VEON's Chief Payments & Digital Assets Officer @AhmetKayhan will be joining a panel at the Banking Innovation and Technology Summit 2026 on "Mobile Money in Emerging Markets: How Telcos Became the Bank for the Next Billion." This year's Summit theme is "Reimagining Financial Services in a New Global Order: Capital, Currency & AI-Driven Intelligent Growth." Hosted by Mehdi Letaief and featuring Roberto Mancone and Erwan Gelebart, the panel explores the distribution advantage telcos bring to financial inclusion, the evolving role of regulators, and how telcos and banks can work together as mobile money moves beyond wallets and transfers into credit, savings and digital banking. Don't miss the session on 6 October! Register here: #BIT26# @khaleejtimes