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New Age Banking Summit to focus on evolving financial landscape

 
MUSCAT: The seventh edition of New Age Banking Summit, organised by UMS Events, will take place at Al Bustan – A Ritz Carlton Hotel on May 31, 2022. Tahir al Amri (pictured), Executive President, Central Bank of Oman (CBO) will be the Chief Guest and keynote speaker at the event hosted by Shaikh Salim bin Mustahail al Mashani and supported by Oman Banks Association.

The event will highlight the fast changing financial eco system and how the banks are becoming future-ready by adopting new strategies, innovating products and services, and reaching out to customers on digital channels, while proactively combating cyber risks. It will serve as an engaging platform to focus on new business models to make the banks relevant for next generation customers, and empower them to devise new growth paths and build operation efficiencies.

It will include presentations and discussions involving a cross-section of industry experts from the Sultanate of Oman, rest of the GCC and international markets on subjects including digital transformation, borderless financial ecosystem, fintech, AI, intelligent automation, digital payments, green financing, core banking, crypto eco-system, cybersecurity, digital customer experience, financial inclusion, 5G and cloud services.

The event will be attended by industry thought leaders, senior bankers, fintech specialists, finance & investment experts, insurance professionals and consultants. The Oman Banking & Finance Awards will be co-located with the Summit. The awards will felicitate the key industry leaders, organisations and products/solutions that are at the forefront of new-age financial services in the Sultanate of Oman. The event will also host a workshop on the topic ‘ESG Adoption in BFSI Sector’ for the select attendees. It will be conducted by Imad Alfadel, Founder & Managing Partner, ESG Integrate, UAE.