Following 2024’s tightening of budgets and falling values, the industry stabilised in 2025, spurred on by advancements in AI as well as the increasing convergence of traditional finance with the crypto sphere.
With these new technologies and products at play, it is becoming increasingly difficult to be heard in this crowded market, putting stress and strain on fintech CMOs to make their marketing budgets work as hard as possible.
Events are a fantastic opportunity to cut through the noise and put your brand front and centre in a room full of potential customers and investors. The only issue is, there are loads of them, so how do firms decide which ones they should attend?
From digital asset conferences in London to banking summits on the beach in South Florida, our list includes events in the first half of the year that connect you with the networks, partners and investors essential to achieving your business objectives.
If you’re looking to elevate your presence at fintech events and take your PR and marketing strategy to the next level, reach out to us for a free consultation.
Digital Assets Forum (DAF3): 5-6 February, London
The Digital Assets Forum (DAF3), hosted by the European Blockchain Convention, is back with its biggest edition ever! For the first time, DAF3 will span two full days, bringing together 1,500+ attendees and 200 world-class speakers at a brand-new venue. This exclusive gathering will unite leading institutional players from across the digital assets ecosystem — from asset managers, banks and crypto funds to infrastructure providers and policymakers.
Expect cutting-edge discussions across multiple stages, an expanded exhibition area and dedicated spaces for one-to-one networking. With top-tier media capturing the highlights, DAF3 is set to be the institutional industry’s flagship event of the year.
You can purchase tickets for the event via the link here. Be sure to use the code Chatsworth20 for 20% off.
FinovateEurope: 10-11 February, London
FinovateEurope is a long-running, operator-focused fintech conference known for its programme built around live, on-stage demonstrations of new banking, payments and financial technology, so you see what’s “bank-ready” rather than only hearing about trends.
For teams doing vendor selection, partnership sourcing, or competitive scanning (especially in digital banking, payments and enabling infrastructure), FinovateEurope is typically valued for its density of comparable solutions in a short time.
MoneyLIVE Summit: 9-10 March, London
MoneyLIVE Summit is a senior European forum for banking and payments, built around agenda-setting keynotes and market-facing debates on how incumbents and challengers are evolving.
This year’s speakers include the CEO of Revolut Bank UK, CEO of Barclays UK and other top financial professionals, so it is not one to be missed.
If you’re working on propositions in digital banking, payments modernisation, customer experience transformation, or broader “future of money” themes, MoneyLIVE aims to concentrate the kinds of conversations you’d otherwise take weeks to schedule, such as partnerships, platform decisions and GTM alignment.
It’s also useful for understanding where large institutions are placing emphasis as the event brands itself around senior participation and “most senior” positioning within its category.
PAY360: 25-26 March, London
PAY360 is one of the UK’s biggest dedicated payments gatherings and centres on bringing together policy makers and regulators alongside banks, merchants, networks, processors, acquirers, big tech and fintechs, making it designed for ecosystem-wide partnering as much as learning.
If your work touches issuing or acquiring, merchant services, cross-border, open banking payments or payment infrastructure partnerships, PAY360 is built to make stakeholder coverage efficient via a big expo floor plus conference content.
Pay360 is also known for its after-party event ‘After Hours’ which last year saw Tinie Tempah take to the stage right in the heart of the ExCeL Centre. We can’t wait to see who they bring in for 2026.
FinTech R:Evolution: 1 April, Paris
FinTech R:Evolution is France FinTech’s flagship annual event, returning for its 11th edition in 2026. The event effectively engages public authorities, regulators and the broader ecosystem, naturally structured as an ecosystem convening fintech firms with the policy and broader market.
If your strategy includes European expansion, partnerships in France, or visibility with French fintech stakeholders, R:Evolution is one of the most credible conferences to consider.
Innovate Finance Global Summit (IFGS): 21 April, London
IFGS is Innovate Finance’s flagship gathering and the headline kick-off for UK FinTech Week. The event covers themes like regulation and policy direction, innovation priorities across financial services and the practical realities of scaling including perspectives from fintech unicorn operators.
It is a high-intensity day that mixes stage content with AI-powered networking through the IFGS app and combines international representation with a strongly UK-centric ecosystem. If your focus is UK market access, partnerships with banks and financial institutions, or understanding the direction of travel on regulation and competitiveness, IFGS is a highly-efficient “one-day, many-meetings” environment.
Last year’s event even included a keynote speech from UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves, so watch this space to see who they bring in this year.
Money20/20 Asia: 21-23 April, Bangkok
Money20/20 Asia is the regional edition of Money20/20’s flagship format, built for connecting financial services innovators across APAC.
Be sure not to miss the Innovation Village, where you can roll up your sleeves and dive into the technologies and solutions that are creating the future of money. Explore a diverse range of cutting-edge companies, get hands-on with their products, and experience firsthand how they’re pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.
In practice, it’s useful if you want multi-market APAC exposure in one trip, giving exposure to cross-border payments, wallets, embedded finance, infrastructure and partnerships that need regional distribution. It’s also a solid conference for spotting regional differences in regulation, consumer behaviour and adoption patterns compared to the UK or US.
TOKEN2049 Dubai: 29-30 April, Dubai
TOKEN2049 is a major crypto and Web3 conference which focuses on convening “decision-makers” to connect, exchange ideas, network and shape what’s next.
Last year saw some of the most well-known figures in the crypto industry taking to the stage, including Changpeng Zhao, Eric Trump and Richard Teng.
If your fintech scope includes tokenisation, on-chain payments, stablecoins, custody, institutional crypto products, or broader digital-asset market structure, TOKEN2049 tends to deliver high-density access to founders and capital, plus regional stakeholders given Dubai’s role as a fast-growing hub. It’s particularly useful if you want a crypto-native audience with global reach, rather than a generalist fintech crowd.
Consensus Miami: 5-7 May, Miami
Consensus is one of the most prominent global gatherings in the crypto space, with the 2026 edition being explicitly framed around “institutional scale.”
The standout keynote speech for this year is Paul Atkins, Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, broadcasting a clear message about how much the regulatory sentiment has shifted around crypto.
If your remit includes tokenisation, stablecoins, exchange/market structure, custody, on-chain infrastructure, or the institutionalisation of crypto markets, Consensus is designed to bring the relevant stakeholders into one place—spanning product, capital and policy conversations.
Dubai FinTech Summit (DFS): 11-12 May, Dubai
DFS is organised by DIFC and positioned as a premier global gathering for financial leaders, investors, innovators and policymakers shaping the future of fintech and finance.
The summit includes multi-stage programming, exhibition and demos, side events and closed-door “dialogues” intended for senior regulatory and market discussion, alongside structured networking.
Topical coverage explicitly includes areas like digital assets and tokenisation, payments and cross-border corridors, AI, data, decisioning, sustainability/ESG and more. If you want a credible Middle East hub event with institutional gravity, DFS is one of the region’s strongest options.
City Week 2026, 18-19 May, London
City Week is a broad, senior financial services forum that explicitly links macro forces with technology-led change.
The programme description calls out formal partnerships with UK institutional stakeholders (government and City bodies) and a two-day structure, with day one being focused on geopolitical/macro and capital markets implications and day two focused on AI plus crypto/digital assets and what they mean for financial institutions.
If you need an event that connects fintech themes with capital markets, policy and institution-wide strategy, City Week is positioned to do that.
Banking Transformation Summit: 19-20 May, London
Banking Transformation Summit is built around senior-level conversations on how banks and building societies are modernising across technology, operating models and customer value.
The summit will run to a curated agenda of 80+ sessions aligned to specific forces “reshaping banking,” including AI, infrastructure, money movement, trust and customer empowerment. It also emphasises practical exposure to solutions such as live demos, prototypes and hands-on formats.
If you’re targeting partnerships with banks & building societies, selling enabling tech, or tracking near-term adoption patterns for AI and modern banking infrastructure, Banking Transformation Summit is positioned as a focused UK/Europe meeting point.
Money20/20 Europe: 2-4 June, Amsterdam
Money20/20 Europe is a high-impact, senior audience gathering where “the most influential leaders” across banks, payments, tech, startups, retail, policy, crypto and cybersecurity come together to do business. It consists of three intensive days focused on networking, partnerships and deal flow.
The speakers are always great, with this year being no different. Fintech leaders taking the stage include Antony Jenkins, Former Group CEO at Barclays, Arjun Sethi, Co-CEO at Kraken and Harriet Rees, CIO at Starling.
If you want Europe-wide relationship coverage across payments, digital banking and adjacent innovation, this is one of the most recognised formats. For brand building and ecosystem mapping in Europe, Money20/20’s positioning is about seniority, breadth and commercial outcomes rather than niche depth.
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