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The UAE’s financial sector is undergoing a fundamental reset, driven by new banking law, open finance regulation, and the FIT Programme. Drawing on IDC’s latest MEA BFSI research, this keynote explores the strategic choices facing banks and fintechs as they navigate compliance, reimagine business models, and race to deploy AI and open APIs at scale.

With key support from the private and public and private sectors, the UAE’s financial landscape is being rapidly rebuilt from the infrastructure up. The Financial Infrastructure Transformation Programme, Open Finance and new regulatory agendas are changing both the terms and the platforms on which banks and fintechs compete.  Simultaneously, AI is moving from pilots to production. with agentic AI leading the next wave of digital transformation. Regulators and boards now expect firm evidence of control, not statements of intent. These new requirements have pushed data, cloud, cyber resilience and AI governance, as well as geopolitical risk firmly to  board-level issues.

This panel brings together bank, fintech and technology leaders to discuss where ambition is outrunning execution, what verifiable sovereignty and resilience mean in practice, and which choices will separate leaders from followers over the next 24 months.

Exploring how The New Banking Law in UAE reshapes technology strategies, digital payments, and financial innovation.

Identity-centric cyberattacks are rising in hybrid cloud environments. Learn how UAE banks are deploying ZeroTrust to secure APIs, customer data, and high-risk workloads while meeting national cybersecurity standards.​

Digital payments, CBDC pilots, and cross-border trade flows require compliance systems that evolve instantly. Learn how UAE banks can automate risk monitoring, enhance transparency, and manage third-party oversight in “real-time compliance mode.”​

Explore how Open Finance regulation is enabling API-led innovation in lending, wealth, payments, and personalised financial services. Understand the role of fintech partnerships in enabling new digital journeys.​

Examines the UAE’s phased regulatory approach- Open Finance rules, stablecoin frameworks, digital identity, sandboxes- and how these create a safe, scalable foundation for API-led financial innovation.​