online payment methods in Ecommerce is crucial for merchants’ growth. What are the key strategies to enhance the payment experience and reduce basket abandonment by implementing solutions in digital commerce with a focus on mobile, personalization and security.

14:00 - 15:00

14:30 – 15:20
11 October 2022 | 50 Minutes
Paid
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 4, The Summit

Fintech Saudi Arabia: Lid off to Lift-Off

The liberalisation of Saudi Arabia's economy is creating exciting opportunities. Explore how Saudi Arabia is using fintech to deliver on its Vision 2030 objectives, what this means in practice, the implications for the region on regulatory harmonisation following the Kingdom's launch of open banking, and the impact on innovation and investment. How can investors, innovators and financial services organisations across the wider MENA and South Asia region get a piece of the action?

15:00 - 16:00

15:30 – 16:00
11 October 2022 | 30 Minutes
Paid
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 4, The Summit

RegTech: Aligning Tech and Compliance for Maximum Operational Impact

Implementing a RegTech strategy to deliver on the full potential of potential cost savings through streamlining AML & KYC for efficiency improvement and impact on the value chain . 

16:00 - 17:00

16:00 – 16:30
11 October 2022 | 30 Minutes
Paid
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 4, The Summit

End of Day 2

16:00 – 17:00
11 October 2022 | 60 Minutes
Free
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 5, Fintank Stage

Workshop: Emerging Technologies: Reshaping the DeFi landscape

- What is NFR and how it is different from NFT 
- Accelerating financial inclusion with digital asset
- Exploring the connections of NFR with real world applications

10:00 - 11:00

10:00 – 11:00
12 October 2022 | 60 Minutes
Free
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 5, Fintank Stage

Marketing in Web 3 in the Metaverse RRD Workshop

11:00 - 12:00

11:00 – 11:30
12 October 2022 | 30 Minutes
Paid
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 4, The Summit

Fireside Chat: Founder's Story: How Rapyd Turned A Startup Idea Into A Global Decacorn

11:00 – 11:30
12 October 2022 | 30 Minutes
Free
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 5, Fintank Stage

Institutional Adoption of Digital Assets: Present and Future

11:30 – 11:45
12 October 2022 | 15 Minutes
Paid
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 4, The Summit

From Digital Payments to Embedded Finance

11:30 – 13:00
12 October 2022 | 90 Minutes
Free
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 5, Fintank Stage

WORKSHOP: Mainstreaming ESG Innovation : Leading Fintech's Next frontier

11:45 – 12:45
12 October 2022 | 60 Minutes
Paid
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 4, The Summit

Panel: Payment Innovation: Open Banking Empowering Consumers and eCommerce

How banks, technological providers, start-ups and governments can connect their data in a secure and convenient way to benefit the consumer and streamline cross-border clearing and remittance processes. 

12:00 - 13:00

12:45 – 13:30
12 October 2022 | 45 Minutes
Paid
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 4, The Summit

DeFi & Digital Currencies: The Challenges for Regulators, Opportunities for Banks and Value for Consumers

A deep dive into the concepts and technologies of Distributed Finance, one of the most rule-defying topics in the financial innovation world. A regulatory, economic and technological look at how digital currencies has transformed the fintech landscape in the past years.

13:00 - 14:00

13:00 – 13:30
12 October 2022 | 30 Minutes
Free
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 5, Fintank Stage

Cognerium

13:30 – 14:00
12 October 2022 | 30 Minutes
Paid
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 4, The Summit

Enabling Fintech Innovation through Investment and Incubation

Investors and entrepreneurs analyse the market demands vs the technological opportunities that will shape the financial world over the next decade. 
13:30 – 14:00
12 October 2022 | 30 Minutes
Free
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 5, Fintank Stage

Refinitiv

14:00 - 15:00

14:00 – 15:00
12 October 2022 | 60 Minutes
Free
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 5, Fintank Stage

"WORKSHOP: Introductory Course on Automated Tools for Trading: Alternative Approaches to Investing using Bot Trading in Crypto Markets

14:00 – 14:30
12 October 2022 | 30 Minutes
Paid
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 4, The Summit

AI and ML: Has it reached its potential, did we get all from it or is there more to come? [Tech/CTO panel]

Artificial Intelligence is the next big leap in human development in the coming decades. How will it affect the financial world and what new capabilities will it bring to the consumer?
14:30 – 14:45
12 October 2022 | 15 Minutes
Paid
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 4, The Summit

The Relationship between Fintech, Health & Longevity

14:45 – 15:30
12 October 2022 | 45 Minutes
Paid
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 4, The Summit

Financial Innovation for the Future of Aging and Longevity

We are living longer and the pressures to finance late life living is increasing. What tools can start-ups offer, what services can financial institutions provide and what regulations can governments enact in servicing the most rapidly growing age group in the 21st century?

15:00 - 16:00

15:30 – 16:00
12 October 2022 | 30 Minutes
Paid
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 4, The Summit

Panel: The Omnichannel Way: Paving a New Path for eCommerce

16:00 - 17:00

16:00 – 16:30
12 October 2022 | 30 Minutes
Paid
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 4, The Summit

End of Day 3

10:00 - 11:00

10:00 – 12:00
13 October 2022 | 120 Minutes
Free
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 5, Fintank Stage

"WORKSHOP: The world of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC): 90 Minutes

- Overview of CBDC and how it is different from Crypto
- Types of CBDC, inherent features, architecture and tools
- Global CBDC landscape and current progress
- Socio-Economic Implications 
- Interoperability and Future of CBDC
10:30 – 10:45
13 October 2022 | 15 Minutes
Paid
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 4, The Summit

Bringing a Fashionable Touch to FinTech

Fintech has for far too long been thought of as a utilitarian product. Accessories and wearables on the other hand can also be a powerful fashion statement. Fashion accessories in the 21st century need to be a perfect mix of style and functionality.
10:45 – 11:30
13 October 2022 | 45 Minutes
Paid
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 4, The Summit

Powering Security, Data Privacy and Compliance in Banking with Novel Technologies

A behind-the-scenes look at the technological challenges in sharing data - identity theft, money laundering and black-hat hacking. How can new technologies be implemented to strengthen the banks defenses? How will biometrics be integrated?

11:00 - 12:00

11:30 – 12:00
13 October 2022 | 30 Minutes
Paid
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 4, The Summit

Keynote Presentation: Ensuring Adoption and Acceptance of CBDC by Individuals and Businesses

12:00 - 13:00

12:00 – 12:30
13 October 2022 | 30 Minutes
Free
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 5, Fintank Stage

Appro – the retail banking onboarding powerhouse

12:00 – 12:30
13 October 2022 | 30 Minutes
Paid
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 4, The Summit

BNPL, Point-of-Sale (POS) Financing and the Future of Credit Cards

Is there a shifting balance of power in the market for consumer credit? Fintechs like Klarna and TechFins like Apple are going head-to-head in the BNPL space on global scale. Payment processors, banks and credit card companies, where do they stand? Who will join forces and what will it take to win in the years ahead.
12:30 – 13:00
13 October 2022 | 30 Minutes
Free
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 5, Fintank Stage

It''s 2022. Time to say goodbye to petty cash and to painful manual business expense processes

12:30 – 12:45
13 October 2022 | 15 Minutes
Paid
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 4, The Summit

Mobile Drives the Financial Next Digital Universe

For the Financial Services Industry, the Next Digital Universe will be characterized by customers interacting with intelligent services through Mobile applications using the concept of SuperApp. This talk will discuss the drivers for that transformation, the key capabilities and the benefits for both FSI companies and their customers.
12:45 – 13:00
13 October 2022 | 15 Minutes
Paid
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 4, The Summit

Keynote Speech by Rasan / Tameeni

13:00 - 14:00

13:00 – 13:30
13 October 2022 | 30 Minutes
Free
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 5, Fintank Stage

Financial Inclusion: Africa

13:00 – 13:20
13 October 2022 | 20 Minutes
Paid
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 4, The Summit

Insurtech Fireside Chat featuring Rasan & policyBazaar.com

13:20 – 14:00
13 October 2022 | 40 Minutes
Paid
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 4, The Summit

Proptech: A Benefit, Burden or Distraction to the Business of Real Estate?

Old meets new. How can technology disrupt one of the oldest financial domains and improve it and become more ubiquitous and  accessible to all?

14:00 - 15:00

14:30 – 16:00
13 October 2022 | 90 Minutes
Paid
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 4, The Summit

Masterclass with former FBI Negotiator Chris Voss

After 24 years with the FBI, Chris Voss has assembled a toolbox of effective tactics for high-pressure negotiations. In his talk, Voss shares the specific things you can do to turn the tide of a negotiation in your favor—illustrating his points with both riveting, high-stakes stories of criminal negotiations and humorous, personal anecdotes from his trips to the mall alike. From why you always want to get your counterpart to say your name to why “yes” is the last thing you want to hear, Voss explains how to move a conversation along, how to startle people in the right way, and how to uncover what someone’s real motivation is. In this talk, Chris Voss takes his arsenal of tactics to help you succeed in deal making and high-stakes negotiations in to the world of banking and finance.

16:00 - 17:00

16:00 – 16:00
13 October 2022 | 0 Minutes
Paid
  • Fintech Surge
  • Track: Fintech
  • Zabeel Hall 4, The Summit

END OF DAY 4 & Fintech Surge