Agora Fintech 2025
The Meeting Point of
Technology & Finance
17-19 APRIL 2025 | Istanbul, İstanbul
Exhibition

Encouraging and
Elevating Technology
Innovation in Türkiye

Agora Fintech encompasses a 3 days of finance technologies exhibition designed to showcase and applaud the innovative fintech landscape in İstanbul. Bringing together the leading financial institutions and service providers of Türkiye and nearby countries, the fair is the locomotive of the ecosystem and enables new collaborations and opportunities in the region.

2024 Agenda

Agora Fintech will host more than 20+ interactive sessions, 50+ speakers and 1,000+ delegates

Agora Fintech is a part of Mobilefest, the largest technology show in Eurasia, which brings together the Fintech ecosystem with more than 20.000 visitors, 300+ exhibitors and many international buyers.

BankPozitif Stage
Time Event & Speaker
10:30 - 11:15
Opening Speeches
Prof. Dr. Göksel Aşan
Finance Office of Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye
President
Erkan Kork
BankPozitif
Chairman
Ufuk Bilgetekin
TÖDEB
President
11:15 - 12:00
Protocol Exhibition Visit
12:00 - 13:00
Break
13:00 - 13:05
Welcome Remarks
13:05 - 13:25
Keynote: Interbank Card Center - Türkiye’s Payment Method “TROY”
Ozan Deniz
Interbank Card Center
Chief Executive Officer
13:25 - 14:00
Crossing Borders
Join us for an insightful conference session delving into the intricacies of cross-border payments within the realm of finance. In this session, industry experts will explore the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping the finance landscape.
Kirill Lisitsyn
Torus
Co-founder and CEO
Serhat Şener
TÖDEB
Board Member
14:00 - 14:25
Keynote: Financial Technologies & Eco-System Provider
M. Serkan Ömerbeyoğlu
Dgpays
Chief Executive Officer
14:25 - 14:40
Keynote: Future of EU Payment Regulations
Arturo Gonzalez Mac Dowell
Spanish Fintech and Insurtech Association
President
14:40 - 15:15
Fortifying Financial Fortresses: Cyber Security and Risk Management in the Digital Age
As payment and operating systems advance, the emergence of new threats and risks is nearly as rapid. This session concentrates on identifying emerging threats and strategies to recognize risks effectively, thus averting losses.
Can Ünver Moderator
Credit Bureau of Türkiye
Chief Risk and Security Officer
Arzu Er
VIRGOSOL
Co-Founder and CEO
Candaş Üçer
TÖDEB
IT Governance Consultant
15:15 - 15:30
Keynote: Payment Ecosystem in EU
Elie Beyrouthy
European Payment Institutions Federation
Chairman
15:30 - 16:05
Unveiling Financial Intelligence: The Intersection of AI, Digitalization, and Quantum Computing
We'll explore the revolutionary convergence of artificial intelligence (AI), digitalization, and quantum computing, and its profound impact on the finance industry.
Serhat Dolaz Moderator
TÖDEB
Vice Chairman
Ozan Gülhan
Terabank
General Manager
Ridzuan Aziz
Aeon Bank
Board Member
Tolga Dinçer
DT Cloud
CEO
16:05 - 16:25
Keynote: Shaping Tomorrow's Transactions: Exploring the Future of Digital Currencies in Payment Systems (Europe)
Thaer Sabri
Electronic Money Association
Chief Executive Officer
2024 Speakers
Ali Bin Mohamed
Board Member
Association of Fintech in Kenya
Alireza Siadat
Partner
Annerton
Arie van den Bergen
Attorney and Owner
Finnick Legal B.V.
Arturo Gonzalez Mac Dowell
President
Spanish Fintech and Insurtech Association
Arzu Er
Co-Founder and CEO
VIRGOSOL
Babatunde Obrimah
Chief Operating Officer
Fintech Association of Nigeria
Bora Yılmaz
M&A Director
Papara
Burak Sargut
Chief Product Officer
Sipay
Candaş Üçer
IT Governance Consultant
TÖDEB
Can Ünver
Chief Risk and Security Officer
Credit Bureau of Türkiye
Carlo Giugovaz
CEO and Founder
Supernovae Labs S.r.l.
Ceyda Ünal
Chief Marketing Officer
Belbim
Dr. Erhan Yazgan
Board Member
PayFix
Elie Beyrouthy
Chairman
European Payment Institutions Federation
Elif Şahin
Head of E-Commerce
Watsons Türkiye
Emrah Pamuk
Co-Founder and CEO
Digital Exchange
Erkan Kork
Chairman
BankPozitif
Fatin Zadjali
Head of Learning and Development
BankDhofar
Fevzi Güngör
Chief Executive Officer
Ödeal
Gencay Karaman
Fintech Division Director
Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye Finance Office
Giorgio Andreoli
Director General
European Payments Council
Gökhan Uğur Bağcı
Legal Consultant
TÖDEB
Hande Sarıdal
Chief Executive Officer
Token Payment Services & E-Money
Hani Idris
Regional Manager and CEO
International Development Bank
İskender Ada
Vice President of Business Development
Magnus AI
Kerem Bozokluoğlu
VP of Industry Transformation & Shareholder
INSIDER
Kirill Lisitsyn
Co-founder and CEO
Torus
Kübra Odabaş Taşlı
Group Head of Products and Channels
BankPozitif
M. Serkan Ömerbeyoğlu
Chief Executive Officer
Dgpays
Orkun Saitoğlu
Chief Executive Officer
İyzico
Ozan Deniz
Chief Executive Officer
Interbank Card Center
Ozan Gülhan
General Manager
Terabank
Prof. Dr. Göksel Aşan
President
Finance Office of Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye
Riccardo Tordera
Head of Policy and Government Relations
The Payments Association
Ridzuan Aziz
Board Member
Aeon Bank
Serhat Dolaz
Vice Chairman
TÖDEB
Serhat Şener
Board Member
TÖDEB
Suzy Al Zeerah
Chief Operating Officer
Bahrain FinTech Bay
Thaer Sabri
Chief Executive Officer
Electronic Money Association
Tolga Dinçer
CEO
DT Cloud
Ufuk Bilgetekin
President
TÖDEB
Umar Munshi
Founder
ETHIS Global
Zafer Kavaklı
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Woom Digital and Optifeed
Zeynel Abidin Avcı
Deputy Executive Director
Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye
Sectors

Agora Fintech is part of Mobilefest, the largest technology show in Eurasia

Mobilefest, the largest technology show in Eurasia, which brings together the technology ecosystem with more than 300+ exhibitors and 20.000 visitors.

Service Provider
Neobanks / Digital Banks
Payments & E-Money Services
Transfer
Loans & Microfinance
Personal Finance Management
Technology Provider
Payment Technologies
Banking Technologies
Financing Solutions
KYC, Scoring and Identity Solutions
Insurance Technologies
Profile

Join the community shaping the future of fintech

Exhibitor Profile
Financial Institutions & Consultancies
Visitor Profile
Payment
  • Payment & consumer banking
  • P2P banks/ Neobanks/ Challenger
  • P2P Lending/ Credit
  • Consumer banking
  • Corporate & investment banking
  • Digital banks
  • Payment and e-money institutions
  • Other payment providers
  • Banks & Global Financial Services
  • Financial Consultancies & Associations
  • Corporates / Enterprises
  • SMES
  • Regional & Global Policy Makers / Regulators
  • Global VCs and Investor
  • Asset & Wealth Mgmt. Companies
Technology
  • Bots, Roboadvisors
  • RPA, AI, ML
  • Big Data, Analytics & Connectivity
  • Platforms -Trade
  • Cybersecurity
  • Big Fintech/ Tech
  • Platforms
  • Cloud Infrastructure
  • Tecnology Firms
Procedure & Regulation
  • Risk & Fraud Mgt Identity, AML, KYC
  • Regtech/ Compliance
  • Smart Accounting
  • Platforms
  • Regulatory Authorities
  • Law Firms
  • Accounting & Auditing Firms
Asset & Wealth Mgmt.
  • Wealth management/ Robo-advisory
  • Investment/ wealth mgmt. firms
Insurance
  • Insurtech
  • Insurance companies
Numbers

677 Fintech Companies — Turkish Fintech Ecosystem in Numbers

The Turkish fintech ecosystem is growing rapidly. The number of fintech startups in Türkiye has increased rapidly in the last years.

262
Payments
106
Banking Technologies
81
Corporate Finance
56
Insurance
54
Financing
44
Trading, Investing
34
Scoring, Identity, Fraud
21
Crowdfunding
20
Money Transfer
17
Personel Finance Management
8
Wealth Management
100
Others
High Credit Card Usage

7th in the world and 1st in Europe credit card ownership figures High Digitalization 90+ Million active retail digital banking customers

Startups that goes to the next level

The ever-increasing number of start-ups, accelerator programs, incubation centers and co-working spaces supports entrepreneurship ecosystem.

Investors’ Interest

Türkiye received a Start-Up investment of 1.6bn USD in 2022 and was included in the Super League category where countries with an investment of 1-10bn USD are listed. According to data Türkiye is listed 3rd in MENA and 10th in Europe.

Banks as Ecosystem Stakeholders

Banks establishing their own technology subsidiaries developing new applications and new financial technologies to implement and gain competitive advantage through innovation.

Agora Fintech 2025

When & Where

17-19 APRIL 2025
İSTANBUL EXPO CENTER
Directions

About

The Payment and Electronic Money Institutions Association of Türkiye (TÖDEB)

TÖDEB, which is the owner of the Agora Fintech event, is a legal entity and public institution that payment institutions and electronic money institutions operating in Türkiye must be members of within the scope of the Additional Article 1 of the Law No. 6493 on Payment and Securities Settlement Systems, Payment Services and Electronic Money Institutions.

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