Bahrain's Fintech Forward 2025 concluded with 38 partnership agreements and strategic alliances signed across the duration of the conference. The agreements spanned fintech, digital infrastructure and financial services.
The conference was convened under the auspices of the Bahrain Economic Development Board and Bahrain Fintech Bay. Financial services as a whole accounted for 17.2 per cent of the country's GDP in 2024.
GOOGLE CLOUD INSTANT PAYMENT PILOT DEMONSTRATED
A Google Cloud infrastructure pilot for instant bank payments was demonstrated at Fintech Forward 2025. In the pilot, facilitated by Bahrain FinTech Bay, National Bank of Bahrain, Bahrain Islamic Bank, Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait and BENEFIT executed instant payments using digital commercial bank money on Google Cloud Universal Ledger (GCUL).
EVENT DETAILS
The two-day event, held on 8–9 October at Exhibition World Bahrain, drew around 2,000 attendees.
The EDB described Fintech Forward 2025 as the strongest edition yet on sponsors and participation.
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