The International Forum of Financial Innovations FINNEXT Asia 2025 will take place in Tashkent.

On November 20, the International Forum of Financial Innovations FINNEXT Asia will take place in the capital of Uzbekistan, bringing together leading top managers and heads of the largest companies in the financial sector from Uzbekistan, Russia, and Central Asian countries.

FINNEXT Asia has already established itself as an effective platform for open dialogue between banks, FinTech companies, and regulatory bodies of the Central Asian region. Among the strategic tasks of the forum are stimulating the development of the financial sector of Uzbekistan and supporting international cooperation to implement new promising FinTech projects.

Forum participants will discuss issues related to the integration of advanced technologies and innovative solutions into the financial sector, exchange best practices, and explore opportunities for further cooperation between regional and international players.

Program:
— Strategic agenda of the FinTech space in Central Asia
— Modern perspective on payments and security
— Practical experience in implementing innovations in the FinTech sector
— Blockchain and cryptocurrencies: a new reality of financial transactions
— Artificial intelligence and big data: growth drivers
— Sustainable finance and ESG principles.

Confirmed speakers include:

Otabek Nasirov, Chairman of the Central Asian FinTech Association, member of the Expert Council of Cyber Park and AICA, as well as working groups of the Council of Foreign Investors under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Ulugbek Tavakalov, Deputy Chairman of the Board of AKB Kapitalbank for the retail block. Member of the Expert Council of the Central Asian FinTech Association.

Olga Amangeldyeva, Director of the Strategic Development Department at HUMO.

Lyubomir Olah, Director of International Development and Partner Relations at Qorus. Expert in innovations in the field of retail financial services.

Rudradeb Mitra, Founder and CEO of Omdena — an AI-based platform for product development.

Aysegul Adaca Ogan, CEO and Board Member of Aktif Bank.

Dinar Samigullin, Deputy Chairman of the Board for IT and Technological Infrastructure at HUMO.

Rustamkhuja Ishanov, Head of the Department for Monitoring the Implementation of IT Technologies in State and Economic Management Bodies at "Uzkonomnadzor".

Artem Popov, Chairman of the Board of AVO bank.

Viktor Dostov, Chairman of the Board of the Association of Electronic Money and Money Transfer Market Participants "AED". Consultant to the World Bank, UNDP, FATF, AFI, and other international organizations on new payment technologies and digitalization.

Andrey Mikhailishin, Chairman of the Commission on Payment Systems and Cross-Border Settlements of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation. CEO of the company "Digital Payments", co-founder of CFA.CENTER, head of the target group BRICS Payments & Fintech and the working group "Financial Services and Investments" of the BRICS Business Council.

Roman Chernov, Executive Director of "ROSFINKOM" and others.

General Producer of the FINNEXT Asia forum — Alexey Maslov, Co-Chairman of the Committee on Payment Systems of the Association of Banks of Russia, Chairman of the SWIFT Users Group in Russia. Advisor to the payment system HUMO. Independent director on boards of directors.

More details about the event on the website.