Tashkent Fintech International Forum

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Cross-Industry Tracks

BLOCK I. CROSS-INDUSTRY TRACKS

TRACK 1. TECHNOLOGIES
Technological trends, innovations and the new technological environment
  • Artificial Intelligence:
  • AI development platforms
  • Data centres and AI supercomputing platforms, hardware
  • Multi-agent systems
  • Industry-specific language models
  • Small language models
  • Edge computing
  • Cybersecurity:
  • Proactive cybersecurity
  • Confidential computing
  • Digital provenance
  • Autonomous Systems & Robotics:
  • Autonomous logistics
  • Robotization
  • Smart city / office / home / IoT
  • Space Technologies:
  • Communications and satellite internet
  • Agriculture
  • Fintech · Insurance · Logistics
  • Water resource management
  • World-Changing Technologies:
  • Medicine · New materials · Biotech · 6G
TRACK 2. BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION
Business in the new reality: transformation of business models and customer experience
  • Artificial Intelligence:
  • AI-driven business transformation
  • AI as a service
  • HR for new technological realities and hybrid workforce
  • Physical AI
  • Customer Experience:
  • Human Connection: the luxury of human service
  • Multisensory and immersive experience
  • Customization and hyper-personalization of the customer journey
  • Influence marketing and new communication channels
  • Trends & New Models:
  • Ecosystem and platform strategies
  • Data economy
  • Sustainable business models
  • Demand for resource repatriation and localization
TRACK 3. FINTECH
Fintech as a catalyst for change, driver of technology adoption and assembly point for cross-industry innovations
  • Trends:
  • Cross-border payments
  • Central bank digital currencies
  • Cryptocurrencies, digital assets, tokenization, smart contracts
  • Retail investment platforms
  • Banks vs Marketplaces
  • AI payment agents
  • Customer Experience:
  • Emotional banking. Bank as a life companion
  • Alternative payment methods
  • Next-generation biometrics and seamless identification
  • Infrastructure & Interoperability:
  • Embedded finance as a driver of cross-industry development
  • Open API: Open Banking / Open Finance
  • Trusted infrastructure
TRACK 4. REGULATION
Regulation, standards and interstate cooperation, GovTech
  • Regulation:
  • The role of the state as architect of national digital infrastructure
  • AI and innovative technology regulation. Ethical standards
  • Sandboxes 2.0: from technology testing to business model testing
  • Digital financial assets, digital and cryptocurrency regulation
  • Interstate Cooperation:
  • Harmonization of regulatory standards in CA, SCO and BRICS
  • Creating 'trust corridors' for cross-border payments and data
  • 'Digital State':
  • Digital public services and platforms: new challenges
  • Ensuring digital equality
  • Digital sovereignty and security
TRACK 5. INVESTMENTS & PARTNERSHIPS
Investment opportunities in Central Asia. Institutional and venture investments. Startups and unicorns. International partnerships
  • Investments:
  • Central Asia VC landscape 2027
  • Retail investing
  • Exit strategies in the region. The Uzum unicorn case
  • Regulatory changes and government support
  • Impact of ESG standards on investment attractiveness
  • Partner Cases & Signings:
  • International technology partnership
  • Fintech-bank cooperation models in Uzbekistan
  • Big Tech as investor and strategic partner
  • Investments in agricultural technology
  • Startups:
  • Fintech startup pitching sessions
  • Startup alley in 'FINOBOD City'
  • 'Startup School'
TRACK 6. DIGITAL HAVEN
Uzbekistan as a new global and regional platform for fintech and innovation development. Trust corridors. Models of international and regional cooperation
  • Regional Growth Points:
  • Uzbekistan startup ecosystem
  • Outsourcing and IT export
  • Digital Islamic finance and asset tokenization
  • BNPL · Cross-border payment bridges
  • GovTech platforms
  • Seamless regulatory environment in Central Asia
  • Youth & Educational Stream:
  • Human capital and educational foundation
  • 'Digital University' initiative
  • Security & Ethics:
  • Accessibility of digital technologies and digital equality
  • Countering cybersecurity threats
  • Personal data protection and open data development
Partner Sessions

BLOCK II. PARTNER SESSIONS & CASES

BANKS
  • Embedded finance and BaaS: integration of banking products into non-financial platforms
  • Modern credit products with AI scoring
  • Islamic banking and BNPL
  • Payment innovations and instant transfers
  • Anti-fraud systems and comprehensive next-generation protection
  • Digital customer experience: super-apps, personalization and emotional banking
  • B2B solutions for small and medium businesses
INSURANCE
  • InsurTech platforms and new sales channels for insurance products
  • Digital claims settlement and new customer experience in insurance
  • Integration of insurance into e-commerce, logistics and services
  • AI solutions in insurance
  • Parametric insurance and real-time payouts
  • Cyber insurance and digital risk insurance
LOGISTICS
  • Supply chain financing and logistics factoring
  • Digital supply chain management platforms in real time
  • Integration of logistics with payments and embedded financial services
  • AI and automation in warehouse logistics and routing
  • Cross-border logistics and international settlements
E-COMMERCE
  • BNPL and modern payment solutions for marketplaces and stores
  • AI personalization and recommendation systems
  • Embedded finance for sellers and buyers
  • International online trade
  • Retail media and new traffic monetization models
IT
  • Platforms and ready-made solutions for the financial sector
  • Next-generation cybersecurity and anti-fraud systems for banks and fintech
  • Open API for ecosystems
  • Cloud and infrastructure solutions for the financial sector
  • Digital identity and customer data management solutions
  • Business process automation for financial organizations
TELECOM
  • Mobile money, digital wallets and operator financial services
  • IoT and M2M solutions for financial and logistics sectors
  • 5G and infrastructure for high-speed financial services
  • Super-apps and ecosystem solutions for telecom operators
DIGITIZATION INFRASTRUCTURE
  • Data centres and cloud solutions for the financial sector
  • AI infrastructure and high-performance computing
  • Cyber-resilient infrastructure solutions
  • Digitization infrastructure and ESG
  • Edge computing for real-time services
SPACE
  • Space technologies in fintech
  • Commercial space technologies in agriculture and water resource management
  • Geodata and satellite monitoring in insurance and logistics
  • Commercial satellite services for corporate clients
INVESTMENTS
  • Retail investment platforms
  • Asset tokenization and work with digital financial assets
  • Venture and direct investments in fintech and technology companies
  • Crypto platforms
Visionary Sessions

BLOCK III. VISION OF THE FUTURE. HIGH-LEVEL VISIONARY SESSIONS

TECHNOLOGIES

Humanity in the era of superintelligence. What awaits us: an evolutionary leap or an existential threat?

A high-level session with top global visionaries, philosophers, futurists and technology leaders. The goal is to set the bar for discussion at the forum, to go beyond the fintech agenda, to show the scale and interconnectedness of changes happening here and now, and their impact on every person's life. To identify the challenges facing governments, businesses and technology leaders.

BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION

The Business of the Future: between total automation and the 'luxury of human connection'

Business is caught between two extremes: the race for maximum efficiency through innovative technologies and full automation on one hand, and growing demand for human contact on the other. Within the discussion panel we will explore how business models will transform to survive in a hybrid reality where the workforce is half human and half AI, and the client demands human interaction and a personal approach.

FINTECH

Fintech: a service function or a driver of the new reality?

A discussion panel dedicated to finding a new paradigm for the development of financial technologies. Participants will answer the fundamental question: is fintech merely a high-tech 'wrapper' for traditional processes, or has it become an independent force transforming adjacent industries — from retail and logistics to government management?

REGULATION

Brake or accelerate? How to find the balance between innovation, consumer protection, national security and global competitiveness?

A discussion panel featuring high-level speakers — regulators, bigtech businesses, institutional fintech investors, professional associations and public organizations.

INVESTMENTS

Investments in innovation. Dizzying opportunities or an abyss of uncertainties?

A strategic session with institutional and venture investors, executives of major technology companies and unicorn founders. The goal is to show the real picture of the investment landscape in 2027–2028, to reveal the key drivers and risks of investing in fintech and bigtech, and to identify the most promising directions for capital in the technology sectors of Uzbekistan and Central Asia.

DIGITAL HAVEN

Digital Uzbekistan 2030 Strategy: Innovation Hub of Central Asia

A strategic panel dedicated to the transition from local digitalization to creating a globally competitive technology ecosystem. At the centre of the discussion is the implementation of the national project 'Digital Uzbekistan 2030' as a platform for unifying Central Asian markets. Participants will discuss how to transform the country into a 'digital haven' attractive to the global digital sector.