When and where is the forum?

On 8 October 2026 at Kempinski Central Avenue, Dubai Mall, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Boulevard, Dubai.

What time does it start and finish?

Registration and welcome coffee open at 08:30. Sessions run until the co-chairs' closing comments at 17:05, followed by a networking drinks reception until 18:30.

Banks, PSPs, fintechs, merchants, regulators and technology providers working in payments, fraud, AML/KYC, compliance and digital assets.

Use the Register Here button on the official QUBE Events forum page. Enquiries go to info@qubevents.com.

Can my company sponsor or speak?

Yes. QUBE Events offers sponsorship packages that can include a keynote or panel slot, one-to-one meetings and booths, and there is a speaker application form on the forum page.

Fintech · Conference

NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum UAE 2026

Name: NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum UAE 2026
Start: 2026-10-08T08:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-10-08T18:30:00+00:00
Location: Kempinski Central Avenue Dubai

One-day forum for banks, PSPs, fintechs and regulators on UAE payments, fraud, AML/KYC, digital assets and agentic payments.

8 October 2026 · Thu 8:30am – 6:30pm GMT+4
Kempinski Central Avenue Dubai · Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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About this event

The NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum UAE is a senior-level, one-day gathering run by QUBE Events in Dubai. It brings banks, payment service providers, fintechs, merchants, regulators and technology providers together to share practical insight on how the UAE payments market is changing, from real-time and cross-border payments to fraud, AML, digital assets and the rise of agentic payments.

What's covered

The programme is built around three themes, delivered through keynotes and expert panels with audience Q&A.

RegTech at scale: fraud and scams, AML/KYC 2.0, compliance automation and AI governance
The UAE payments shift: real-time, cross-border and embedded payments, merchant acceptance and checkout optimisation
The next commerce wave: agentic payments, stablecoins, tokenised deposits and operational resilience

Format

A full day of keynotes and panel discussions, curated networking and pre-qualified one-to-one meetings, closing with a networking drinks reception. Speakers include practitioners from Mastercard, ACI Worldwide, Eastnets, Accenture Middle East, Mashreq, Chainalysis, VARA and the Central Bank of the UAE.

Who attends

Senior executives from banks, PSPs, fintechs, exchange houses, merchants and regulators working on payments, risk, compliance and financial crime. The organiser promotes more than 50 speakers and over 400 industry leaders from more than 100 companies.

NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum UAE 2026 was a Fintech event that took place 8 Oct 2026 at Kempinski Central Avenue Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.