WORLDEF Dubai 2027

WORLDEF Dubai 2027 takes place 26–28 January 2027 at Dubai CommerCity. It is an e-commerce expo and conference with 18,000+ attendees and 200+ exhibitors expected by the organiser; fintech is one of the exhibitor categories.

Who should attend: e-commerce merchants and marketplaces in the GCC and Turkey, PSPs and checkout providers selling to online retailers, logistics and marketing vendors.

Why it matters: WORLDEF is not a payments event, but it gathers a dense merchant audience. For PSPs and gateways acquiring e-commerce merchants in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, it is a direct sales channel.

Practical info: 26 January 2027 – 28 January 2027, Dubai, Dubai CommerCity. Ticket prices were not published on the organiser page at the time of research, so check the registration page. Before travelling, confirm the final agenda and venue on the official site, and book meetings with target partners in advance — most of the value of such events comes from pre-arranged one-to-one meetings.