About the Silk Road Finance & Technology Forum
Where Central Asia's Financial Future is Built
FAQ
The by-invitation Insights Forum convenes regulators, policymakers, industry leaders, and investors for outcome-focused leadership dialogues and exclusive networking. Insights brings together programmes such as The Capital Meets Policy Dialogue, alongside Elevandi's signature Public-Private Roundtables, as well as working sessions to further meaningful collaboration, drive tangible outcomes, and offer deeper insights.
The by-invitation Insights Forum convenes regulators, policymakers, industry leaders, and investors for outcome-focused leadership dialogues and exclusive networking. Insights brings together programmes such as The Capital Meets Policy Dialogue, alongside Elevandi's signature Public-Private Roundtables, as well as working sessions to further meaningful collaboration, drive tangible outcomes, and offer deeper insights.
The by-invitation Insights Forum convenes regulators, policymakers, industry leaders, and investors for outcome-focused leadership dialogues and exclusive networking. Insights brings together programmes such as The Capital Meets Policy Dialogue, alongside Elevandi's signature Public-Private Roundtables, as well as working sessions to further meaningful collaboration, drive tangible outcomes, and offer deeper insights.
The by-invitation Insights Forum convenes regulators, policymakers, industry leaders, and investors for outcome-focused leadership dialogues and exclusive networking. Insights brings together programmes such as The Capital Meets Policy Dialogue, alongside Elevandi's signature Public-Private Roundtables, as well as working sessions to further meaningful collaboration, drive tangible outcomes, and offer deeper insights.
The by-invitation Insights Forum convenes regulators, policymakers, industry leaders, and investors for outcome-focused leadership dialogues and exclusive networking. Insights brings together programmes such as The Capital Meets Policy Dialogue, alongside Elevandi's signature Public-Private Roundtables, as well as working sessions to further meaningful collaboration, drive tangible outcomes, and offer deeper insights.
UZbekistan is at a turning point
103 fintech companies are active today. A Presidential Decree commits to 200 by 2030, with a target of attracting US$1 billion in foreign investment into fintech startups, training 5,000 fintech professionals, and supporting 100 startups through incubation and acceleration programmes. A US$50 million sovereign venture fund is in formation. The country's open banking framework is being rolled out. And 41% of adults remain without a bank account, the most significant inclusion opportunity in the region.
The opportunity is real. But the opportunity is not yet an outcome. The startup-to-market pipeline, the shared payment infrastructure, the cross-border corridors, the digital asset frameworks, and the talent base all need to advance together, deliberately, at pace, and in concert.
That is what the Silk Road Finance & Technology Forum is designed to do.
THREE OPPORTUNITIES. ONE PLatform to REALISE them.
FraGmented payment systems
Uzbekistan receives nearly US$19 billion in annual remittances, up to 14% of GDP. Building faster, cheaper, and more resilient cross-border rails is the defining infrastructure opportunity of the decade.
A PLATFORM FOR
ALIGNMENT
Policy, technology, capital, and talent are advancing together across Central Asia's financial system. The Forum is where regulators, institutions, founders, and investors converge to accelerate that shared agenda.
CORRIDOR
CONNECTIVITY
Uzbekistan sits at the geographic centre of a corridor spanning Central Asia, the Middle East, South Asia, and ASEAN. The infrastructure connecting the region to global capital and technology flows is being built now.
Co-organiseD by the central bank of uzbekistan and GFTN
The Silk Road Finance & Technology Forum is co-organised by the Central Bank of Uzbekistan (CBU) and the Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN). CBU and GFTN shape the agenda together, taking joint ownership of the Forum's design, content and outcomes.
About THE Central Bank of Uzbekistan
The Central Bank of Uzbekistan (CBU) is the central bank and primary financial regulator of the Republic of Uzbekistan. CBU is responsible for monetary policy, financial stability, and the development of Uzbekistan's financial system, including its national fintech strategy and the regulatory framework governing digital finance.
About GFTN
The Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN) is a Singapore headquartered organisation that leverages technology and innovation to create more efficient, resilient, and inclusive financial systems through global collaboration.
GFTN hosts a worldwide network of forums and programmes; advises governments and companies on policies and the development of digital ecosystems and innovation within the financial sector; offers digital infrastructure solutions, and plans to invest in financial technology startups through its upcoming venture fund, with a focus on inclusion and sustainability.
GFTN is a not-for profit organisation established by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in 2024.
Learn more: https://gftn.co/
HOW THE FORUM DELIVERS
The Forum operates across four dimensions:
Policy Platform
Public–private sector dialogue across Central Asia and beyond
Capital & Innovation Bridges
Engagements between domestic institutions, global technology players and investors
Corridor Connectivity
Links Central Asia with ASEAN, Japan, India and the Middle East through curated participation of regulators, banks and institutional stakeholders
Institutional Anchor
The Forum as the region's annual, policy-led convening platform
Forum Overview
FinTech Showcase Exhibition
Wednesday 26th August
Investor Hours
Wednesday 26th August