Interested in gamification? Future of UX and UI? Banking app design trends? You came to the right place. These must-attend fintech events bring together visionaries, industry disruptors, and financial leaders to explore cutting-edge technology, and transformative ideas. To help you stay ahead, we’ve curated a list of the biggest fintech conferences of 2026.
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In this article, we’ve curated the TOP 50 must-attend fintech events by region so you can quickly find relevant conferences in Europe, North America, Asia, and beyond.
USA & North America
FinovateSpring - May 5-7, 2026
The FinovateSpring is the West Coast’s flagship for 7-minute live product demos plus exec insights. A practical place to scout vendors, see what’s shippable now, and meet bank decision-makers.
Key Highlights:
- Agenda focus: rapid-fire demos, panels on AI, data, CX, fraud, regtech, and fintech-bank partnerships.
- Speakers: 100+ expert speakers across keynotes and panels listed for 2026. To be announced.
- Who attends: innovators, banks, credit unions, and investors (senior-level audience positioning).
- Opportunities: demo-day visibility, investor meetings, targeted networking via event app.
Europe – Key Fintech Conferences
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MoneyLIVE Summit - March 9-10, 2026
Europe’s strategy-first banking & payments summit - tight, senior, and practical. MoneyLIVE Summit 2026 already shows a live speaker roster and venue details, making it a reliable early-year checkpoint for roadmaps, AI adoption, and growth strategy.
Key Highlights:
- Agenda focus: bank strategy, AI in banking (risk, CX, ops), payments transformation, open finance, growth models for digital banking.
- Speakers: 2026 lineup include big names like Marnix van Stiphout (ING), Bianca Zwart (bunq), Divya Bhardwaj (Uber), David Whittaker (Monzo) and many more.
- Who attends: European retail & commercial banks, payments leaders, regulators, and founders looking for GTM and partnership signals.
- Opportunities: senior networking, main-stage debates, and boardroom-style breakouts oriented to partnership origination.
Nordic Fintech Summit - May 21, 2026
Nordic Fintech Summit - the Nordics’ flagship gathers 700+ attendees and 80+ speakers around AI, data, payments and sustainable finance. Speaker hub rolls out progressively, with early names typically revealed in winter).
Key Highlights:
- Agenda focus: banking & payments innovation, data/AI, ESG and compliance; strong cross-border lens.
- Speakers: multi-track lineup (80+ speakers indicated by organiser) with bank C-suite, fintech CEOs and regulators.
- Who attends: Nordic & Eurozone banks, PSPs, regulators, investors and scale-ups.
- Opportunities: regional go-to-market discovery, partner matchmaking, investor conversations.
Asia & Middle East
FinTech Week Dubai - February 16-17, 2026
FinTech Week is a focused two-day summit with strong coverage of payments, cybersecurity, open banking and digital assets with GCC and South Asia decision-makers in the room.
Key Highlights:
- Agenda focus: payments & security, digital banking, open finance, Web3/crypto policy, risk.
- Speakers: Announced names span Visa, NPCI, Mastercard and Standard Chartered including Khaled Sallam (VISA), Arsalan Ahmed (Mastercard), Ankit Lathigara (Nasdaq) or Akshay Dalal (Google).
- Who attends: banks, regulators, schemes, fintech founders, cyber leaders and enterprise tech.
- Opportunities: regional partner scouting, GCC market entry, investor & government access.
Money 20/20 Asia - April 21-23, 2026
Money 20/20 Asia is APAC’s premier deal-making ground for real-time payments, super-apps, cross-border commerce, and digital identity. The 2026 site is live with dates, program hub, and first confirmed speakers to get ready for.
Key Highlights:
- Agenda focus: ASEAN real-time rails, wallets & super-apps, cross-border settlement, compliance, AI-driven FS, and infrastructure modernisation (3 packed days).
- Speakers: early 2026 lineup includes fintech leaders like Fozia Amanulla (Boost Bank), Shail Deep (Experian), Shannon Chaluangco (MDI Ventures) or Greg Krasnov (Tonik Bank) with more added over time.
- Who attends: senior banks, payment networks, big tech, fintechs and policymakers focused on APAC growth and partnerships.
- Opportunities: investor intros, regional partner scouting, market-entry discovery for ASEAN/APAC.
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Attendance at these fintech events enables professionals to stay at the forefront of industry trends, hear from specialist speakers, and debate issues that set the pace forward for financial services. In addition, these events enable strategic partnerships and collaborations to be formed, providing a suitable platform for innovation and business expansion in the fintech sector.
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