Dubai, UAE – February 16–17, 2026: The 2nd FinTech Week Dubai 2026 is proud to announce Matt Atawneh , Associate Vice President at Emirates NBD, as a featured speaker at this premier global fintech gathering. With nearly two decades of extensive experience across banking, enterprise architecture, and digital transformation, Matt brings deep technical expertise and strategic insight to the event’s forward-looking agenda.

A highly accomplished IT professional, Matt has over 19 years of experience within the banking and financial services sector, spanning personal and business banking, payments, cards, lending, core banking platforms, and financial crime systems. His career reflects a strong commitment to building scalable, secure, and customer-centric digital ecosystems that support the rapidly evolving needs of modern financial institutions.

In his current role at Emirates NBD, Matt plays a key role in shaping enterprise and solution architecture strategies, with a strong focus on digital architecture, omni-channel platforms, API-led ecosystems, microservices, and customer experience transformation. His hands-on expertise in cloud adoption and migration, including AWS and Azure across architecture, DevOps, security, and automation, positions him at the forefront of banking modernization initiatives.

Matt’s professional journey includes delivering complex transformation programs across leading global institutions such as ANZ, NAB, HSBC, IBM, and Fuji-Xerox, giving him a unique perspective on large-scale system design, governance, and regulatory compliance. He has worked extensively across payments, clearing and settlement, RTGS, alternative payment methods, enterprise messaging, middleware, and transaction processing systems.

At FinTech Week Dubai 2026, Matt will share practical insights on enterprise architecture, open banking, Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS), cloud-native banking platforms, and the design of resilient, future-ready financial infrastructures. His session will be particularly valuable for technology leaders, architects, and decision-makers navigating digital transformation in highly regulated environments.

Known for his collaborative leadership style, strong communication skills, and ability to translate complex technical concepts into actionable strategies, Matt Atawneh continues to be a trusted voice in the fintech and banking technology landscape.

FinTech Week Dubai 2026 brings together global leaders, innovators, and policymakers to shape the future of financial services, and Matt’s participation further strengthens the event’s commitment to thought leadership and real-world expertise.