DIFC Innovation Hub, in partnership with the Pakistan Digital Authority, will stage the Pakistan FinTech Summit on 18 and 19 August 2026, marking the first international expansion of the Dubai FinTech Summit and signalling a major push to position Pakistan as a strategic FinTech growth market.
The Pakistan FinTech Summit is expected to draw more than 10,000 participants and feature up to 150 sponsors and exhibitors. Organisers say the event will bring DIFC’s global expertise, investor networks and thought leadership to Pakistan’s rapidly evolving digital financial ecosystem.
Arif Amiri, Chief Executive Officer of DIFC Authority, welcomed the expansion as part of a broader ambition to lead the global dialogue on financial innovation and build cross-border innovation links between the UAE, Pakistan and South Asia. Shaza Fatima Khawaja, Federal Minister of IT and Telecommunication, described the collaboration as a vote of confidence in Pakistan’s reform trajectory and in the maturity of its emerging digital finance market.
Organised under Pakistan’s Digital Nation agenda, and supported by the Pakistan Digital Authority established by the Digital Nation Pakistan Act 2025, the Pakistan FinTech Summit will showcase start-ups, investor programmes, curated sessions with regulators from both countries, and roundtables aimed at accelerating product launches, strategic agreements and investment announcements.
Recent momentum in the sector underlines the timing: FinTech funding rose to USD 52.5 million in the first half of 2025, and 450 FinTech companies had raised USD 391 million in venture capital by late November 2025. Event organisers expect the Pakistan FinTech Summit to capitalise on that momentum to attract regional and international partners.
Speakers at the summit will also confront persistent structural constraints such as cash dependency and infrastructure gaps that limit digital adoption. The summit will highlight how FinTech companies can expand access to digital finance in rural areas, enhance financial inclusion, simplify transactions and build consumer trust across Pakistan.
Beyond immediate business outcomes, the Pakistan FinTech Summit aims to cement Pakistan’s standing in the APAC FinTech landscape by creating a platform for sustained regulatory collaboration, investment flows and cross-border product development between Pakistani stakeholders and global partners like DIFC.
