DigiTec 2026 to Close With Fintech Conference on Dram Day

DigiTec, Armenia's largest technology exhibition, will run 20 to 22 November in Yerevan and close with a dedicated fintech conference co-hosted with the Central Bank of Armenia to mark Armenian Dram Day, the 33rd anniversary of the national currency's introduction on November 22, 1993. The Union of Advanced Technology Enterprises (UATE), led by executive director Edita Ghazaryan, organises the event.

Organisers expect roughly 200 exhibiting companies and up to 150 international speakers across the three days, building on a 2025 edition that drew more than 30,000 visitors, according to figures shared by ArmBanks. DigiTec has run annually since 2005, making it Armenia's longest-standing technology showcase and a bellwether for the country's IT and fintech sector momentum.

Pairing the closing day with Dram Day gives the Central Bank of Armenia a high-visibility platform to showcase digital currency and payments initiatives, at a moment when Armenia's financial regulators have been active on cross-border fintech cooperation, including a recent memorandum of understanding between the central banks of Armenia and Georgia on supervision and crypto-asset oversight. The symbolic pairing underscores Yerevan's ambition to position its tech sector as a driver of financial modernisation rather than a peripheral industry.

Armenia's fintech ecosystem has drawn increasing international investor attention this year amid anticipated central bank digital currency pilots, part of a broader pattern of foreign capital interest documented by The Fintech Times. A well-attended DigiTec close, with the central bank on stage, would reinforce that narrative ahead of any formal CBDC pilot announcements.

For Armenia's broader economy, DigiTec's scale, nearly six times the participant count of Armenia's separate investment forum, reflects how much weight policymakers now place on technology and fintech as growth levers alongside the country's more traditional reserves and export story. Whether the November event produces concrete regulatory or product announcements, rather than exhibition traffic alone, will determine if 2026 marks a turning point for Armenian fintech or simply another strong trade show.

Further Reading

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Correction, 14 October 2026: a paragraph that attributed claims about exhibitor categories to the organisers has been removed because CBJ could not find a public source for them.