XDC hosted “Powering the Future of Finance: XDC Payments” in Dubai today, a GITEX-week side event at Emirates Financial Towers, DIFC, from 15:00 to 17:00 GST. Organizers framed it as a payments-focused session for banks, fintechs, and enterprises. The venue and timing appeared on XDC’s official events page and the registration listing.
XDC Payments opens GITEX week in DIFC
XDC kicked off its Dubai program with a two-hour session inside the DIFC. The event ran at Suite S2308, Emirates Financial Towers, aligning with the public listing on the XDC events calendar. The schedule placed it squarely on GITEX’s opening day.
Organizers positioned the session as a side event rather than a trade-floor talk. However, they tied it to GITEX’s finance and infrastructure themes. That linkage kept the focus on regulated payments and institutional rails.
The Innovation Lab accounts and partners also amplified the timing. Posts reiterated the Oct 13 date and the DIFC location, directing attendees to register ahead of time. This helped confirm the on-the-ground agenda.
Inside the session: compliance, rails, and integrations
Speakers presented XDC Payments as a way to move funds across borders with lower friction. The description highlighted interoperability with fiat systems and SWIFT, a point aimed at banks and PSPs. It also underscored compliance needs for onboarding.
The agenda emphasized ISO-aligned messaging and custody touchpoints. Organizers described support for regulated on- and off-ramps, which matters for settlement and reconciliation. The framing targeted enterprise workflows, not retail speculation.
Finally, the listing referenced secure, “future-ready” rails as a design goal. That language paralleled the DIFC setting, where many attendees already operate under formal licensing. Together, the notes sketched a regulated payments stack on XDC.
What’s next in Dubai this week
XDC packaged today’s session as the opener of a four-day side-event series. The Innovation Lab channels set Oct 13–16 as the window, with additional talks later in the week. Those posts kept today’s event in a larger program.
Moreover, community updates on LinkedIn and Reddit mirrored the same lineup. They reiterated the dates, the DIFC location, and the payments focus for day one. That cross-posting added redundancy for attendees who plan on multiple sessions.
As GITEX runs through October 17, XDC’s DIFC series will proceed alongside the main show. The co-timing keeps the audience concentrated in Dubai’s financial district. Today’s event set that cadence.
