The National Bank of Georgia reported that the first Tbilisi Finance Summit has started in a working format with panel discussions, workshops and B2B meetings ahead of its official opening on 23 October, as part of the Silk Road Forum. The event brings together more than 1,000 delegates from over 50 countries and forms part of the event series of Singapore’s Global Finance and Technology Network. Sessions focused on developing the investment ecosystem, promoting financial innovation and fintech, and making Georgia’s market more attractive for global investors, with particular emphasis on stablecoins. Discussions also covered potential uses of artificial intelligence, tokenisation and quantum technologies in finance, with participants including executives from Paytm, Ant International, Coinbase, Tether, Accel and Bybit EU; ahead of the opening, Governor Natia Turnava described the summit as evidence of Georgia’s ambitions to become a regional hub for digital and financial industries. The summit is scheduled to be officially opened on 23 October at the Tbilisi State Opera and Ballet Theatre.