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Seamless Middle East 2023 Unveiling the future of fintech and digital commerce

In 2022, Seamless Middle East broke records with the amount of exhibitors, speakers, startups, and attendees who walked the exhibitor floor. This year, the flagship event promises another record-breaking experience.

Seamless Middle East 2023 expects over 15,000 visitors from 100+ countries, eager to explore the future of digital commerce. The agenda boasts over 500 industry leaders in payments, fintech and commerce, including renowned names such as:

■ Arif Ahmed, senior vice president of enterprise artificial intelligence and analytics, US Bank

■ Suren Siva , managing director

– strategy & fintech, Credit Suisse

■ Sam Everington, CEO of Engine by Starling, Starling Bank

■ Sateesh Kumar Challa , head of digital transformation office, Societe Generale

■ Philippe Gijsels, chief strategy officer, BNP Paribas

■ Emmanuel Daniel, author, The Great Transition, The Personalisation of Finance is Here

These industry experts will discuss topics like digital banking in the Middle East, the fintech dilemma, collaboration and interbank ecosystems, money in the metaverse, banking super-apps, and the future of cross-border payments.

The exhibition will feature product categories for the industry, showcasing the latest tech in banking, financial services, POS terminals, mobile payments, digital currencies, eKYC, and data, among others.

Top companies will take to the exhibition floor including; Geidea, HPS, Namo, neoleap, Tap Payments, Verifone, Worldpay from FIS, Adyen, BPC, B2Broker, Dapi, Facephi, Mambu, Nuvei, Nami, Paymentology, capital S2M, Terrapay, Batelco, Areeba, Callsign, Fintech Galaxy, Payoneer, Single View, Telr, IDEMIA,

Postpay and hundreds more will be present on the exhibition floor.

Seamless Middle East 2023 will enhance its on-site experience with the return of the Demo Zone, showcasing live demonstrations of cutting-edge fintech and payment technologies.

The event will also be the region’s biggest celebration of startup talent in the fintech and payments space. Wander through the Start-up Village powered by Tap Payments, be inspired during one of the Start-up Stories Sessions, or watch a dragons den style pitch during the Start-up Pitch-off.

Visitors can explore the Fintech Pavilion, which will feature an impressive lineup of international and regional fintech companies revolutionising transactions in retail, institutional and corporate banking, insurance and lending.

Entry to the exhibition is free, so join The Fintech Times and discover the future of fintech, payments, and banking across the Middle East. For more information go to www.seamless-expo.com/me.

■ The dawn of digital banking across the ME: Making giant steps to ensure the region’s placement as a forward thinking fintech hub

■ The fintech dilemma: When to scale up your business?

■ Collaboration and interbank ecosystems: Accelerating the transformation of banking services for tomorrows agenda

■ Money in the metaverse for the immersive experience: Ensuring secure and reliable ways to pay for virtual goods, paramount for the modern consumer

■ The rise of the banking super-apps: Taking on an aggregator role

■ The future of cross-border payments: Supporting the next generation for a transparent existence

■ Approaching the MeTaFi era in the face of the banking industry: A journey or a destination

■ New entrants acting as the top drivers of cryptocurrency growth: aggregating the market

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