From wearable payment tech to Saudi disruptors, here are the top things to see at Dubai’s Fintech Surge 2022

From wearable payment tech to Saudi disruptors, here are the top things to see at Dubai’s Fintech Surge 2022

Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Fintech Surge 2022, the MENA region’s leading finance and innovation event, is set to return to Dubai World Trade Centre from 10th-13th October 2022 where it will spark new disruption in the Middle East and North Africa’s burgeoning Fintech sector.

An integral part of GITEX Global 2022, the world’s biggest tech and startup event of the year which will feature over 5,000 tech and digital companies from 170 countries, the four-day event is poised to be the premier hub for Fintech entrepreneurs, innovators, investors, regulators, and will accelerate the growth of PayTech, WealthTech, InsureTech, and RegTech in the MENA region.

Fintech Surge 2022’s expert-led conference tracks, including the Digital Finance Summit and the CX Forum will explore the sector’s most pressing issues and potentially lucrative opportunities. Fintech Surge comes at an opportune time for the MENA region’s Fintech development; the UAE is currently home to 24% of all Fintechs in the region, with Fintechs accounting for 41% of the MENA region’s $864 million startup funding in the first quarter of 2021.

Here’s a rundown of the top innovators set to participate in Fintech Surge’s second edition.

Rasan

Saudi Fintech firm Rasan has transformed the Kingdom’s Insurtech industry, serving more than 8