Saudi Trade Finance Summit 2026
About the event
The Saudi Trade Finance Summit is a two-day event held in Riyadh on 18 and 19 November 2026, now in its fourteenth annual edition. The summit tracks the growth of Saudi Arabia's trade finance sector, projected to reach 134.85 billion US dollars by 2026, and looks at how banks, exporters, and regulators are adopting digital platforms and blockchain to reduce paperwork and speed up transactions.
The programme covers letters of credit, export and import financing, and risk management in cross-border trade, alongside sessions on securing payments, opening market access, and supporting small and medium enterprises. Keynotes, panel discussions, and case studies bring together chief financial officers, treasury heads, and banking executives from Saudi Arabia's largest trade finance institutions, alongside government bodies, international trade organisations, and technology providers. A pitch contest gives digital trade finance innovators a platform, and the closing evening hosts the Saudi CFO and Saudi Bank Awards.
Attendance is open to finance, treasury, and trade professionals from government, banking, and corporate sectors. Registration is by request through the organiser, and admission is free of charge.
