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Web Summit Qatar ・ February 1-4, 2026

Fintech Summit

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Explore the unique money mindset of Gen Z: how they save, spend, and invest. This talk uncovered their financial values, digital habits, and the impact of their approach on the future of money.

Kendrick Nguyen, Republic; Márlyson Silva, Transfero Group; Uptin Saiidi, YouTube / TikTok Influencer; Fintech Summit

The money mindset of Gen Z

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Noor Sweid, Founder and Managing Partner of Global Ventures, and Islam Shawky, co-Founder and CEO of Paymob, shared their insights and discussed the current state of the MENA VC ecosystem.

Speakers, from left, Omar Almajdouie, Founding Partner, Raed Ventures; Noor Sweid, Founder & Managing Partner, Global Ventures; Walid Faza, Partner & COO, MSA Novo; Alexander Wiedmer, Partner, Rasmal Ventures; and Zachary Karabell, Contributor, Time, on Venture Stage during day one of Web Summit Qatar

The coming of age of MENA's VC ecosystem

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This talk explored key strategies for capital market development under Qatar’s Financial Sector Strategy, alongside the role of digitalisation.

Geopolitics, digitalisation, and financial growth

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The retail game is changing fast. Influencer-fueled trends are putting traditional supply chains under pressure. In this talk, Oisin Hanrahan, Cofounder and CEO of Keychain, looked into how AI is rewriting the rules of the consumer goods industry.

Is the "Add to Cart" button dead?

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Meet the fintech leaders who've attended

Fintechs are stabilising after a couple of volatile years; some areas have cooled, while others are booming. AI is redefining fraud prevention, real-time payments are scaling, and personalisation is now the norm.

It’s estimated that over half the world’s population will have access to digital banking in the next couple of years. 
What are the new wave of digital banks offering beyond accounts and how are they shaping how we interact with our money?

Digital banking

Explore how AI and emerging technologies are transforming fraud detection, credit decisions, risk monitoring, and investment insights, reshaping the future of secure, data-driven finance.

Fintech and fraud

The world of financial transactions is in a constant state of evolution. Payment ecosystems such as embedded finance, BNPL, and cross-border payments are allowing ecommerce to prosper. 
Meet paytech’s biggest disruptors.

The future of payments

Decentralised finance and blockchain projects have been challenging banks and financial institutions around the world. 
But what’s next for these transformational technologies in 2025 and beyond?