"Qatar's Growing FinTech Sector & Business Opportunities"

Jun 24, 2020

Through Qatar's ambitions to become a global leader in financial innovation, the country is rapidly becoming a key hub and regional gateway for international FinTech investors. With the rollout of the national FinTech strategy and a raft of other FinTech related initiatives, Qatar Central Bank and other leading Qatar-based financial institutions have set the stage to attract global industry players to take part in these products and business opportunities.

This virtual discussion from sector experts will provide US companies with an overview of the US-Qatar commercial relationship and the FinTech sector in Qatar including the regulatory environment, government initiatives, and business opportunities to support the sector's development.

Speakers for the event included key experts in both the private and public sectors from the US and Qatar:

• His Excellency Mr. Nasser Ibrahim Allenqawi, Consul General in New York for the State of Qatar;
• Mr. Abdulaziz Al-Khalifa, CEO of Qatar Development Bank (QDB);
• Mr. Yousuf Mohamed Al-Jaida, CEO of Qatar Financial Centre (QFC);
• Mrs. Amy Nauiokas, Founder & CEO of Anthemis;
• Mr. Randy Rivera, Managing Director of FinTEx; and
• Mr. Mohammed Barakat, Managing Director of USQBC