Every year, a handful of fintech events define the industry. These are the conferences where priorities get set, technologies break through, and regulations shift. The difference between attending and sitting them out isn't just about learning; it’s about access. The rooms you're in determine the partnerships you form, the intelligence you gather, and the opportunities you see before your competitors do.
In this blog, we’ve listed nine such major fintech events shaping 2026 and what each one offers.
1. Money 20/20 (USA)
Date: Late October 2026, final dates not announced
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Venue: The Venetian Convention Centre
Event Overview: Money20/20 USA has been running since 2012 and consistently sets the industry agenda each year. In 2025, the event brought together 11,000+ senior attendees from 3,400+ companies across 85+ countries, with over 1 in 3 participants at the C-suite level. That means banking executives, fintech founders, payment providers, investors, regulators, and technology innovators are all in the same room. The content reflects that seniority, delivering what C-level attendees actually expect from premium industry events. 630+ speakers delivered 300+ sessions across multiple stages, covering everything from AI integration and payments infrastructure to digital assets and regulatory shifts. The format is built for deal-making and partnership building, not just passive learning. Attendees come because this is where high-stakes decisions get made and where competitive intelligence actually lives.
Best for: C-suite executives, fintech founders, payment network leaders, VCs, institutional investors, and GTM strategists.
NOTE: Money20/20 hosts regional events in Amsterdam, Bangkok, and Riyadh throughout the year. For the complete calendar, visit Money20/20
2. Sibos
Date: 28 September – 1 October 2026
Location: Miami, Florida, USA
Venue: Miami Beach Convention Centre
Event Overview: Sibos is SWIFT’s (the organisation that runs the global financial messaging and payments network) flagship event and the most authoritative gathering for global banking infrastructure. It brings together the institutions that move money across borders, with 12,500 participants and more than 500 speakers in 2025. It means, unlike many other fintech events in 2026, the attendees at Sibos are the ones making infrastructure decisions at central banks, major financial institutions, payment providers, and regulators.
Best for: Bank executives, heads of treasury, regulatory officers, compliance officers, institutional technology providers, and central bank representatives.
3. Singapore Fintech Festival (SFF)
Date: 18–20 November 2026
Location: Singapore
Venue: Singapore EXPO
Event Overview: Singapore FinTech Festival is one of the world’s largest fintech gatherings, organised by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) since 2016. The 2025 edition marked its 10th anniversary and drew more than 70,000 participants from over 130 countries, with 900 speakers across 300 sessions. The combination of scale, global reach, and regulatory backing has made it a leading forum where Asian and Western financial ecosystems come together.
Best For: Central banks, regulatory bodies, technology leaders, and C-suite executives focused on APAC expansion and digital asset innovators.
4. Finovate Fall 2026
Date: September 9–11, 2026
Location: New York, USA
Venue: New York Marriott Marquis, Times Square
Event Overview: FinovateFall has become the gold standard for fintech innovation showcases. It is known for its rapid-fire seven-minute demos where more than 50 companies present fully functional technology live on stage. No slides, videos, or simulations are allowed. This format delivers implementation-ready demonstrations and memorable event experiences that stick with attendees long after they leave, which is why it's a must-attend event for leaders responsible for vendor evaluation and procurement.
Best For: Operational leaders, Heads of Innovation, VPs of Technology, Vendor Evaluators, and Venture Capitalists.
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5. Fintech Devcon 2026
Date: August 3-5, 2026
Location: Denver, Colorado, USA
Venue: Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel
Event Overview: Fintech Devcon is a developer-first conference built specifically for fintech engineers and technical builders. The sessions focus on real implementation, with speakers sharing hands-on tools, best practices, and lessons learned from production systems. With AI transforming everything from fraud detection to customer onboarding, developers need to understand which AI tools work in production environments. And guess what makes Devcon even better? Sales pitches are excluded. So the content stays deeply technical and directly useful for engineering leads, developers, and product managers who want to see how other teams solve real infrastructure challenges.
Best For: Engineering leaders, developers, system architects, and technical product managers.
6. Hong Kong Fintech Week 2026
Date: November 2–6, 2026
Location: Hong Kong, SAR, China
Venue: Typically held at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, to be confirmed.
Event Overview: The Hong Kong Fintech event runs across five days, integrating a two-day main conference with dedicated tours, workshops, and extensive networking opportunities. It is a dual-format event, offering both a physical presence and a comprehensive virtual platform. Complementing this main agenda is the StartmeupHK Festival, which runs concurrently throughout the week. This dedicated startup track attracts investors, entrepreneurs, and high-growth ventures specifically looking to connect with early-stage companies. The integration reinforces Hong Kong's positioning as a regional innovation hub and gives attendees direct access to emerging fintech players they wouldn't encounter at more established conferences.
Best For: Executives focused on Asian expansion, digital asset founders, international investors, and regional policy decision-makers.
7. MoneyLIVE Summit 2026
Date: March 9-10, 2026
Location: London, UK
Venue: Business Design Centre
Event Overview: MoneyLIVE Summit is the premier strategic conference for senior professionals in European retail banking and payments. Hosted in London, often regarded as the fintech capital of the world, it brings together leaders focused on transforming core banking and payment operations. While many fintech events cover transformation conceptually, MoneyLIVE focuses on the practical realities of modernisation, with a strong emphasis on how banks can achieve measurable ROI from transformation efforts and deploy AI agents across risk, customer experience, and compliance functions.
Best For: Senior retail banking executives, payments strategists, technology modernisation teams, and compliance/risk leaders in Europe.
8. FintechSurge 2026
Date: October 12-15, 2026
Location: Dubai
Venue: Expo City Dubai
Event Overview:
FintechSurge 2026 event is strategically located in Dubai and co-located with North Star, one of the world's largest dedicated startup events, and the Future Blockchain Summit, creating a massive convergence of disruptive technology and capital. The UAE is positioned as a powerhouse, being the sixth-largest fintech market globally, attracting high levels of investment. The 2026 edition is set to focus heavily on how autonomous finance, embedded finance, and AI are driving future growth, particularly empowering Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) through innovative digital solutions and supporting the region’s path to IPOs.
Best for: Venture Capital (VC) and Private Equity Investors, FinTech Founders/CEOs, Enterprise/Corporate Innovation Heads, and Regulators and Government Bodies.
9. Global Fintech Fest
Date: September 2026 (Exact dates TBA)
Location: Mumbai, India
Venue: Jio World Convention Centre
Event Overview: GFF is one of the world's largest fintech festivals, drawing over 100,000 global participants and featuring policymakers, central bankers, and founders from 100+ countries. It is co-organised by key financial infrastructure bodies, making it the premier platform for high-level regulatory dialogue on global payments and policy. The agenda is strategically focused on the worldwide implications of Augmented Intelligence (AI) in finance, Sustainable/Climate Finance, Cross-Border Payments, and the use of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) as a model for global cooperation.
The fintech events in 2026 worth attending aren't the ones with the biggest crowds. They're the ones that match your role, your market, and your immediate priorities. Attending everything wastes time and budget. Attending strategically puts you in rooms where deals close, partnerships form, and competitive intelligence lives. Pick based on what your business needs next. If you're still deciding whether to go, ask yourself this: can you afford to miss what your competitors are learning?
Professionals should prioritise Money20/20 USA, Sibos, and Singapore FinTech Festival. These three events shape global agendas, attract regulators and C-suites, and are where high-stakes decisions and industry-defining announcements happen.
Startups gain the most from FintechSurge (Dubai), Hong Kong Fintech Week’s StartmeupHK track, Money20/20 (USA), and Global Fintech Fest. These events offer investor access, startup showcases and direct exposure to enterprise buyers.
Begin with the outcome you need this year - new partners, regulatory clarity, technical insight, or investor alignment. Then choose the event whose attendees, content, and decision-makers directly support that outcome. Remember: the best event is the one that accelerates your next step.
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