FinTech LIVE Dubai: Conference on Digital Payments

February 29, 2024

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At FinTech LIVE Dubai, Cem Soydemir from Swift, Saurabh Mahajan from Prudential Financial, and Omer Shatzky from Wix will talk about digital payments.

Payments

FinTech LIVE, which connects the sharpest minds in the sector, is scheduled to return in 2024 and will bring together the major participants in the fintech space.

Aside from engaging fireside talks and panel discussions, experts and CEOs will share their rich expertise and real-world experiences through thought-provoking keynote addresses.

Leading figures in the financial services industry will have the opportunity to present their most recent plans, initiatives, and inventions at these events, and attendees will gain invaluable knowledge.

FinTech LIVE Dubai, a virtual conference that offers an unmatched chance to interact with and learn from executives representing companies in the finserv, banking, insurance, and other sectors, will take place on April 17.

The event's main themes will be:

• Technology for payments
• Neobanking and digital banking
• Customer experience (CX) in open banking

FinTech LIVE Dubai will undoubtedly function as the preeminent virtual forum for networking and establishing connections with like-minded colleagues from the Middle East and Africa.

Forum for Digital Payments

The following participants of FinTech LIVE Dubai's Digital Payments Forum are:

• Head of Swift's Payments Go-To-Market for MEA, South & Central Asia, Cem Soydemir
• Saurabh Mahajan, Prudential Financial's VP of Digital Solutions and PII
• Omer Shatzky, Wix's Head of Fintech and Risk

With 16 years of expertise, Soydemir is a seasoned leader in the finance sector.

He worked his way up the ranks at Garanti Bank for the most bulk of this time, going from Internal Auditor to Product Management & Business Development Manager.

Soydemir joined Swift in 2022 and currently serves as Head of Payments Go-To-Market for the MEA and South & Central Asia area.

Leading the company's go-to-market initiatives and assisting with its instantaneous and seamless cross-border payments are among his duties.

Mahajan, on the other hand, has dedicated himself to revolutionary change over his nearly two decades of employment in the financial services and aviation industries.

His emphasis on digital technologies and product management has enabled him to support growth and innovation in a variety of international contexts.

In order to improve Prudential's brand recognition, revenue streams, and customer loyalty, Mahajan strategically manages digital transformation projects for Prudential International Markets (PII) at Prudential Financial.

Lastly, Shatzky has devoted the previous 14 years of his professional life to learning about the nuances of the payments sector.

He joined Wix in 2016 as Head of Fintech and took on the role of Head of Risk in 2022.

Shatzky is in charge of the company's efforts to stop financial fraud for Wix Partners, Wix Premium goods, and Wix Payments, its in-house payment processing system.

His responsibility is to enable each of the businesses inside the Wix ecosystem to reach its maximum potential while minimizing risk for the company and its customers.