Silk Road Finance & Technology Forum 2026

24 August 2026 – 26 August 2026

Inaugural Silk Road Finance & Technology Forum, 24-26 August 2026 in Tashkent, co-organised by the Central Bank of Uzbekistan and GFTN to connect Central Asia's financial infrastructure to global trade and investment corridors.

63 sessions · 189 speakers

Organiser (1)

GFTN

Co-Organiser (1)

Central Bank of Uzbekistan

Co-Host (1)

Ant International

Media Partners (11)

The Paypers · The Tech · CryptoNewsZ · Fintech & Retail Eurasia · AnewZ TV · Capitalbay News · Times of AI · Crypto Pulse · Finansal Teknoloji · Breaking Banks Africa · Tech Revolt

Sponsors (43)

Klearium · Anorbank · Aloqabank · National Bank of Uzbekistan · INFINBANK · Hayot Bank · Asterium · Mikrokreditbank · Uzcard · TadbirCore · PAYNET · Cobo · HUMO · Axborotlashtirish Bosh Markazi · Oson · Ipak Yuli Bank · Octobank · Click · Agrobank · Beepul · Orient Finans Bank · KPMG Uzbekistan · Tenge Bank · Trastbank · Visa · Asakabank · Anchorage Digital · AVO Bank · Liminal Custody · YuzPay · Tayanch Bank · Yandex Uzbekistan · ASIA ALLIANCE BANK · Uzbek Industrial and Construction Bank JSCB ( SQB) · Uzum · Tether · Turonbank · Universalbank · Biznesni Rivojlantirish Bank · Alif Uzbekistan · Apexbank · JSCB Hamkor Bank · Xalq Banki

Association Partners (25)

Azerbaijan Fintech Association · DRC Fintech Association · Fintech Tuesdays · Startup Choyxona · Timepledge.org · FinTech Armenia · African Social Entrepreneurs Network · Arthur D Little · Fintech Moldova · African Women in Technology · Stanbase · Blockchain Intelligence Professionals Association (BIPA) · Hub to Innovation · Association for Women in Crypto · ALLIANCEDFA · Singapore Fintech Association · Lumo Hubs · Fintech Association of Uzbekistan · Founders Community · AlHuda CIBE · Fintech Association for Consumer Empowerment · United Africa Blockchain Association · Silkbridge Ventures · Asian Institute of Digital Finance (NUS) · Central Asian Fintech Association

Exhibitors (34)

Anorbank · Aloqabank · National Bank of Uzbekistan · INFINBANK · Hayot Bank · Asterium · Mikrokreditbank · Uzcard · TadbirCore · PAYNET · Cobo · HUMO · Axborotlashtirish Bosh Markazi · Oson · Ipak Yuli Bank · Octobank · Click · Agrobank · Beepul · Orient Finans Bank · Tenge Bank · Trastbank · Asakabank · AVO Bank · Mastercard · ASIA ALLIANCE BANK · Uzbek Industrial and Construction Bank JSCB ( SQB) · Uzum · Universalbank · Biznesni Rivojlantirish Bank · Alif Uzbekistan · Apexbank · JSCB Hamkor Bank · Xalq Banki

Strategic Partners (3)

Ministry of Digital Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan · National Agency of Perspective Projects (NAPP) · Republic of Uzbekistan

Agenda

Welcome to the Forum - Day 1 & Opening Act 24 August 2026 · Forum Stage
The National Vision - Guest of Honour 24 August 2026 · Forum Stage
State of Financial Sector Innovation 24 August 2026 · Forum Stage
How Does Uzbekistan Build a Financial Centre that Serves People, Businesses and Capital? 24 August 2026 · Forum Stage
Building the Turkic Fintech Corridor: From Regional Connectivity to Global Scale 24 August 2026 · Workshop
Global Payments in Motion - Connecting Central Asia to Global Markets 24 August 2026 · Forum Stage
Trusted Rails for Cross Border Commerce on the Silk Road 24 August 2026 · Forum Stage
Beyond the Logo: How Sports Partnerships Drive Fintech Growth 24 August 2026 · Investor Hours
Backing Central Asia's Next Winners: The Lens of Investors & Founders 24 August 2026 · Investor Hours
Regulating the Frontier - AI & Tokenization Spotlight 24 August 2026 · Forum Stage
From Emerging Markets to the World: Scaling Startups Beyond Borders 24 August 2026 · Investor Hours
The Next Financial Frontier: Reinventing Money, Markets and Institutions 24 August 2026 · Forum Stage
Compliant by Design: AI Agents in Finance - The Rules Are Already Written 24 August 2026 · Investor Hours
Scaling International Investment in Central Asia: What Comes Next? 24 August 2026 · Forum Stage
The Dual-Banking Blueprint - Scaling Sharia-Compliant Windows in Conventional Ecosystems 24 August 2026 · Public-Private Dialogues
The Interoperability Frontier - Aligning National Digital Stacks with Global Financial Corridors 24 August 2026 · Public-Private Dialogues
Navigating the Open Finance Ultimatum - Redefining Reciprocity Between Incumbents & Fintechs 24 August 2026 · Public-Private Dialogues
AI Showcase 24 August 2026 · Forum Stage
AI Showcase: Banking Solutions 24 August 2026 · Forum Stage
Welcome to Forum - Day 2 25 August 2026 · Forum Stage
Vendor and Regulator Session on AML/CFT Instruments 25 August 2026 · Workshop
Guest of Honour Opening: Technology for Regional Prosperity 25 August 2026 · Forum Stage
How Networks Leapfrog Nations 25 August 2026 · Forum Stage
The Frontier, Continued: Tokenization & Stablecoins 25 August 2026 · Forum Stage
Beyond Technology: What Thailand Learned Building a Digital Financial System 25 August 2026 · Forum Stage
Can We Trust AI Without Trusting What Sits Beneath It? 25 August 2026 · Forum Stage
Welcome Remarks & Key Fintech Trends in Uzbekistan 25 August 2026 · Workshop
Building the Most Accessible Fintech HUB – Gateway to the EU Market 25 August 2026 · Workshop
Banking and Fintech Collaboration, and the Future of Banking — Building Products Fintechs Can Benefit From 25 August 2026 · Workshop
Founders Community Meetup 25 August 2026 · Investor Hours
Trust at the Speed of AI: Cyber Resilience & Fraud Defence for Payment Rails 25 August 2026 · Forum Stage
The Talent Scene in the Baltics and Europe, and the Potential for Collaboration 25 August 2026 · Workshop
From First Cheque to Long-Term Partner: Raising Capital from Angel Investors 25 August 2026 · Investor Hours
Powering Innovation: How Central Asia’s Startup Ecosystem Supports Founders 25 August 2026 · Investor Hours
Backing the SME Economy: Investing in the Startups Powering Central Asia 25 August 2026 · Investor Hours
Building the Open Ecosystem - Rails, Capital & the Rules That Connect Markets 25 August 2026 · Forum Stage
Speed vs Clarity: Rethinking Customer Onboarding 25 August 2026 · Workshop
Can You Move This Money? Designing Payment Routes for the Future - Powered by Klearium 25 August 2026 · Workshop
Investment Thesis in Action: Portfolio Case Studies 25 August 2026 · Investor Hours
Embedded Finance in Action - The Last Mile, the SME & the Individual 25 August 2026 · Forum Stage
Stablecoins: Real-world Use Cases in Asia and the New Silk Road - Powered by Cobo 25 August 2026 · Workshop
The School on the Silk Road: Demographic Dividend, or Demographic Debt? 25 August 2026 · Forum Stage
Enterprise Playbook: Proven Strategies Startups Can Adopt 25 August 2026 · Investor Hours
New Routes Home - Remittances for Central Asia’s Globalising Diaspora 25 August 2026 · Public-Private Dialogues
The Autonomy Paradox - Governing Agentic AI in Regulated Financial Markets & Digital Trust Systems 25 August 2026 · Public-Private Dialogues
The Skills-First Revolution - Academic Credentials versus Industry-Led Competencies 25 August 2026 · Public-Private Dialogues
Setting the Azimuth: Why Tashkent, Why Now 26 August 2026 · Forum Stage
The Sovereign Case: Islamic Finance as National Strategy 26 August 2026 · Forum Stage
Azimuth Dialogue 1: Building the Rails - What Has to Exist Before Anything Scales 26 August 2026 · Forum Stage
Standards Before Scale: Prudential Foundations of Islamic Digital Finance 26 August 2026 · Forum Stage
Azimuth Fireside: Strategy and Capacity - What It Actually Takes to Build a National Islamic Finance System 26 August 2026 · Forum Stage
Azimuth Dialogue 2: The Last Mile Already Has a Phone - Shariah-Compliant Finance for the Unbanked 26 August 2026 · Forum Stage
Azimuth Dialogue 3: Can You Code Shariah Compliance? 26 August 2026 · Forum Stage
Azimuth Dialogue 4: A $6 Trillion Corridor? The Industry Can't Yet Agree on Its Own Size 26 August 2026 · Forum Stage
Welcome to The Founders Peak™: Startup Lessons That Cross Borders 26 August 2026 · Forum Stage
What If Not Knowing Is an Advantage? 26 August 2026 · Forum Stage
Just Fly the Plane 26 August 2026 · Forum Stage
What I Was Really Afraid Of 26 August 2026 · Forum Stage
Early isn't fatal. Waiting for the rescue is. 26 August 2026 · Forum Stage
I Never Left Medicine - Only Changed the Patient. 26 August 2026 · Forum Stage
Investor Dialogue: Show Me the Money - What It Actually Takes to Get Capital Into Central Asia 26 August 2026 · Forum Stage
Capital Meets Builders: What It Takes to Scale Islamic Fintech Beyond the Top Ten 26 August 2026 · Forum Stage
A Final Fix on True North: The Azimuth Intent 26 August 2026 · Forum Stage