Dubai has been chosen as the venue for the leading payments event PayExpo Mena, which will be take place from December 5 to 7.

PayExpo Mena (www.payexpo.com/mena) will gather over 1,000 industry leaders from the entire payments chain from all over the world to meet, network, do business and learn in one of the fastest growing and most competitive markets for smart payments in the region.

The comprehensive two-day conference will feature expert speakers from more than 20 countries representing leading regional and international organisations including Uber, Accenture, Blackberry The Bitcoin Foundation, The LEGO Group, Etisalat, Emirates NBD, UAE’s Road and Transport Authority and the Oman Arab Bank.

PayExpo Mena will gather experts and senior decision makers from across the retail, banking, fintech, transport, gaming, leisure, telecoms and payment services industries to discuss key growth prospects in the Mena region, hear case studies from across the globe and experience the latest payment solutions and technologies that will revolutionise payment strategies in the years ahead.

“Dubai is the ideal location for PayExpo Mena. The UAE has shown a unique ability to adapt to new technologies at break-neck pace, with the recent launch of the digital wallet across the country as a perfect example. PayExpo Mena with its focus on payments innovation is particularly crucial to the GCC region dominated by migrant workers for whom any developments concerning remittance and payroll cards are of major interest.” says Zehra Chudry, head of content for PayExpo Mena.

Topics to be explored include the evolution of commerce to enabling cashless payments; the future of banking and payments; global regulation and market evolution; harnessing peer-to-peer in a digitally connected world; payments and the IOT; reality of digital payments; revolutionizing mobile financial services; security, authentication and biometrics.

There will also be a dedicated Transport Ticketing conference stream sponsored by NXP Semiconductors revealing the latest ideas and developments in the closely connected environments of transport payments, tickets and data.

Delegates will be able to try out and learn about the latest product technologies from around the world at a comprehensive exhibition featuring market leading companies such as Telepin Software, eServe Global, Etisalat, Neopay, Novatti, Onpex, Panamax and Vendorcom.

The new CEO & VIP Lounge is set to welcome over 500 C-level executives from across the payments industry. In addition to complimentary delegate passes, these qualified top level executives can also enjoy exclusive networking opportunities.

As well as the conference and exhibition, the event will feature The Payments Dragons’ Den where FinTech start-ups pitch their game-changing ideas live to experts and investors. The Payments Accelerator will showcase promising up-and-coming FinTech start-ups, connecting them with potential partners and accelerator programmes.

Additionally, The PayExpo Mena Payments Power 10 celebrates the top contributors to the payments industry, as voted for by the global payment audience.

Launching this year, The PayExpo Mena Global Awards acknowledge exceptional achievement and advancement within the Mena payments sector and celebrate those who have worked tirelessly to build, establish and deploy successful programmes across the region. – TradeArabia News Service