Monetary & Payments Infrastructure
Fast, secure and sovereign payment rails. Infrastructure providers and payment networks on the national and regional systems that move money.
PAFIX 2026: Payments, Innovation, Inclusion and Sovereignty Expo, powered by the Central Bank of Egypt. 7-10 November 2026, Egypt International Exhibition Center, New Cairo.
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What PAFIX is for
- Where policy meets infrastructure
- Where innovation meets regulation
- Where inclusion meets economic empowerment
About PAFIX
Policy and technology, in one room
PAFIX is where the region's digital finance agenda is set out and put to work. Powered by the Central Bank of Egypt, it brings regulators, payment networks, banks, fintechs, investors and development institutions together for four days of exhibition and forum in Cairo.
The forum sets out the policy. The exhibition floor shows the technology that delivers it: payment rails, digital banking, identity, security and inclusion, from the institutions that build and run them.
More about PAFIXThe question for 2026
“How can nations scale digital finance while safeguarding stability, trust, and sovereignty?”
- Economic competitiveness
- Monetary sovereignty
- SME growth and entrepreneurship
- Inclusion and poverty reduction
- Cross-border trade
- Financial system resilience
PAFIX 2026
The five strategic domains
Five themes shape the exhibition and the forum. Each brings together the people who build, regulate and fund that part of the financial system.
FinTech & Digital Financial Services
New ways to deliver financial services, and the partnerships that scale them. Fintech founders meet the banks, regulators and investors they need.
Financial Inclusion & Economic Empowerment
Inclusion that goes beyond opening an account, so people and small businesses take part in growth. Policymakers, development institutions and technology providers on how to get there.
- Mobile money ecosystems
- Agent banking models
- Microfinance digitalization
- Digital identity for underserved populations
- Financial literacy infrastructure
Trust Architecture: Identity, Security & Consumer Protection
Digital finance runs on trust. As fraud and cyber threats grow more sophisticated, identity, security and consumer protection become national priorities.
- Digital identity
- eKYC and remote onboarding
- AI-driven fraud detection
- Cybersecurity in banking
Regulation, Governance & Capital Mobilization
Clear rules and confident capital. Policymakers, regulators and investors on turning digital finance plans into funded programmes.
- Regulatory sandboxes
- Open banking governance
- Venture capital
- Fintech investment trends
Last edition
PAFIX '25: Rewriting the financial DNA
The 12th edition: four days of exhibition on digital payments, fintech and financial inclusion, and a forum supported by the Central Bank of Egypt that looked firmly ahead.
- Organizations
- 1,000+
- Organizations
- Attendees
- 50,000+
- Attendees
- Speaking sessions
- 50+
- Speaking sessions
- Days of innovation
- 4
- Days of innovation
Launched at PAFIX '25
Where the sector launches
H.E. Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister, opened PAFIX '25 with a tour of the exhibition, starting at the Central Bank of Egypt's stand and continuing to e-finance, I-Score, national and international banks, payment technology providers and fintech firms. He was briefed on flagship projects in artificial intelligence, fintech and e-payments and on the Digital Financial Identity system, and watched a live demonstration of remote identity verification opening a digital bank account.
- The launch of the "Haweya" digital platform
- A live demonstration of Digital Financial Identity (e-KYC)
- The Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce and I-Score signed a cooperation protocol to advance financial inclusion and improve credit assessment
- I-Score launched the personal credit report on the Digital Egypt website
- Multiple MoUs between banks, fintech startups and regulators
- Live demos of AI, decisioning and data-driven technologies
PAFIX '25
The show in pictures
Who attends
The people who decide
- Central Bank Governors and Deputy Governors
- Ministers of Finance and Digital Economy
- Financial Regulatory Authorities
- CEOs of Banks and Payment Networks
- FinTech Founders and Innovators
- Cybersecurity Leaders
- Development Finance Institutions
- Sovereign Wealth Funds
- Venture Capital Firms
Why exhibit
- Meet the decision-makers
Central bank leadership, regulators, ministries and bank executives come to PAFIX in person.
- Be seen where policy is shaped
Present your solution where national payment and inclusion strategies are discussed.
- Qualified B2B meetings
Banks, payment networks and investors come to find partners and suppliers.
- Partners across two regions
Institutions from the Middle East and Africa, in one place, over four days.
- Stand with the ecosystem
Exhibit alongside the networks, banks and fintechs that move the region's money.
- New clients, stronger relationships
Meet prospects and existing clients, with Cairo ICT's audience in the halls next door.
Startup hub
Connecta: fintech founders meet capital
The startup hub of the show. Fintech founders exhibit, pitch and meet venture capital, sovereign funds and development finance institutions, on a platform with ten years of startups behind it.
About Connecta
Co-located
PAFIX and Cairo ICT: a formula of success
PAFIX runs alongside Cairo ICT, the leading technology event in Africa and the Middle East. One badge opens both, so the vendors, integrators and mobile operators behind digital finance are in the halls next door.
Be at PAFIX 2026
Trade visitors attend free, and one badge opens PAFIX and every hall of Cairo ICT. Companies can apply for a stand now.