After a difficult year for many firms in the fintech sector, the focus has shifted from a growth at all costs mindset towards more sustainable, profitable growth.
With the C-suite significantly more budget-conscious than in years gone by, comms and marketing professionals must ensure they are prioritising the right channels and do more with less.
Events often represent a big chunk of marketing budgets and given there are now hundreds, if not thousands of fintech events each year, it’s getting all the more challenging to pick out the best ones to attend.
The Chatsworth team has done the hard yards for you and compiled a list of the top fintech events taking place in 2024.
These are the big ones, but don’t forget the numerous events split by segment, sector, region and asset class – it’s important to find your focus niche and audience.
If you’d like to stand out at fintech events and take your PR and marketing to the next level, get in touch for a free consultation.
Stockholm Fintech Week: 12 – 16 February, Stockholm
This year’s fintech events calendar kicks off with Stockholm Fintech Week, Sweden’s offering to connect startup founders, industry experts and investors.
Its itinerary includes a two-day conference as well as a host of side events from industry leaders. The full overview is as follows:
- 10 fintech tracks during a 2-day conference on 14-15 February
- Full week of side events, networking, dinners and matchmaking on 12-16 February
- 1200 attendees ready to co-create and innovate
- 70 world-class leaders sharing their knowledge in keynotes, panel discussions and fireside chats
- 200 start-ups hungry to collaborate with more established players in the industry
- Exclusive matchmaking session for selected start-ups and investors
During the event, you’ll listen to experts on stage speaking on topics like regulation, embedded finance, PayTech, RegTech, combating financial crime, global fintech, Web3, AI and Cybersecurity.
FinovateEurope 2024: 27-28 February, London
At Finovate, you can join a global audience of 1000+ senior attendees with 500+ from banks and financial institutions including HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group, Citi, Bank of America, JP Morgan Asset Management, BNP Paribas, Commerzbank & more.
Meet with the innovators leading the fintech revolution, senior decision-makers from financial institutions and top investors from VC firms looking for their next opportunity. 700+ attendees are C-level, heads, directors and VPs.
The event cherry-picks an excellent pool of speakers, analysts and innovators and offers the space to make one-on-one connections, so it’s definitely not one to miss.
MoneyLIVE Summit: 6-7 March, London
Hosted in the fintech capital of the world, MoneyLIVE Summit is the global payments and banking event bringing together industry leaders at the top of their game. This is where ground-breaking partnerships are created, innovation is accelerated and where the brightest ideas are born.
It boasts an action-packed agenda, covering topics such as open innovation, payments, digital currencies, generative AI, CX, lending and much more.
This year’s event will also introduce two new forums, The Technology Forum, which will provide unmissable insights from CTOs & CIOs, and The Building Societies Forum, which will showcase everything from advances in digital transformation to revolutionizing member experiences.
PAY360: 19-20 March, London
PAY360 is one of the most anticipated events in the UK payments industry. This year, it promises to bring an all-new experience that is bigger and better, and more insightful than ever before.
The conference will take place over two days, ensuring a structured forum for debate amongst all stakeholders. Attendees can gain access to more than 120 industry-leading speakers, over 100 exhibitors and 60+ free to attend panels at the event’s disruption and innovation theatres.
Digital Assets Forum: 15 April, London
The Digital Assets Forum is the perfect opportunity to meet everyone who matters in the digital assets space.
The event covers a wide range of panels targeted at asset managers, the banking sector, infrastructure providers and financial and regulatory institutions.
With a range of speakers from Swiss National Bank, Société Générale, DWS Group and many more, the conference offers a great way to connect and collaborate with the digital assets industry.
Innovate Finance Global Summit: 15-16 April, London
IFGS, one the UK’s leading fintech events, returns for its tenth year to the historic Guildhall in the City of London and will welcome the brightest and best from the financial services and fintech ecosystem to discuss and debate the crucial issues facing the sector now and in years to come.
The UK continues to be a leader in financial innovation – its place at the centre of global financial services, with supportive regulation, access to world-class talent, and a rich investment landscape has made it a hotbed of startups and established fintechs. These new and exciting businesses are working to change and evolve the sector for the benefit of consumers and businesses alike.
IFGS 2023 will convene industry leaders, startups and investors in one place for two days of thought-provoking discussion. The agenda will shine a spotlight on the global fintech ecosystem, with an increased focus on the key areas that are enhancing, empowering and ensuring that fintech and financial services pave the way for economic growth, sustainability, and a financial system that caters for all.
Consensus by CoinDesk: 29-31 May, Texas
Consensus is one of the world’s largest, longest-running and most influential fintech events that brings together all sides of the cryptocurrency, blockchain and Web3 community.
From hard-hitting conversations with visionary speakers to hands-on workshops aimed at solving industry challenges, developers, investors, founders, brands, policymakers and more will walk away with the tools and insights needed to continue laying the foundation of a more decentralized future. It’s a great way to be a part of the most important conversations in Web3 and crypto.
Money20/20 Europe: 4-6 June, Amsterdam
Money20/20 is home to the global leaders and challengers. From tech giants to the fastest-growing startups, everyone who is someone in money is found here – ready to access the knowledge, trends, expert insights, and new ideas while making the connections to prepare for what’s coming next for the money ecosystem.
This year’s show theme is ‘Human X Machine which covers how humans and our increasingly intelligent machine counterparts are combining to create a whole new world. In this age of transformation, the discussions will seek to explore how efficiency will increase in ways we can’t comprehend and will unveil the stories of those who dare to navigate this uncharted territory.
EBAday: 18-19 June, Lisbon
This event, hosted by the Euro Banking Association and Finextra, is an annual summit for the leading payments and transaction banking executives responsible for business and technology strategies, procurement processes, implementation and management.
With the overarching theme of ‘Orchestrating the dialogue on payments – The Collaborative Advantage’, this year’s EBAday promises to enlighten, provoke debate and support effective networking.
The panel discussions will cover a variety of matters concerning the payments and banking sectors, including next-generation banking, embedded finance, CBDCs and instant payments. These conversations will offer a great opportunity to debate and network with industry peers, and meet the trailblazing startups and entrepreneurs who are leading digital transformation.
European Blockchain Convention: 25-26 September, Barcelona
The European Blockchain Convention was born with the mission to accelerate the blockchain ecosystem in Europe. This year, its audience of founders, investors, regulators, developers, corporations, and more will come together to learn, get inspired, and connect. The event will focus on five key areas within blockchain: digital assets and finance, Web3, infrastructure, policy and blockchain enterprise.
There’ll be over 100+ sessions to help you navigate through the rapidly changing world of blockchain, crypto and web3, various side events and a startup battle to meet the hottest blockchain startups in Europe. There’ll even be a hackathon where peers can build technical projects and make new memories!
Sibos: 21-24 October, Beijing
Sibos brings together thousands of business leaders, decision-makers and topic experts from across the financial ecosystem. Industry-leading speakers and conference sessions, partners, and multiple networking events make Sibos the perfect platform to collectively shape the future of the sector.
In 2024 Sibos will take place in Beijing, marking the first time the event will be hosted in the Chinese capital.
Beijing comprises a large international financial services and growing fintech sector and will be the first time Sibos has been held in APAC since Sibos 2018 in Sydney.
Money20/20 USA: 27-30 October, Las Vegas
Money20/20 USA is one of the world’s most influential gatherings of the global money ecosystem bringing together the key players in banking, payments, tech, startups, retail, fintech, financial services and policy.
This is where you’ll find new connections, business-critical insights from inspirational speakers, innovation, and partnerships you need to ensure your business succeeds for whatever comes next in money.
Singapore Fintech Festival: 6-8 November, Singapore
Since its inception in 2016, the Singapore Fintech Festival has brought the global community together to engage, connect, and collaborate on issues relating to the development of financial services and technology.
The theme for this year’s event is ‘The Intersection of Policy, Finance and Technology’. Through insightful sessions, roundtables, workshops, exhibitions and much more, the Singapore Fintech Festival will provide an immersive dialogue on the outlook of financial services and the overarching digital transformation reshaping the global economies.
Fintech Connect: 4-5 December, London
In a year of constant change and challenges, the fintech industry has shown remarkable resilience. Amidst uncertainty and instability, the sector’s innovation has held strong, offering unexplored opportunities to redefine the industry. Fintech Connect seeks to bring global thought leaders from across the fintech ecosystem together in an exhibition and conference like no other.
This year’s industry-leading event is primed to exceed expectations with a renewed commitment to excellence. As the industry’s full ecosystem show, it’ll bring together 3000+ global attendees – from forward-thinking start-ups to the C-suite of major financial institutions, and CFOs at some of the globe’s most disruptive merchants.
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