**Cyprus conferences to attend in April and May 2026 for AI, blockchain and fintech**

# Cyprus conferences to attend in April and May 2026 for AI, blockchain and fintech [By Diana Hukasian](https://obtained.com/blog/author/diana-hukasian) Apr 5, 2026 ###### SHARE Spring in Cyprus is when the event calendar starts to become genuinely useful. Not busy for the sake of being busy. Useful. The right weeks in Limassol can put founders, payment professionals, blockchain operators, advisors and investors in the same room without the usual friction that comes with larger hubs.  That matters because Cyprus is rarely just about the stage agenda. It is about access. You can listen to a panel in the afternoon, take a sharper meeting over coffee an hour later, and turn that conversation into something commercial before the week is over. For people working across AI, fintech, blockchain, digital assets, payments and regulated growth, that is a very specific advantage. This is the opening piece in my monthly Obtained conference corner. The format is simple. No bloated event directory. No filler. Just the conferences and meetup ecosystems that look worth your time, plus a practical view on why to go, who is likely to be in the room and where it makes sense to meet Obtained while you are there. ##### **The short answer** If your focus is AI, blockchain and fintech in Cyprus during April and May 2026, the strongest dates to watch are AI Cyprus Expo in Limassol, Gamesforum Cyprus in Limassol, the Cyprus Diaspora Forum in Limassol and the Digital Heritage Summit later in May. On top of that, Cyprus has a real meetup layer around Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and broader tech communities. SiGMA is part of the island’s networking story too, but not through a flagship Cyprus summit in April or May 2026. ##### **Event snapshot** | **Event** | **Dates & City** | **Best for** | **Editorial take** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [AI Cyprus Expo](https://www.aicyprusexpo.com/) | 23-24 Apr 2026, <br>Limassol | Applied AI, founders, business leaders | The most directly relevant April pick if you want AI with a business angle rather than an academic-only agenda. | | [Gamesforum Cyprus](https://www.globalgamesforum.com/cyprus) | 15-16 Apr 2026, Limassol | Growth, monetisation, payments-adjacent operators | A smarter choice than it first appears for people who care about acquisition economics, fraud, retention and digital monetisation. | | [Cyprus Diaspora Forum](https://www.cyprusdiasporaforum.com/) | 6-9 May 2026, Limassol | Cross-border founders, investors, fintech, policy | The broadest strategic room. Useful if your objective is partnerships, market access and where Cyprus fits between Europe and the Gulf. | | [Digital Heritage Summit](https://digitalheritagesummit.eu/) | 26-29 May 2026, Limassol | AI, data architecture, policy, digital infrastructure | Not a standard fintech event, but relevant for anyone following applied AI, data governance and advanced digital implementation. | | [SiGMA iGatherings](https://sigma.world/igatherings/) | 27 Feb and <br>4 Aug 2026, Limassol | Gaming, payments, affiliate and networking circles | Important to know about, but not a core April-May conference pick. Better framed as part of the wider networking calendar. | ##### **1\. AI Cyprus Expo** AI events are becoming easy to overstate and hard to trust. A lot of them promise the future and deliver recycled slides. AI Cyprus Expo looks more practical than that, which is why it belongs near the top of the April list. The event is scheduled for 23 to 24 April 2026 at Carob Mill in Limassol. The positioning is commercially useful: practical AI, innovation, business adoption and room for founders, operators and decision-makers who want to understand where AI can be applied rather than endlessly described. **Why it is worth attending** Because Cyprus does not need another abstract AI conversation. It needs rooms where AI meets real commercial use cases. If you are building in payments, compliance, regtech, automation, data processing, customer support, onboarding, risk analytics or workflow optimisation, this is the kind of event where useful conversations can happen quickly. **Who should go** Founders, product leaders, fintech executives, service providers, data teams, compliance technology builders and investors looking for closer access to the local and regional AI scene. **Where Obtained fits** This is a clean week to schedule a side meeting with Obtained in Limassol if your AI strategy also touches licensing, structuring, banking access, payments, cross-border setup or acquisition opportunities. ##### **2\. Gamesforum Cyprus** At first glance, Gamesforum Cyprus looks like a mobile gaming event rather than a fintech or blockchain inclusion. That would be too shallow a reading of it. The real substance sits in user acquisition, ad monetisation, retention, analytics, payment flows, fraud control and unit economics. Those are not side issues. They are the operating system of digital growth. Gamesforum Cyprus is scheduled for 15 to 16 April 2026 in Limassol. For anyone working in payments, monetisation, affiliate-driven sectors, risk tooling or regulated online businesses, this is the kind of event where the commercial side of digital infrastructure becomes visible. **Why it is worth attending** Because operator thinking tends to be more honest in rooms like this. The discussion is usually grounded in performance, conversion, monetisation and customer lifecycle rather than in generic innovation slogans. That makes it a strong room for partnerships and sharper market reads. **Who should go** Payments specialists, growth leaders, iGaming infrastructure providers, affiliate professionals, compliance-minded monetisation teams and founders building products around customer acquisition and transaction flows. **Where Obtained fits** If you want to discuss licensing, payments, banking relationships or M and A opportunities around digitally native and regulated businesses, event week in Limassol is a natural time to do it. ##### **3\. Cyprus Diaspora Forum** This is the broadest strategic event on the list and, for many readers, the most important one. The Cyprus Diaspora Forum runs from 6 to 9 May 2026 at the Amara Hotel in Limassol. It is less niche than the other picks, which is exactly why it matters. Its published 2026 topics include a dedicated fintech and banks track that speaks directly to AI, blockchain and open banking, alongside broader conversations about Cyprus as a bridge between Europe, the Gulf and international business communities. **Why it is worth attending** Because this is where strategy, capital, policy and commercial intent can intersect. If you want a read on how Cyprus is positioning itself for founders, investors, financial institutions and cross-border operators, this event gives you more than a narrow vertical conference can. **Who should go** Founders, investors, family offices, fintech operators, legal and compliance professionals, international advisors and companies assessing Cyprus as an operating or structuring base. **Where Obtained fits** This is perhaps the easiest event in the calendar to pair with an Obtained meeting. The audience is broad enough for conversations around market entry, regulated M and A, banking, payments and licensing to feel native rather than forced. ##### **4\. Digital Heritage Summit** This is the outlier on the list, and that is exactly why I would keep it in. The Digital Heritage Summit is scheduled for 26 to 29 May 2026 in Limassol. It is not a standard fintech event. It is a deeper technology and policy room that covers AI, machine learning, knowledge graphs,