Finance & Banking

Middle East Banking Innovation Summit 2026 (MEBIS)

The Middle East Banking Innovation Summit (MEBIS) 2026 is the largest banking technology and innovation event in the Middle East, hosting over 400 senior bankers each year. Now in its 17th edition, MEBIS explores AI-driven transformation in finance, including Generative and Agentic AI, hyper-personalized customer experiences, digital ecosystems, and autonomo…

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69Speakers
50Sponsors
24On the bill · sessions
102Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at Middle, in alphabetical order.
Abdulla Al-Awadi
Chief Strategy Officer · Kuwait International Bank
Adil Belhouri
Senior Vice President/Head of Artificial Intelligence, Data Science & Analytics · Riyad Bank - Saudi Arabia
Aftab Shaukat
Chief Operating Officer · Al Maryah Community Bank
Ahmed Aideed
Manager - Digital Channels · Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
Ali Alqaraawi
Chief Operating Officer · Aljazira Capital - Saudi Arabia
Amna Ahmed Al Zubaidi
Head of Customer Experience - Retail · Bank Muscat - Oman
Amna Al-Balushi
Chief Information Security Officer · Bank Nizwa - Oman
Amr Mohamed Naguib
Head of Innovation & Digital Solutions · Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank - Egypt
Ananth Srivatsa
Executive Vice President & Head of Remittance · RAKBANK
Anton Baranenko
Product Manager · Guardsquare
Archana Shetty
Vice President - IT Projects · QNB Group - Qatar
Arvind Kaushal
Chief Technology Officer · PayNways Worldwide
Ashish Gupta
Head - Digital, Retail SME and Sales · BankDhofar - Oman
Atul Chandorkar
Head of Data Science & AI · Qatar Islamic Bank - Qatar
Deepa Arora
SVP - Head of Advanced Analytics, Digital Risk & Regulatory Journey · Mashreq
Devendra Kumar
Head of Digital Channels - Global Transaction Banking · Mashreq
Dongjun (DJ) Choi
Group Chief Customer Officer · RAKBANK
Dr. Emmanuel Manyonganise
Head of Customer Experience & Digital Transformation · Bank Albilad - Saudi Arabia
Dr. Haidar Almohri
Acting Chief Data and Innovation Officer · Gulf Bank - Kuwait
Dr. Jihad Al Wahshi
Head of Data Management · Central Bank of Oman
Dr. Mohamed Hamed
Head of Strategy · National Bank of Umm Al Quwain
Dr. Muhammad Fathy
Banking Technology Expert · Egypt
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
additiv
Adviscent AG
AIEE
AIESEC
Alteryx
Appcircle
Appello
Azentio Software
Big Event IO
Coinpedia
CryptoNewsZ
E7 Security
FinanceMalta
Finance World Magazine
Financial IT
finews
Finnoex
Finshape
Fintech BoostUP
Fintech Finance News
Fintech Gate
Firstsource
FME SRL
Guardsquare
Infosys Finacle
International Business Magazine
Jumio
ManageEngine
Meniga
Monstro
nCino
Nucleus Software
OneSpan
Osfin.ai
PayNways Worldwide
Profile Software
Promon AS
Remi Technolgy
Salesforce
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Agenda

Selected from 24 sessions on the bill.
  • 08:00 - 09:00

    WELCOME COFFEE & NETWORKING

  • 09:00 - 09:30

    Opening Remarks by Master of Ceremonies

  • 09:30 - 09:50

    FIRESIDE CHAT: From Open Banking Compliance to Embedded Finance Opportunity

    While many banks approach open banking as a regulation to satisfy, the real advantage lies in turning data access and API connectivity into growth. This fireside discussion explore…

  • 09:30 - 09:50

    FIRESIDE CHAT: Inside a Digital-First GCC Bank: Lessons from the Transformation Journey

    As banks across the GCC race to modernise, a few have successfully evolved into true digital first institutions. This session takes you behind the scenes of that transformation, ex…

  • 09:50 - 10:10

    AI, GenAI and Intelligent Automation in Middle East Banking

    AI and GenAI are rapidly reshaping banking operations, customer service and internal decision-making. The session explores how GCC banks are evolving beyond pilot-stage experimenta…

  • 09:50 - 10:10

    Islamic Digital Banking and Sharia-Compliant Innovation

    Islamic finance is undergoing rapid digital evolution, introducing new product rails, compliance automation and data-centric customer propositions. This session highlights Sharia g…

  • 10:10 - 10:30

    Intelligent Assistants and Conversational Service

    AI powered digital assistants are transforming how customers interact with banks by replacing clicks and menu navigation with natural conversation. Instead of searching for the rig…

  • 10:10 - 10:30

    The Road to Agentic Banking

    Banks in the region are entering a new evolutionary phase defined by autonomous decisioning, predictive intelligence and self-optimising workflows. This session explores what agent…

  • 10:30 - 10:50

    API First Banking, Competing Beyond Products

    APIs have become strategic infrastructure and the new competitive asset of modern banking. This session discusses how banks can adopt an API first mindset, enabling faster innovati…

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 102 companies show up — and 3 bet on three roles at once?

102 companies. three are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
3All threespeak · spons · exh
47Sponsoringsponsor only
52Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Guardsquare·PayNways Worldwide·UAE Banks Federation

Speakers by seniority

80% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite2638%
  • VP-level57%
  • Director / Head of2435%
  • Manager / Lead69%
  • Product11%
  • Other roles710%

Of 69 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Mashreq5V
  2. 02GuardsquareSp1V
  3. 03PayNways WorldwideSp1V
  4. 04UAE Banks FederationSp·O1V
  5. 05additivSp
  6. 06Adviscent AGSp
  7. 07AIEESp
  8. 08AIESECSp
  9. 09AlteryxSp
  10. 10AppcircleSp
  11. 11AppelloSp
  12. 12Azentio SoftwareSp
  13. 13BigEvent.ioSp
  14. 14CoinpediaSp
Sponsors by tier
official supporting partner1
2% of 50
unspecified49
98% of 50
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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