About Chirag
Chirag Sampat is a Senior Executive with 20 years of experience in Financial Services serving various roles in Finance and Global Markets.
Chirag is working as the Head of Global Markets and Treasury at Eradah Capital where he is a member of the founding team setting up a new Digital Bank to be licensed by the Central Bank of the UAE.
Chirag is responsible for leading all global market initiatives including setup of Global Markets infrastructure, innovative retail and corporate banking products, funds management, Asset and Liability Management and managing relationships with financial institutions. Chirag is also an independent board member for the First Microfinance Bank
He is a qualified Chartered Accountant from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce from the University of Mumbai, India.
Chirag has also worked as the Director of Global Markets and before that as Head of Finance at Emirates Investment Bank where he was responsible for the entire finance function including regulatory reporting, new core banking system implementation, Basel 2 and IFRS compliance. He also served as the Head of Financial Accounting and Controls with ABN AMRO Bank in Dubai.
This FiNext Awards & Conference is to be held on the 26th and 27th of February at the Le Méridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre. This is the much-awaited conference of the year as it brings together and celebrates the excellence of companies and people in the FinTech sector.
Fin-Tech industry needed space for the smartest, innovative, inventive and ambitious people to connect and create, consequently FiNext Awards and Conference were started as a dedicated platform to serve the needs of the Fin-Tech industry in terms of interaction, innovation, networking and showcasing of the talent.
Two days of celebration of people who have put their lives in innovating, transforming the way how people transact through technology. FiNext Awards acknowledge people who are bringing the future of finance through their persistent efforts.