MENA Fintech Association

About

The MENA Fintech Association (MFTA) is a regional fintech industry association, established in Dubai in 2018, that connects banks, regulators, investors and innovators across the Middle East and North Africa. Its work covers advocacy, research, community and capacity building, through working groups on policy and regulation, payments, digital assets, open finance, AI, sustainable fintech, fintech marketing and digital banking. It has chapters in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan, Iraq and Pakistan as well as an Africa chapter, and states that it has more than 40 corporate members. Its research arm, MFTA Intelligence, publishes reports, articles and podcasts. The association also runs the MENA Fintech Awards, held during Abu Dhabi Finance Week in partnership with Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), along with roundtables and member events.