Speakers

At Money20/20 Middle East 2026, the people shaping the future of money take the spotlight across every stage. 

From founders and fintech operators to policymakers, investors and global financial leaders, these are the voices driving the conversations that matter across financial services.

2026 SPEAKERS

Mostapha Tahiri
Mostapha Tahiri
Chief Operating Officer
State Street
Ryan Rugg
Ryan Rugg
Global Head of Digital Assets TTS
CITI
Lukas Bonko
Lukas Bonko
CEO
Bratislava Stock Exchange
Mario Nobile
Mario Nobile
Director General
Agency of Digital Italy, Government of Italy
Joy Adams
Joy Adams
COO, Digital Assets
Deutsche Bank
George Theocharides
George Theocharides
Chairman
Cyprus Securities & Exchange Commission
Benjamin Fernandes
Benjamin Fernandes
CEO & Founder
NALA
Yuri Misnik
Yuri Misnik
Chief Technology Officer
InDrive
David Birch
David Birch
Global Ambassador
Consult Hyperion
Alan Ainsworth
Alan Ainsworth
Executive Director, Policy, Innovation and Marketing and Communications
Jersey Financial Services Commission
Mohamed Mansour
Mohamed Mansour
Regional Director
Wise
Tino Waked
Tino Waked
CEO - Middle East
TapTap Send
Shawn Chan
Shawn Chan
CEO
Singapore Gulf Bank (SGB)
Ronit Ghose
Ronit Ghose
Global Head, Future Finance
Citi Institute
Sophie Guibaud
Sophie Guibaud
Nominee Director
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Amandine Lobelle
Amandine Lobelle
Chief Operating Officer
Paystack
Adeeb Ahamed
Adeeb Ahamed
Managing Director
LuLu Financial Holdings
Tony Ashraf
Tony Ashraf
Managing Director
BlackRock
Nicole Sandler
Nicole Sandler
Chief Ecosystem Officer
Ubyx
Amira Abdelaziz
Amira Abdelaziz
Senior Data & AI Leader
Central Bank of Egypt
Yashish Dahiya
Yashish Dahiya
Chairman & Group CEO
PB Fintech
Abdullah Jarwan
Abdullah Jarwan
CEO
CNTXT
Abdulrahman AlMubaraky
Abdulrahman AlMubaraky
Country Manager
WISE
Achille Yomi
Achille Yomi
CEO & Co-Founder
Scenario X SA
Adeola Adedewe
Adeola Adedewe
Founder & CEO
Kredete
Afua Hagan
Afua Hagan
Journalist & Broadcaster
News Central
Ahmad AlZaini
Ahmad AlZaini
CEO & Co-Founder
Foodics
Ahmed El Hamawy
Ahmed El Hamawy
CEO
EquiTie
Ahmet Kayhan
Ahmet Kayhan
Chief Payments and Digital Assets Officer
VEON Group Holding Company Ltd
Akshata Namjoshi
Akshata Namjoshi
Equity Partner
KARM Legal
Alex Hageman
Alex Hageman
Managing Director, Head of EMEA ECM
Moelis & Company
Ali Abulhasan
Ali Abulhasan
Co-Founder & CEO
Tap Payments
Ali Bailoun
Ali Bailoun
Senior Vice President, Group Country Manager, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Oman
VISA
Amy Oldenburg
Amy Oldenburg
Head of Digital Asset Strategy
Morgan Stanley
Angaj Bhandari
Angaj Bhandari
Senior Vice President, EMEA
Fime
Armineh Baghoomian
Armineh Baghoomian
Managing Director
Partners For Growth
Arth Malani
Arth Malani
Founder & CEO
NorthStar Insights
Aydan Al-Saad
Aydan Al-Saad
Influencer
What do you do?
Azamat Sultanov
Azamat Sultanov
Co-founder & Executive Chairman
GoCab Holding Ltd
Balaji Rajagopalan
Balaji Rajagopalan
CTO
State Bank of India
Basil Mimi
Basil Mimi
CEO
Mantas
Bassel Ojjeh
Bassel Ojjeh
CEO
LigaDATA
Berna Tüzüner
Berna Tüzüner
Senior Banking Expert
Frankfurt School Of Finance & Management
Christophe Makni
Christophe Makni
Head of Data, Automation and AI
Migros Bank
Chris Maurice
Christopher Maurice
Co-founder & CEO
Yellow Card