Bahrain, Oct. 8 -- Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Minister of Finance and National Economy, on Tuesday said that Fintech Forward has emerged as a global platform for bringing top class companies and decision makers together aims at fueling growth and optimizing collaboration through partnerships as well as exchange of expertise in rapidly evolving technology landscape globally led by AI and other innovations.

In his keynote address at the FinTech Forward 2026, the Minister of Finance affirmed that FinTech Forward was never meant to be only a conversation. The minister noted that 38 memoranda of understanding and agreements were signed last year, representing 38 partnerships, and that over 60 new partnerships will be announced this...