Financial Technology Experts Meet

One of Turkey's world-renowned historians, Prof. Dr. İlber Ortaylı will write a special book in which he will discuss the history of finance in social life and the factors that interact with this subject. sohbet is the guest of the program. Prof. This special session, which will be held under the title of 'Origins of Finance and the Rise of Civilization', determined by Ortaylı himself, will shed light on the developments made in the process from the formation of the modern economic order, which started with the invention of money by the Lydians, until today. Prof. Ortaylı's session will be held in the 'Fireside Chat' section after the Digital Finance Pioneers Award Ceremony to be held at the end of the first day.

From Lydians to Cryptocurrency!

Istanbul Fintech Week, which will bring together 85 leading speakers from the world and Turkey with finance and digitalization sector representatives in Istanbul, will host a total of 35 sessions in 6 separate summits with more than 65 sponsors and partners during its two-day program. IFW'24 With this program, experts will cover a long period of time from the invention of the first coin to cryptocurrency and beyond.

Sponsors That Add Strength

Representatives of all sectors related to banking, finance and digitalization will come together. Istanbul Fintech Week (IFW'24)will bring together the leading senior figures of the finance ecosystem with the participants. BankPozitif and Payfix are 'Black Sponsors' at IFW'24, where Gate.io is the 'Name Sponsor'; Akbank, Definex, Mastercard and Türkiye İş Bankası are 'Premium Sponsors'; Ftechlabs, Garanti BBVA, Hiperactive Kredi, KPMG, Paycell, Sipay, Solak & Partners and Yapı Kredi FRWRD are also included as 'Co-Sponsors'. While Odeabank sponsors the C-Suite closed sessions; Axis VIP Travel, Bybit, D&R, Endless Fairs, Interpress, Movenpick Hotel Istanbul Marmara Sea, Revolvia, Utilify, Venus and Warpiris 'Supporter'; Aposto, BloombergHT, Btchaber, Bundle, CryptOps, DAO Wagmi, Etkin Campus, FintechTime, Servisx and Mall Report 'Media Partner'; Cointelegraph Türkiye, StartupMarket and IMM 'Strategic Partner' and Black Swan YouTube As its partner, it adds to the power of the event.

Global and National Experts

Other highly anticipated speakers of Istanbul Fintech Week include Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, Prof. Dr. Hatice Karahan, author of 'Decoding AI in Financial Services' Clara Drodie, Christina Frankopan from UCL Blockchain Centre, Jason Mikula, publisher of Fintech Business Weekly and a pioneer of social media in the fintech sector, IBM Banking Global Research Director Paolo Sironi, Mastercard EEMEA General Manager Leading names of the industry include Deputy Amnah Ajmal and Oxford University Entrepreneurship and Innovation Professor Pınar Özcan. Topkapı University Rector Prof. Dr. At the event, where Emre Alkin will take part as a speaker under the sponsorship of D&R, a high-level round table meeting titled 'The Effects of Financial Inclusion on the Economy' will also be held, which he will moderate.
Sessions You Should Not Miss During the Program Flow

First day:

'Web3 Summit' On the first day of Istanbul Finance Week, which will start with; Bitcoin halving, latest developments in the Web3 world, central bank digital currencies, regulations of crypto assets, tokenization, innovations in know-your-customer applications and Metaverse topics will be discussed. An awards program is also organized within the scope of the event. 'Pioneers of Digital Finance Awards ProgramExperts who aim to grow Turkey's fintech ecosystem with new ideas and projects will be rewarded. ''Artificial Intelligence in Finance Summit', 'TradeTech Summit' A content enriched with the presentations of representatives from different countries will bring the participants together with the latest trends on the subject.

The second day:

'Digital Finance Summit' On the second day, which will open with , leading speakers will discuss topics such as 'finance model as a service,' 'innovations in payments and money transfer', 'intersection points of traditional banking and digital-only banking' in seven different panels. Moreover, 'Woman in Fintech' ve 'Fintech in Business World' peaks and startup, country and technology presentations are also included in the second day program. Additionally, 5 countries including Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan will make fintech ecosystem presentations at the event.