The Canadian Digital Finance Institute and Iran’s Sana Pardakht Holding Company will hold the first conference on FinTech (Financial Technology) in the region. According to Business Wire, the conference will focus on the role of innovation in banking and finance. Bitcoin, smart cities, emerging payments and Iran’s potential as a finance hub are among other topics to be explored at the seminar to be held on October 7 – 8 in Iran’s Kish Island in the Persian Gulf.