FINTECH ROUNDTABLES
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Dubai, 22 - 24 September 2026
Schedule
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Sep 2210:00
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CLOSED-DOOR UBF Information Technology Committee Meeting
ROUNDTABLES
ROUNDTABLES
Sep 2211:00
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CLOSED-DOOR UBF SME Committee Meeting
ROUNDTABLES
ROUNDTABLES
Sep 2211:30
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OPENING ADDRESS
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Sep 2212:00
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CLOSED-DOOR UBF Advisory Risk Management Committee Meeting
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ROUNDTABLES
Sep 2212:15
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KEYNOTE FIRESIDE CHAT The era of the invisible bank: powering every experience through embedded finance and agentic AI
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Vlad Mironovs, Chief Digital Officer, Commercial Bank of Dubai
Philippe Daoust, Vice President Innovation, Head of Ventures, National Bank of Canada
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Sep 2212:45
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KEYNOTE PRESENTATION From vision to global fintech hub: the UAE’s fintech success
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Paul Kayrouz, Chief Fintech Officer, Central Bank of the U.A.E.
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Sep 2213:00
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CLOSED-DOOR UBF Information Security Committee Meeting
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ROUNDTABLES
Sep 2213:00
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UBF Digital Banking Committee
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Vlad Mironovs, Chief Digital Officer, Commercial Bank of Dubai
Moderator: Gaia Camillieri, Director, EY Studio+
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Sep 2213:10
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PANEL Frictionless commerce: embedded payments shifting value creation from checkout to ecosystem
STAGE 2: PAYMENTS PODIUM
Esam Alkheshnam, Chief Executive Officer, The shared Electronic Banking Services Company - KNET
David Henry, Chief Product Officer, Mal
STAGE 2: PAYMENTS PODIUM
Sep 2214:10
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UBF SME Committee
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Sep 2214:20
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PANEL Transforming cross-border banking: from delays to real-time efficiency
STAGE 2: PAYMENTS PODIUM
Johin Jose, AVP & Head of Business Development & Partnerships, Payit by FAB
Sara Azmi, Head of Change & Project Management Office, Emirates NBD Egypt
Ananth Srivatsa, Executive Director, Rakbank
Moderator: Shakti Katyal, Chief Executive Officer, Real n Royal Podcast
STAGE 2: PAYMENTS PODIUM
Sep 2214:30
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PANEL Core banking of the future: real-time processing driving operational efficiency
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Amit Malhotra, Global Head of Retail Banking, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB)
Paweł Świędziewski, Vice President Portfolio Execution and Change Management, Commercial Bank International
Ferenc Böle, Head of IT, National Bank of Oman
Nelson Wootton, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, SaaScada
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Sep 2215:00
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CLOSED-DOOR UBF Advisory Information Security Committee Meeting
ROUNDTABLES
ROUNDTABLES
Sep 2215:10
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PANEL Now means now: how real-time payments are rewiring commerce and finance
STAGE 2: PAYMENTS PODIUM
Joe Doyle, Head of Digital Payments, Bank of Ireland
Jeevesh Jha, Director Sales, Standard Chartered Bank
Moderator: Priyanka Manchanda, Associate Director, Regional Liquidity & Investment, GPS, Independent
Hasan Jaber, Deputy CEO, Al fardan exchange
STAGE 2: PAYMENTS PODIUM
Sep 2215:20
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PRESENTATION The legacy iceberg and the cost of standing still. How to modernise without disruption
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Alexis Haessler, Managing Director, BPC
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Sep 2215:40
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15:40 INTERVIEW When two worlds collide – leading the future-ready bank
STAGE 2: PAYMENTS PODIUM
Warren Bond, Co-Founder, Futureworld
Moderator: Subramaniam Sundaram, Senior Director, Global Head, Pismo Labs UK Ltd
STAGE 2: PAYMENTS PODIUM
Sep 2215:40
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PRESENTATION Agentic AI in practice: driving intelligent process optimisation
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Abdulla Al-Awadi, Chief Strategy Officer, KIB
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Sep 2216:00
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CLOSED-DOOR UBF Retail Commitee Meeting
ROUNDTABLES
ROUNDTABLES
Sep 2216:00
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PANEL The AI-driven bank: cloud platforms powering real-time decisions across financial operations
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Sateesh Kumar Challa, Head of Digital Transformation Office, Societe Generale US
Moderator: Nena Dokuzov, Head of Project Group for New Economy & Blockchain Technology, Ministry of Economic Development & Technology
Haitham Aboulfotoh Rashwan, Head of Digital Banking, Emirates NBD
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Sep 2216:50
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INTERVIEW From workflow to agentic workforce: welcome your new AI employee
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
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Sep 2310:00
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CLOSED-DOOR UBF Fintech Committee Meeting
ROUNDTABLES
ROUNDTABLES
Sep 2310:30
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OPENING ADDRESS
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
STAGE 1 FINTECH FORUM
Sep 2310:40
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KEYNOTE FIRESIDE CHAT Open data at the heart of innovation: APIs as the backbone of open finance and the future of financial platforms
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Kazim Oguz, Senior Vice President, Digital & Open Banking, Deniz Bank
Moderator: Afroz Walile, CEO & Founder, Scaisy's Technologies
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Sep 2311:00
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CLOSED-DOOR UBF AI Committee Meeting
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ROUNDTABLES
Sep 2311:30
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KEYNOTE INTERVIEW Unlocking the platform bank: combining embedded and open finance to redefine financial architecture
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Christoph Koster, Chief Executive Officer, ruya
Moderator: Mark Rennie Davis, Chief Advisor & Founder, Advistic Consulting
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Sep 2312:00
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CLOSED-DOOR UBF COMPLIANCE & ADVISORY COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE MEETING
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ROUNDTABLES
Sep 2312:00
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PANEL The revolution of everyday spending: digital payment behaviours reshaping retail and online commerce
STAGE 2: PAYMENTS PODIUM
Mosam Gadia, SVP Payments, Noon
Fahad Alzarooni, Chief Executive Officer, Noqodi
Vishnu Katara, General Manager of SME banking, Mal
Moderator: Nebahat Özge Akcizmeci, General Manager ‑ Turkey, Commercial Head ‑ MENA, YouGov
STAGE 2: PAYMENTS PODIUM
Sep 2312:00
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UBF Fintech Committee
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Thomas Catchpole, Chief Technology Officer, Nebras
STAGE : FINTECH FORUM
Sep 2312:20
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UBF Information Technology Committee
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Sep 2312:40
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UBF AI Committee
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Sep 2312:50
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INTERVIEW Stablecoins in cross border transactions
STAGE 2: PAYMENTS PODIUM
Moderator: Afroz Walile, CEO & Founder, Scaisy's Technologies
STAGE 2: PAYMENTS PODIUM
Sep 2313:00
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PANEL Alliances that transform redefining finance through bank-fintech collaboration
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Amith Rajan, Executive Vice President, Head, Wholesale Digital Banking & NeoVentures, Mashreq
Priyanka Manchanda, Associate Director, Regional Liquidity & Investment, GPS, Independent
Gaurav Bhalgat, Head of Digital Channels, National Bank of Oman
Aditya Baswan, Head of Governance, Enterprise PMO, Bank FAB
Martins Berzins, Head of Open Finance & Digital Analytics, Commercial Bank of Dubai
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Sep 2313:10
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PANEL The fintech infrastructure shift: mobile money fueling digital-first finance
STAGE 2: PAYMENTS PODIUM
Abhishek Chaudhary, DVP Digital Products, RBL Bank
Dina Anwar, Digital Factory Director, EFG Holding
Oan Ali, Head of Solution Architecture, First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)
Jason Stewart, Head of Product, MNT - Halan
Moderator: Fahim uz Zaman, Managing Director, 3A Ventures International
STAGE 2: PAYMENTS PODIUM
Sep 2313:50
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INTERVIEW Bridging the ecosystem: banks building the next generation of fintech
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Amith Rajan, Executive Vice President, Head, Wholesale Digital Banking & NeoVentures, Mashreq
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Sep 2313:50
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UBF AI Committee
STAGE 2: PAYMENTS PODIUM
STAGE 2: PAYMENTS PODIUM
Sep 2314:00
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CLOSED-DOOR FERG Compliance Subcommittee Meeting
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ROUNDTABLES
Sep 2314:10
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FIRESIDE CHAT Beyond competition: structuring win-win partnerships between financial institutions and fintechs
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Saurabh Jain, Head of Partnerships, Deem Finance
Moderator: Mark Rennie Davis, Chief Advisor & Founder, Advistic Consulting
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Sep 2314:20
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PANEL From payments to platforms: why super apps and wallets win
STAGE 2: PAYMENTS PODIUM
Johin Jose, AVP & Head of Business Development & Partnerships, Payit by FAB
Riley MacDonald, Senior Director - Enterprise Product, Worldpay (UK) Limited
Moderator: Samee Zafar, Director, Edgar, Dunn & Company
STAGE 2: PAYMENTS PODIUM
Sep 2314:40
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INTERVIEW AlTareq and the national vision: creating the shape and future of open finance in the UAE
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Jonathan Holman, Head of Open Finance for the UAE, Nebras Open Finance
Moderator: Essam El Daly, Partner, Concordia Growth Solutions (CGS)
Sep 2315:00
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CLOSED-DOOR FERG Risk/Fraud Subcommittee Meeting
ROUNDTABLES
ROUNDTABLES
Sep 2315:00
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PRESENTATION AI-fication of retail banking
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Amit Malhotra, Global Head of Retail Banking, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB)
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Sep 2315:00
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ROUNDTABLE FERG The Future of merchant payments in the UAE
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FINTECH ROUNDTABLES
Sep 2315:10
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INTERVIEW Moving money isn’t the same as making payments
STAGE 2: PAYMENTS PODIUM
Tim Joslyn, Chief Technology Officer, Paymentology Limited
Moderator: Nena Dokuzov, Head of Project Group for New Economy & Blockchain Technology, Ministry of Economic Development & Technology
STAGE 2: PAYMENTS PODIUM
Sep 2315:20
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FIRESIDE CHAT The bank of 2030
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Sep 2315:30
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FIRESIDE CHAT UBF Compliance & Advisory Compliance Committees
STAGE 2: PAYMENTS PODIUM
STAGE 2: PAYMENTS PODIUM
Sep 2315:40
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PANEL Intelligence at the heart of finance: AI-powered personalisation reshaping loyalty, growth, and competitive edge
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Haidar Almohri, Acting Chief Data and Innovation Officer, Gulf Bank
Sudarshan Seshadri, Head of Retail Banking Division, National Bank of Umm Al Qaiwain
Hammad Khan, Director of Customer Experience, Etihad Credit Bureau
Moderator: Mark Rennie Davis, Chief Advisor & Founder, Advistic Consulting
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Sep 2316:10
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PANEL Transforming payment journeys: anticipating customer behaviour in real time with AI
STAGE 2: PAYMENTS PODIUM
Mehbob Uddin Ahmed, Group Data Privacy (DPO), QNB Group
Hardik Shah, Group Head of Product, Ooredoo Fintech
Devendra Kumar, Senior Vice President, Head of Channel Products, Mashreq
Suji Gopalakrishnan, Head of Retail Asset, Deem Finance
Mangesh Jadhav, Head of Platform - Core Banking, Emirates NBD
STAGE 2: PAYMENTS PODIUM
Sep 2316:30
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INTERVIEW From card to cloud — modernizing payment infrastructure
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Ahmed Khalil, VP Revenue & Growth, S2M
Moderator: Fahim uz Zaman, Managing Director, 3A Ventures International
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Sep 2316:50
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PRESENTATION Beyond the AI hype; why the future of banking depends on an AI-ready core
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
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Sep 2411:00
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KEYNOTE PANEL The future of money: building a digital, borderless, and inclusive payment ecosystem
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Shahid Sumar, Chief Information Officer, Al baraka bank
Omar Ramadan, Chief Executive Officer - GCC & Levant, MNT - Halan
Moderator: Samee Zafar, Director, Edgar, Dunn & Company
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Sep 2411:40
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KEYNOTE PRESENTATION If I were starting a fintech today, here’s exactly what I’d build
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
STAGE 1 FINTECH FORUM
Sep 2412:20
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PANEL The global crypto race: CBDCs and crypto shaping the future of finance
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Paweł Świędziewski, Vice President Portfolio Execution and Change Management, Commercial Bank International
Abbas Roda Taher, Head of Crypto, CFI Financial
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Sep 2413:00
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PANEL Protecting every payment: AI-powered fraud detection across all digital commerce channels for a secure process
STAGE 2: PAYMENTS PODIUM
Mehbob Uddin Ahmed, Group Data Privacy (DPO), QNB Group
Hassan Ahmed Hassan, Senior Director – Head of Business Digital Transformation and Architecture, Commercial International Bank - Egypt
STAGE 2: PAYMENTS PODIUM
Sep 2413:00
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PRESENTATION The rise of AI agents in finance: revolutionising the future of financial services
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Sep 2413:20
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PANEL At the frontline of digital threats: real-time cyber defense for the modern financial ecosystem
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Jules Pagna Disso, Head of Cyber Risk Intelligence, Digital Asset Risk & Quantum Risk, BNP Paribas
Zaheer Shaikh, Chief Information Security Officer, Al Maryah Community Bank LLC
Chye Kit Chionh, Treasurer, Executive Committee, Singapore FinTech Association
Moderator: Amit Grover, Managing Partner & CEO, Grover Impact Ventures
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Sep 2413:40
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INTERVIEW Moving money isn’t the same as making payments
STAGE 2: PAYMENTS PODIUM
Tim Joslyn, Chief Technology Officer, Paymentology Limited
Moderator: Nena Dokuzov, Head of Project Group for New Economy & Blockchain Technology, Ministry of Economic Development & Technology
STAGE 2: PAYMENTS PODIUM
Sep 2414:00
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PRESENTATION Illuminating the blind spots: continuous identity for AI-driven security in the UAE
STAGE 2: PAYMENTS PODIUM
STAGE 2: PAYMENTS PODIUM
Sep 2414:20
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PANEL Next-gen consumer credit: redefining BNPL journeys and recurring payment options by enhancing decision intelligence
STAGE 2: PAYMENTS PODIUM
Haitham Aboulfotoh Rashwan, Head of Digital Banking, Emirates NBD
Moderator: Nebahat Özge Akcizmeci, General Manager ‑ Turkey, Commercial Head ‑ MENA, YouGov
STAGE 2: PAYMENTS PODIUM
Sep 2414:40
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FIRESIDE CHAT From risk to resilience: biometric authentication strengthening financial ecosystems
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Pedro Torres, Founder & CEO, Youverse
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Sep 2414:40
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INTERVIEW The invisible risk: Why AI governance is becoming the most important insurance product
STAGE 2: PAYMENTS PODIUM
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STAGE 2: PAYMENTS PODIUM
Sep 2415:10
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PANEL Smarter capital: AI and analytics driving real-time investment optimisation
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Sarah Abuagela, Partner and Head of Investments, Ceras Ventures
Rana Elsharqawy, Data Science and Analytics Head, EFG Holding
Amit Grover, Managing Partner & CEO, Grover Impact Ventures
Moderator: Elisa Tusacciu, Director, FTI Capital Advisors
STAGE 1: FINTECH FORUM
Sep 2416:00
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PANEL Money without borders: reinventing remittances for a real-time world
STAGE 2: PAYMENTS PODIUM
Sameh Khairy, Head of Cash Management & Digital, Credit Agricole Egypt
Perpetua Gitungo, Compliance Director - LATAM & MEA, Wise
Neha Salve, Vice President, Remittance Products, First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)
Moderator: Samee Zafar, Director, Edgar, Dunn & Company
STAGE 2: PAYMENTS PODIUM
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