KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11  -- The three-day Global Islamic Fintech Summit (GIFS) 2019 and its co-event Islamic Digital Economy Experience (IDEX) starting Oct 1, 2019 here is expected to attract more than 900 delegates and trade visitors.

Istanbul-based event organiser Elmangos said GIFS and IDEX this year will highlight the huge demand for digital halal industry services globally, with innovation, entrepreneurship and the economy as the main themes.

It said the first day of the event will be exclusively for masterclasses, hosted by the Malaysian Global Creativity Centre (MaGIC), that will go into detail on fintech and other digital-related topics, allowing participants to engage more deeply with industry experts and gain greater insights. 

The second day, to be held at Berjaya Times Square Hotel, will host IDEX, which focuses on the various sectors of the halal industry, the importance of entrepreneurship in the digital age, how to thrive within the ecosystem, and a dedicated panel for female entrepreneurship. 

The final day, held at the same venue, is the GIFS, which will focus primarily on the fintech industry for an Islamic economy and beyond.

“GIFS and IDEX 2019 has been established to be a meeting point to connect with like-minded Islamic economy professionals in order to facilitate business exchange, create long-term partnerships and foster innovation through commonly shared values,” said Elmangos founder/chief executive officer Abd Elmohaimen Mansi in a statement here today.

The organiser is offering special rates for any Islamic economy startup in operation for less than three years to exhibit and showcase at the startup zone of the event.

The summit is supported by the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), Association of Islamic Banking and Financial Institutions Malaysia (AIBIM), FinTech Association of Malaysia, Malaysia Takaful Association, and Investment Account Platform.

-- BERNAMA