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Huawei Cloud successfully hosted the Huawei Cloud FinTech Summit 2026, gathering an elite group of financial institution representatives, fintech innovators, cloud computing experts, and industry leaders. The summit explored the future of digital transformation within Egypt’s financial services sector, highlighting the role of cloud technologies and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in accelerating innovation and driving financial inclusion through resilient, efficient, and secure services.

The summit arrives amid a rapid digital transformation in Egypt’s financial landscape, driven by surging demand for scalable, highly secure, and locally hosted cloud infrastructure. Since launching Egypt's first public cloud in 2024, Huawei Cloud has strengthened the nation's digital infrastructure by ensuring data residency, thereby supporting data sovereignty and enhancing long-term infrastructure resilience.

In this context, Jo Xu, CEO of Huawei Cloud Egypt, outlined the company’s latest strategy, reaffirming its commitment to being a trusted technology partner for Egypt's financial sector. Xu highlighted the core advantages of the Huawei Cloud local region, including ultra-low latency, data sovereignty, 24/7 local technical support, regulatory compliance, and advanced data intelligence capabilities.

Addressing the growing need for secure infrastructure, the sessions focused on cloud security, compliance, and operational resilience. Huawei Cloud experts demonstrated best practices for building robust fintech frameworks, including multi-cloud disaster recovery, Landing Zone design, and compliance-centric security frameworks. Specialized sessions also discussed how the Huawei Cloud Stack empowers financial institutions to manage hybrid cloud environments and host mission-critical core workloads securely.

Beyond major financial enterprises, the summit tackled challenges faced by fintech startups and SMEs. Huawei Cloud offers practical solutions that reduce technical friction, lower costs, accelerate time-to-market, and elevate compliance readiness through collaborative partner models.

The event showcased real-world customer success stories reflecting the market's trust in Huawei Cloud, backed by its regulatory compliance record in Egypt. This includes obtaining the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) Tier 3 certificate, alongside aligning with the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) requirements regarding data localization for the non-banking financial sector.

Among the key speakers, Mohamed Amer, IT Director at Evolve Investment Holding, detailed the migration of GNT and MNGM platforms to the cloud. He explained that Huawei Cloud successfully migrated their critical trading platform and sensitive financial data with near-zero downtime, maintaining live gold pricing and real-time trading throughout the transition via continuous data replication and parallel system validation.

Amr Farouk, Founder and CEO of JATDEV Middle East, also showcased fintech and banking solutions co-developed with Huawei Cloud, emphasizing how ecosystem collaboration enables financial institutions to access tailored, market-specific cloud solutions.

The summit concluded with a panel discussion titled "Accelerating FinTech Growth Through Cloud Innovation: Opportunities, Aspirations, and Expansion Prospects in the Egyptian Market." Moderated by Ahmed Sami, Head of Strategic Partnerships at Huawei Cloud Egypt, the panel featured Ahmad Hammouda, Co-Founder and CEO of Thndr; Dr. Sameh El-Torgoman, Founder and CEO of Evolve Investment Holding; and Ahmed El-Shanawany, CEO of Souhoola. The speakers discussed digital infrastructure demands, regulatory compliance, and the deployment of AI to enhance customer experience and financial inclusion.

Huawei Cloud concluded by reaffirming its long-term commitment to Egypt’s digital economy through secure, reliable, and AI-ready local cloud services, pledging to work alongside regulators, clients, and partners to build a smarter, more inclusive financial future.