KFH Platinum sponsor of the 3rd edition of ‘Arab Net Conference’

Offers People’s Choice Award

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 6: Kuwait Finance House (KFH) participated as a platinum sponsor in the third edition of ArabNet Kuwait as part of its keenness to be present at forums and events concerned with the latest development in the digital world and the financial technology to be utilized in the financial industry and customer service.

Group Chief Retail and Private Banking Officer at KFH, Waleed Khaled Mandani will deliver the opening keynote speech, demonstrating the latest developments in the financial technology Fintech and the role of digitization in the banking industry. He will also underline the significant role of KFH in coping with technology as per regulations and security manner.

Group General Manager Retail Banking at KFH, Fadi Chalouhi will participate in a panel discussion to speak about Fintech: Best practices for collaboration with Banks and Telecos.

The conference will include workshops and startup battle competitions among entrepreneurs. The Startup Battle competition aims to showcase the best of regional startups to an enthusiastic crowd of investors, incubators, media and digital professionals, as well as connect entrepreneurs with the digital world. KFH offers a KFH People’s Choice Start-Up Award of $5,000 to the winner.

The conference will explore

Waleed Mandani

Fadi Chalouhi

trends in financial technology and the transformations created by big data, blockchain, AI and the practical opportunities available for banks and financial service providers.

The conference, which will be held at Alraya Ballroom on Oct 8-9, is one of the biggest and most targeted to tech startups. It brings together top investors, and other potential partners working in the same industry in addition to entrepreneurs and financial experts.