UAE Business: 5,000 experts to attend Dubai FinTech Summit in May – Gulf Digital News

UAE Business: 5,000 experts to attend Dubai FinTech Summit in May – Gulf Digital News

Dubai will bring together more than 5,000 experts, thought leaders and decision-makers to discuss how they can shape a new wave of innovation and enterprise for the international financial industry.

Dubai FinTech Summit, scheduled to take place on May 8 and 9 at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, was announced by HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, and President of DIFC, said a Wam news agncy report.

Sheikh Maktoum said: “The Dubai FinTech Summit reflects the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, to turn the emirate into a global innovation hub and a leader in driving the future of finance. With FinTech emerging as a positive disruptor for transforming the financial landscape, the UAE is leveraging the opportunities brought by FinTech to reinvent the financial services sector.

“DIFC’s ability to create value for companies in the sector by providing them a highly productive ecosystem to accelerate growth has led to leading innovators and entrepreneurs in the sector gravitating to the emirate. The Dubai FinTech Summit will help open new horizons of opportunity and transformation for both the global FinTech sector