Arab Bank يمدد رعاية بلاتينية لمهرجان Jordan Fintech Festival 2026

Arab Bank has renewed its platinum sponsorship of the Jordan Fintech Festival 2026 for the second consecutive year, supporting the two-day event held at the King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Center at the Dead Sea. The festival, organised by the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) in partnership with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and the Association of Banks in Jordan (ABJ), brought together central bank governors, regulatory officials, fintech leaders, financial executives, tech entrepreneurs and venture capitalists from across the Middle East and beyond.

"Arab Bank said its continued platinum sponsorship aligns with its corporate strategy to champion digital transformation, support tech innovation, and strengthen Jordan's position as a regional hub for financial technology," the bank said in a statement announcing the renewal.

The Jordan Fintech Festival features a packed agenda focused on the technologies and business models shaping the future of banking and financial services. Key topics include digital payments, open banking, embedded finance, banking-as-a-service (BaaS), digital assets, blockchain and asset tokenization, startup ecosystem investment, sustainable finance, and fintech user experience (UX) design. The programme mixes specialised panel sessions, technical workshops, an exhibition floor for enterprise fintech products, pitch presentations and structured networking sessions designed to bridge startups with institutional investors.

• Venue: King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Center, Dead Sea
• Organisers: Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ), German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), Association of Banks in Jordan (ABJ)
• Participants: central bank governors, regulators, fintech leaders, financial executives, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists
• Format: panels, workshops, exhibition, pitch sessions, fintech hackathon

The festival also hosted a fintech hackathon, creating a platform for young developers and tech innovators to build and present solutions addressing real banking challenges to industry executives and investors. Organisers positioned the hackathon alongside pitch presentations and exhibition stands to maximise exposure for early-stage solutions and to facilitate deals between startups and established financial institutions.

Arab Bank's platinum sponsorship follows its stated commitment to back digital transformation and innovation in Jordan's financial sector. The bank's continued financial and public support for the festival underscores its strategic focus on positioning Jordan as a regional fintech hub, an objective shared by the Central Bank of Jordan and the Association of Banks in Jordan.

Observers at the event noted the wide-ranging nature of conversations, which ranged from regulatory approaches to digital assets and asset tokenization to practical deployment of embedded finance and BaaS models. Panels and workshops sought to balance high-level policy and regulatory dialogue with hands-on technical sessions aimed at developers and product teams.

Looking ahead, organisers and sponsors signalled an intent to deepen partnerships formed at the 2026 festival. With continued backing from major regional banks such as Arab Bank and institutional support from CBJ, GIZ and ABJ, the festival aims to remain a recurring convening point for cross-border collaboration, investment flows into fintech startups and the adoption of digital banking innovations across the region.