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A platform for global FinTechs to access the multi-billion dollar Middle Eastern market opportunity

Cedar-IBSi FinTech Lab

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10,000+ FinTechs covered annually by the Cedar-IBSi platform

Elevate your industry presence through our events, podcasts, leadership interviews and much more

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Leverage Cedar-IBSi's unparalleled regional expertise to gain valuable insights and unlock new opportunities

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Gain exclusive access to a range of knowledge offerings provided by the Cedar-IBSi platform. From off-the-shelf research, to 1-1 hours with senior industry experts who advise banks on a daily basis

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About Cedar-IBSi FinTech Lab

Founded in 2018, Cedar-IBSi’s FinTech Lab in the heart of Dubai’s Internet City has been home to global FinTechs who need a “soft-landing” opportunity into the MENA region. Our lab platform is the brainchild of the group, consisting of global management consulting firm, Cedar (www.cedar-consulting.com), and global FinTech market intelligence firm, IBS Intelligence (www.ibsintelligence.com).

Not many know FinTech the way we do. Since 2018, the Cedar-IBSi lab has been home to global technology companies of different shapes and sizes, each of whom have used membership benefits to learn, partner, and accelerate.

$500mn +

successfully raised by our current and past lab members

50+

regional banks represented

What lab members say about us

TESTIMONIALS

"The lab team have arranged our meetings with senior management from banks and involved our consultants in insightful panel discussions. This has helped us in showcasing our product portfolio to banks, increasing our brand visibility and thought leadership. Our experience with them has been beneficial and I would highly recommend them."

Sairus Bapooji, Senior Vice President,

"The lab not only provides us an opportunity to connect and showcase our capabilities with our prospects and customers, but also serves as a platform for exchange of emerging trends and innovations in the Banking and Financial Services industry"

S. Sundararajan Chief Executive Officer,

"As an industry leader both in the areas of QA/QE space and having pioneered a number of innovations in the areas of digital, we have found the Cedar-IBSI FinTech lab to be a good platform for us to present our use cases."

Balaji Viswanathan Managing Director,

"We are happy to be members of the Cedar-IBSi FinTech Lab at Dubai. It provides a wonderful gateway to the MENA market. The activities that are planned for the cohort are immensely useful and the team is well experienced and connected. Looking forward to a great journey ahead for us in the MENA region through the active support of Cedar-IBSi FinTech Lab."

Dharmarajan S. Founder & Chief Executive Officer,

"Miles Software has been working with Cedar-IBSi for almost 8 years now. We really liked their services which helped us to connect with potential customers, share view on market and improve company visibility via conference meeting, podcast, interview etc. They have helped us improve business in Middle East."

Dhaval Patel Assistant Vice President Product,

"Lab has been an effective forum to showcase our enterprise fraud management product - Clari5's prowess to the decision-making banking leaders community. Cedar's regular thought leadership communication initiatives have been quite beneficial for building brand awareness and attract quality leads."

Naresh Kurup Chief Brand Officer,

"Cedar-IBSi FinTech Lab provides us with an opportunity to engage with experts within the BFSI domain to provide their insights on the emerging trends and innovations. It also provides an opportunity to showcase our prowess as Testing/QA experts whist showcasing our innovation capabilities"

Zoeb Madraswala Director,

Cedar-IBSi pop-up labs

Introducing

Our strongest competitive advantage as a lab platform lies in our history and experience across the region over 30+ years. Over the years, Cedar-IBSi’s teams have advised Asia’s leading banks, BankTechs, and FinTechs as they navigate through the evolution of technologies.

Our ability to truly help lab members and portfolio companies enter new markets, and guide them through the process, is therefore unparalleled. Our pop-up FinTech labs that will soon launch across Asia will be the ultimate market-access channel for FinTech companies looking to penetrate new markets and engage with the regional ecosystem!

In Phase 1, we are thrilled to launch our pop-up labs across the UAE, Bahrain, KSA, and Oman. That’s not all – we have even bigger plans for Phase 2, with our pop-up labs set to expand to Singapore and the UK.

All of this access comes by being a member of lab community!

Our FinTech lab’s soon-to-be-launched cohort programs will focus on supporting founders with growth, across workstreams, leveraging our 100+ in-house FinTech experts and global experience. Cohort graduates will be eligible to gain funding from Cedar-IBSi Capital’s fund