Fintech Abu Dhabi: Pioneering a New Period of Monetary Innovation and Disruption

ABU DHABI, UAE, Dec. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The third day of Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW) 2025, ADGM’s flagship occasion, featured Fintech Abu Dhabi and RESOLVE, which introduced collectively the world’s most influential leaders in finance, know-how, authorized and dispute decision.

Underneath the overarching theme of ‘Engineering the Capital of Capital’, the day delivered a strong mixture of thought management, discussions on disruptive innovation and cutting-edge insights, showcasing Abu Dhabi’s place as a future-focused monetary hub and authorized powerhouse.

Opening the day, H.E. Hamad Sayah Al Mazrouei, Undersecretary of the Division of Financial Improvement Abu Dhabi & Chairman, ADGM Academy, stated, “The way forward for finance won’t be written by algorithms alone, however by individuals with imaginative and prescient, braveness, and objective. By means of platforms like Fintech Abu Dhabi, we aren’t solely anticipating what’s subsequent for the sector however actively constructing it. Immediately’s insightful conversations mirror Abu Dhabi’s ambition to change into the launchpad for a brand new period of inclusive, clever, and resilient monetary progress.”

Fintech Abu Dhabi: The Subsequent Chapter of Monetary Innovation

The ninth version of Fintech Abu Dhabi, now the MENA area’s largest and most influential fintech gathering, highlighted the seismic shifts which are impacting monetary providers – from tokenisation and AI to digital banking and stablecoins.

The primary stage hosted a collection of highly effective conversations and high-impact dialogues that includes among the world’s most influential monetary leaders. The road-up included distinguished figures from the worldwide fintech ecosystem, similar to Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase; Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle; Richard Teng, CEO of Binance; Jennifer Johnson, CEO of Franklin Templeton; Anthony Soohoo, CEO of MoneyGram; Ambareen Musa, CEO of GCC, Revolut; and lots of extra.

The classes explored key matters together with digital credit score, regulatory innovation, digital property, institutional adoption and next-gen banking, providing candid insights from fintech CEOs, buyers and senior banking executives. The session with Teng examined the volatility of crypto markets and posed the important query: Can crypto ever mature into trusted infrastructure? In the meantime, the CEOs of Revolut, Capital.com, Erebor Group and Lukka explored how fintech founders are prioritising velocity, regulatory readability, and belief as they scale in a local weather that calls for agility and resilience.

Senior banking leaders from State Road, Al Hilal Financial institution and Piraeus Group mentioned how legacy establishments are evolving. From embracing AI to redefining the shopper expertise, the session supplied a candid have a look at digitisation efforts inside the normal banking structure. Early-stage funding specialists from FJ Labs and Commonplace Chartered Ventures unpacked their methods for figuring out billion-dollar startups earlier than they change into mainstream by specializing in sample recognition, pricing self-discipline, and the rising science of ‘unicorn’ discovery.

RESOLVE Explores the Theme of ‘Braveness‘

In parallel, the fourth version of RESOLVE 2025 convened underneath the theme ‘Braveness’, centered on worldwide dispute decision and the way authorized techniques should evolve within the face of fast digital and market transformation. The discussion board introduced collectively world authorized specialists, regulators, enterprise leaders, and policymakers for a dynamic day of keynotes and discussions on cross-border crypto regulation, AI-driven authorized methods, and the authorized implications of world capital markets.

H.E. Abdullah Sultan bin Awad Al Nuaimi, UAE Minister of Justice, delivered a compelling keynote on “Justice with Braveness”, underscoring Abu Dhabi’s management in setting progressive authorized requirements. ADGM Courts’ Registrar & Chief Government, Linda Fitz-Alan, opened the discussion board with a strong message on navigating authorized disruption with readability and resolve. The day featured a high-calibre speaker lineup, together with Matthew Lewis, Managing Director of Hintsa Efficiency, Netflix Co-Founder and Former CEO, Marc Randolph, and Professor Nancy Gleason of MBZUAI.

Breakout Occasions, Newcomers, Main Collaborations and Bulletins

Working alongside the primary occasions have been different breakout occasions such because the AI Abu Dhabi Discussion board, Blockchain Abu Dhabi, Threat 4.0 Discussion board, Bloomberg’s occasion on The AI Evolution: From Potential to Practicality, and Eastpoint Digital Property Discussion board. All through the day, closed-door summits such because the Web3 Leaders Roundtable – Offered by ADGM Rising Tech and #Hashed and Stablecoin Dialogues have been held with senior executives.

The third day of ADFW witnessed bulletins from Galaxy Digital and the Eurasian Improvement Financial institution (EDB), that are establishing workplaces in ADGM. One other notable announcement for the day got here from SAAS Properties, which formally unveiled its latest challenge – The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Al Maryah Island.

A complete of 24 Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) have been introduced through the third day of ADFW. Partnerships have been signed between native and worldwide entities similar to Blackrock, Finstreet, Swiss Re, RIQ, Kitopi International, Lulu Monetary Group, Crypto.com, 42 Abu Dhabi, Hanwha and Kresus.

ADFW continues for a closing day with its featured occasion – Abu Dhabi Sustainable Finance Discussion board (ADSFF), and different key occasions will concentrate on sustainability and finance.

For extra particulars on ADFW, go to www.adfw.com.