BHB concludes its participation as a partner in GCC E-Payments & Online Banking summit

BHB concludes its participation as a partner in GCC E-Payments & Online Banking summit

Bahrain Bourse concluded its participation as Partner in the 3rd GCC E-Payments and Online Banking Summit which was held virtually under the patronage of the Central Bank of Bahrain and Chairmanship of Mr. Abdulkarim Bucheery, Chairman of Bahrain Bourse. The event was attended by more than 900 leading players within banking, FinTech, ecommerce, retail and telecom enterprises. Sh. Khalifa bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa, Chief Executive Officer of Bahrain Bourse said, “The GCC payments landscape has revolved significantly in the past couple of years driven by the growing awareness of consumer experience and rapid developments in the payment industry. The COVID-19 pandemic this year had a great impact on the payments industry, but at the same time facilitated a range of financial and banking transactions to open opportunities for further growth and innovation.” The ePAY Summit covered various topics including the increase of digital and contactless transactions since COVID-19, private digital currencies vs. Central Bank backed digital currencies, the rise of AI in payments, alternative payment method trends shaping future e-commerce in the GCC, and new approaches in online and mobile, fraud detection and prevention. Post Views: 10