Turkish capital is on the move: what is driving investors abroad in 2025? In 2025, Turkish entrepreneurs are increasingly looking outward. A combination of domestic currency volatility, rising living costs, and tightening regulatory oversight has pushed many to explore opportunities abroad, not only to protect wealth but to expand it under more predictable conditions.

The International Centre for Strategic Alliances (ICSA) is proud to announce the 22nd Edition of the Connected Banking Summit – Innovation & Excellence Awards 2025, set to take place on November 4th 2025, in Riyadh. Under the theme “Empowering the Future of Banking in the Kingdom: Innovation, Transformation, and Growth,” this landmark event will convene top-tier executives, fintech pioneers, policymakers and technology providers to shape the future of banking in Saudi Arabia.

Anticipation is building for The PAY360 Awards 2025, the pinnacle of celebration, recognition and excellence within the payments industry. Set to take place on 1st October 2025, The PAY360 Awards unite the payments industry for one unforgettable evening to showcase success, network, empowering client and team relations, and boost industry recognition.

The Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) 2025 will be held from 12–14 November at the Singapore EXPO, convening over a thousand global leaders in finance, technology, and policy to discuss how AI, Tokenisation, and Quantum Computing can be harnessed to promote a secure and efficient global financial system.

Barcelona is set to welcome Europe’s largest blockchain event on October 16-17, 2025. With over 6,000 delegates and 300 speakers, it will be the largest blockchain event in Europe in 2025 and the largest edition since the event started in 2018.

The first day of the 16th Annual Middle East Banking Innovation Summit (MEBIS 2025) concluded today at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers, bringing together over 400 senior bankers, technology experts, and innovators to explore how artificial intelligence, digital trust, and customer-first strategies are transforming financial services across the region.

The curtains have just come down on another remarkable edition of Finnovex Saudi Arabia 2025, and the energy from Riyadh is still reverberating. Over the course of two dynamic days, industry leaders, innovators, regulators, and disruptors came together to chart the future of banking and financial services in the Kingdom.

Day two of Money20/20 Middle East in Riyadh brought together global leaders in fintech, banking, and financial services to discuss the future of money and finance in the region.

United Gulf Financial Services (UGFS North Africa), a leading venture capital firm offering innovative companies and startups with financial support and mentoring services, has announced a partnership with The Hashgraph Association, a Swiss non-profit organization driving global adoption of Hedera-powered solutions by funding innovation, training, certification, and venture building programs, and Exponential Science Foundation, a not-for-profit foundation accelerating responsible tech adoption, via research, education, and innovation activities, for Hedera Africa Hackathon 2025, the biggest hackathon in Africa aimed at enabling the next generation of Web developers and empower economic inclusion in Africa with a digital future for all.

AI in Finance 2025, will take place at the iconic Kimpton Fitzroy London on Wednesday 26th November, and will provide a roadmap for 150+ senior technology leaders from financial services to move beyond the well-established use cases and implement next-generation AI at scale.

The 4th Financial Innovation Forum – Payments & RegTech is one of the best Payments, RegTech and compliance events in the UK, bringing together leading experts in payments, compliance, and financial services innovation.

NetNex Global is set to host the 25th edition of CFO StraTech 2025 in Dubai, bringing together the region’s most influential finance leaders, strategists, and innovators. This milestone edition will convene under the theme:

Winners of the 10th Call for Speakers competition will get the chance to take the stage at the E-commerce Berlin Expo on February 17–18th, 2026, and showcase their expertise to thousands of online retail professionals from Germany and beyond. Contestants can apply in 9 different categories, which include:

Open Banking Expo has unveiled the organisations, individuals, teams, initiatives and partnerships shortlisted in the Open Banking Expo Awards 2025, which celebrate excellence and innovation.