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View from SWIFT Middle East Regional Conference 2018
Date: 24 to 25 September 2018
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The Banker’s View from MERC will provide regular multimedia coverage and summarise the key themes from SWIFT Middle East Regional Conference 2018.
The conference brings together policy makers, industry leaders, regulators and financial experts from across this diverse region in Dubai to do business and shape the future of the Middle East’s financial industry.
James King, Africa and Middle East editor at The Banker, will cover the key discussions from the Middle East Regional Conference 2018 through a video interview series with industry figures and policymakers.
The Banker’s View from MERC is your ideal guide before, during and after the event.
Discussion points:
- The future of payments in the Middle East - how can Middle Eastern banks adapt to disruptive forces in the payments market?
- The real socio-economic impact of de-risking. To what extent does the termination of correspondent banking relationships impact processes of social and economic development in affected markets?
- Managing real-time payments with financial crime compliance and fraud controls. Can technology contribute to fraud and financial crime prevention, rather than simply speeding up payments?
- Enhancing the Middle East's cyber security. How can a community approach to cyber security help the region's financial community?.
View from MERC 2018 videos
Round up
- Osama Al Rahma, chief executive, Al Fardan Exchange - View from MERC 2018
- Sumit Aggarwal, executive vice president and head of transaction banking, Emirates NBD - View from MERC 2018
Day 2
- Jacek Kurantowicz, head of cash management, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank - View from MERC 2018
- Raja Al Mazrouei, executive vice president, Fintech Hive DIFC - View from MERC 2018
- Sandeep Chouhan, executive vice president, technology and operations, Mashreq Bank - View from MERC 2018
Day 1
- Eric Modave, chief operating officer, Arab Bank - View from MERC 2018
- Luc Meurant, chief marketing officer, SWIFT - View from MERC 2018
- Introduction to the View From MERC 2018
Previews
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