BENEFIT and ATME announce sponsorship of Fintech Forward 2025

TDT | Manama

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As Bahrain prepares to host the upcoming edition of Fintech Forward 2025 (FF25), the Kingdom’s flagship fintech forum, BENEFIT Company (BENEFIT), leading Bahrain’s innovator in financial technology and electronic financial transaction services has confirmed its participation as a gold sponsor, and ATME, the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB)-licensed digital assets exchange has joined as a silver sponsor.

The third edition of FinTech Forward will take place on October 8th and 9th 2025 at Exhibition World Bahrain (EWB). Hosted by the Bahrain Economic Development Board (Bahrain EDB, this year’s forum will offer a dynamic platform to showcase innovation, foster collaboration, and explore emerging opportunities across the regional and global fintech landscape

As a gold sponsor, BENEFIT continues to demonstrate its leadership in shaping Bahrain’s digital economy. Over the years, BENEFIT has played a pivotal role in modernising the Kingdom’s payments infrastructure, driving financial inclusion, and introducing innovative solutions that make transactions more secure, seamless, and accessible. Its achievements include pioneering Bahrain’s National Electronic Fund Transfer System (EFTS), advancing open banking services, and developing digital products that strengthen the country’s competitive edge as a fintech hub. Most recently, BENEFIT announced that the company recorded a total volume of around 242.7 million transactions, representing a value of BHD 18.2 billion in electronic financial transactions in the first half of 2025, an 11% increase when compared to the same period in the previous year.