Top 15 Fintech Events in Europe in H2 2026

This year, the European fintech landscape is witnessing a surge in interest.

According to new data from CB Insights, funding to startups in the space reached a four-year high, securing a whopping US$6.8 billion in venture capital (VC) in the first half of the year. This remarkable growth can be attributed to a significant increase in larger transactions directed towards established ventures seeking to expand their operations.

As Europe’s fintech industry continues to mature and flourish, several prominent events are scheduled to take place in the region in the coming months. These events seek to showcase the vibrant and rapidly evolving fintech landscape, providing industry stakeholders with an opportunity to connect, collaborate, and explore potential business opportunities.

Among the most significant fintech gatherings in Europe during the second half of 2026, the following 15 events stand out as must-attend events. These events are set to convene leading decision-makers, regulators, and innovators to shape the future of the fintech industry.

Top 15 Fintech Events in Europe in H2

Fintech Week London

September 07-11, 2026

Cavendish Venues 1 America Square, London, UK

Fintech Week London will return from September 07 to 11, 2026, to central London under new leadership from Calypso Harland, founder of Fintech Fringe.

This year’s theme, Growth with Agency, will focus on practical questions shaping the industry. Sessions will examine how AI is changing competitive advantage, how regulation is affecting growth strategies, how fintechs can access capital, and how the long-anticipated convergence of fintech, crypto and payments is beginning to reshape the market.

The flagship Scale and Grow Summit will take place on September 09-10, anchoring five days of events, content, and networking for the fintech ecosystem. Beyond the Summit, the program will include an exhibition showcasing latest innovations, 1-2-1 matchmaking for direct business connections, and product demos from both disruptive startups and established institutions.

Fintech Fringe is also opening the week to communities and event organizers across London to host their own gatherings, creating a city-wide fintech moment.

Fintech Week London 2026 is expected to bring together more than 1,500 attendees including founders, investors, financial institutions, policymakers, and regulators, supported by over 150 speakers providing deep learning insights on emerging technologies like blockchain and quantum computing.

AI in Finance Summit London 2026

September 15, 2026

London, UK

The AI in Finance Summit London 2026 will take place on September 15, focusing on the application of AI and machine learning (ML) across banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI). The event will cover topics such as fraud prevention, financial forecasting, portfolio optimization, anti-money laundering, regulation, and conversational AI, featuring multiple parallel content tracks and allowing attendees to tailor their experience to relevant challenges and topics.

The agenda will include keynotes, panel discussions, technical presentations, use case showcases, and hands-on workshops led by senior representatives from major institutions including Broadcom, Virgin Money, Lloyds Banking Group, IBM, Mastercard, and Citi.

Highlights will include an opening panel on whether AI is actually delivering return on investment (ROI), a fireside chat on the EU AI Act’s high-risk obligations, and sessions addressing agentic AI governance, AI infrastructure economics, and managing hallucinations in customer-facing deployments. The event will also feature structured networking sessions throughout the day, culminating in a closing reception at 17:10.

The AI in Finance Summit London 2026 will be co-located with the CDAO Financial Services and Insurance UK 2026 event. The event will target chief data and analytics officers and data leaders, with two dedicated tracks, one for financial services and one for insurance.

Its programming will address the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)’s evolving regulatory framework, economic uncertainty in data and AI strategy, predictive analytics in risk management, and agentic AI in operations.

European Blockchain Convention 12 2026

September 16-17, 2026

Fira Barcelona Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain

European Blockchain Convention 12 (EBC12) will take place on September 16 and 17, 2026, promising one of Europe’s leading blockchain and digital asset events. The event will bring together industry leaders, investors, regulators, enterprises, and innovators to discuss the future of blockchain, Web3, tokenization, digital assets, and institutional adoption. It will feature keynote sessions, panel discussions, networking opportunities, exhibitions, startup showcases, and thousands of pre-arranged business meetings.

European Blockchain Convention 12 2026 is expected to bring together more than 5,000 attendees, and feature over 300 speakers, including top executives from Blackrock, Swift, Invesco, Aave Labs, Coinbase, and Consensys.

Nordic Fintech Week 2026

September 21-25, 2026

TAP1, Copenhagen, Denmark

Nordic Fintech Week 2026, held from September 21 to 25 in Copenhagen, Denmark, is set to be the largest finance and fintech conference in the region. The week-long gathering is expected to attract over 2,000 attendees, including 225 speakers, 200 fintech companies, and 150 financial institutions.

The main conference, scheduled for September 23 and 24, will revolve around ten cutting-edge themes:

• Agentic finance and AI-native financial systems;
• Payments and the new transaction rails;
• Programmable money and digital assets;
• Embedded finance and platform economies;
• Super accounts and the future financial interface;
• Wealth, pensions and democratized investing;
• Insurance, health, and longevity finance;
• Capital markets reinvented;
• Security, fraud, and trust in an AI world; and
• Quantum computing and post-quantum security.

High-profile speakers will include:

• Edwin de Ron, Product Manager, Signicat;
• Tanya Juul Kjær, VP Product Acquiring, Worldline;
• Jean-Baptiste Kaloya, VP of Product Design & Research, Bpifrance;
• Thibault Moeyersoms, Country Manager Northern Europe, Chift; and
• Ulrik Nødgaard, Governor, Danmarks Nationalbank.

Swiss Digital Finance Conference 2026

September 24, 2026

Hochschule Luzern – Informatik, Suurstoffi 1 (In the Lecture Hall Forum), Rotkreuz, Switzerland

The Swiss Digital Finance Conference 2026 will take place on September 24, 2026, at Hochschule Luzern – Informatik in Rotkreuz, Switzerland. The event will bring together stakeholders from Switzerland’s traditional financial sector alongside digital-age challenger, providing an overview of the latest technology trends and their influence on the industry.

This year’s theme, Technology Convergence – Redefining the Financial Architecture, will explore how emerging technologies are reshaping the financial services industry. The agenda will cover the transformation of financial services and its impact on banks, insurance companies, and new market entrants. It will delve into topics including technology convergence in the financial sector, in particular quantum computing, AI, and blockchain, as well as the development of new business models and value creation logics within a changing financial architecture.

CV Summit 2026

September 29-30, 2026

Kongresshaus Zurich, Switzerland

CV Summit is Switzerland’s leading institutional digital assets and AI conference, bringing together over 3,000 investors, financial institutions, regulators, technology leaders, and innovators. Held in Zurich, the 2026 edition will take place on September 29 and 30, featuring expert-led discussions, networking opportunities, and insights into blockchain, AI, tokenization, digital assets, and the future of finance.

From payment systems and digital money infrastructure to tokenized capital markets, next-generation wealth management and AI-powered financial services, CV Summit 2026 will explore the technological forces reshaping the global economy. Topics will include:

• How are institutions rebuilding the rails of finance?
• How does tokenization create more efficient, accessible, and liquid capital markets?
• How will investors allocate capital in the next decade?
• How will AI transform decision-making, markets, and economic activity?

Summit tracks will include:

• Financial infrastructure
• Tokenization of capital markets
• AI and the intelligent economy
• Wealth and asset management

Fintech Meetup Europe 2026

October 06-08, 2026

Lisbon, Portugal

Fintech Meetup Europe 2026 will take place from October 06 to 08 in Lisbon, Portugal, marking the European expansion of the US-based Fintech Meetup brand. The event is expected to bring together more than 2,500 senior leaders from fintech, banking, payments, and commerce, including over 650 hosted buyers from banks, financial institutions, retailers, and merchants.

Fintech Meetup Europe 2026’s content agenda will run across four parallel tracks: Banking and Challengers, Enterprise and Infrastructure, Commerce and Fintech, and Startup and Investors. Sessions will address timely topics such as AI accountability in banking decisions, Europe’s MiCA regulatory framework for digital assets, account-to-account (A2A) payment adoption, payment fragmentation across 44 countries, and the shift from banks buying fintech solutions to building them in-house.

One distinguishing featurecomm will be a meetings-first format powered by a proprietary technology platform that enables over 25,000 pre-scheduled, double opt-in meetings, designed to deliver measurable ROI through partnerships, pipeline acceleration, and visibility.

The event will also feature a startup pitch competition in partnership with Commerce Ventures, with early-stage companies presenting across multiple rounds for a spot in the finale on the main stage.

MoneyLIVE Nordic Banking 2026

October 27-28, 2026

Bella Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark

MoneyLIVE Nordic Banking 2026, a premier banking and payments conference for the Nordic and Baltic regions, will be held on October 27 and 28 at the Bella Center in Copenhagen. The event is set to bring together over 800 attendees to discuss strategies, manage emerging risks, and capitalize on innovation.

The conference’s agenda will cover eight key themes:

• Meeting customer needs
• AI-powered operations
• Transforming Nordic payments
• Risk, cybersecurity and financial crime
• Digital identity
• The lending landscape
• Business banking
• Stablecoins and digital currencies

The program will feature over 100 speakers, including:

• Tomas Hedberg, Deputy President and Deputy CEO, Swedbank;
• Kirsten Renner, Group Chief Information Officer and Head of Technology, Nordea;
• Mark Luscombe, CEO, Sydbank
• Sander Aasna, Chief Product Officer, SEB Baltics
• Julie Chatterjee, Group CEO, Northmill Bank
• Vegar Heir, Chief Commercial Officer, Vipps MobilePay

Beyond the formal sessions, the event will also facilitate meaningful networking through carefully curated formats. The event will conclude with an official after-party, offering a platform for the region’s most influential players to establish partnerships.

FTT Fintech Festival

November 09-10, 2026

The Brewery, London, UK

The FTT Fintech Festival 2026 will take place on November 09 and 10, 2026, at The Brewery in London, bringing together C-level executives, founders, and technology leaders from financial institutions, fintech startups, leading non-financial brands, and tech innovators. The event will combine a festival experience with a hosted meetings program designed to deliver tangible outcomes for participants.

This year’s festival will feature eight dedicated stages, including the Festival Stage for big-picture debates on Europe’s tech sovereignty, the Embedded Finance Stage focused on seamless customer experiences, and the Payments Stage exploring agentic commerce and stablecoins. It will also feature co-located events tackling AI transformation, mutual finance, and digital identity. Furthermore, additional stages will delve into fraud through cross-border intelligence sharing and IAM issues including zero trust architecture and machine identity governance.

Web Summit Lisbon 2026

November 09-12, 2026

MEO Arena, Lisbon, Portugal

Web Summit Lisbon 2026 will take place from November 09 to 12, 2026, at the MEO Arena in Lisbon, Portugal. As the flagship event of the one of the world’s largest technology conference series, it will bring together over 70,000 participants from more than 160 countries, featuring over 1,000 speakers and 2,000 startups. The gathering will attract professionals from IT, engineering, data science, software development, hardware, Internet-of-Things (IoT), and industrial automation sectors to exchange ideas and shape the future of technology and innovation.

This year’s Web Summit will feature the MoneyConf Summit, the Venture Summit, the AI Summit, the Commerce Summit, the Cybersecurity Summit, and the Growth Summit. The MoneyConf Summit will explore how the rules of finance have changed, driven by trends including cryptocurrencies, AI, digital payments, and tokenization, featuring financial players, policymakers and disruptors across every monetary vehicle.

Founded in Dublin in 2009 as a small 150-person tech conference, Web Summit has grown exponentially to gather over a million business people worldwide. Its mission centers on creating meaningful connections between CEOs, founders, investors, media, politicians, and cultural figureheads who are reshaping the global landscape.

Slush 2026

November 18-19, 2026

Helsinki Expo and Convention Center, Helsinki, Finland

Slush 2026 will take place on November 18 and 19, 2026, at the Helsinki Expo and Convention Center in Helsinki, Finland. As one of the world’s leading startup events, this year’s event is expected to bring together 13,000 attendees including 6,000 startups and scaleups, 3,500 investors, 1,700 partners, 250 media representatives, and 200 speakers.

Founded in 2008 as a small 250-person gathering, Slush has grown into a major hub for European startups, world-class investors, and tech journalists, serving as a “human accelerator” for young people pursuing careers in tech and entrepreneurship. Slush is industry-agnostic and is attended by startups spanning more than 50 sectors, with fintech, SaaS, healthtech, AI, gaming, deeptech, medtech, energy, edtech, and manufacturing leading the pack.

European Digital Finance Conference 2026

November 19 2026

nhow Amsterdam RAI, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

The European Digital Finance Conference 2026 will take place on November 19, 2026, at nhow Amsterdam RAI in Amsterdam. Organized by The Banking 50, this full-day conference will bring together senior leaders from banking, technology, risk, compliance, and fintech.

The event will be structured across two dedicated conference halls covering the industry’s most important priorities It will provide a platform for senior decision-makers to exchange ideas, share practical implementation experiences, and explore real-world solutions to pressing challenges in banking technology, lending, compliance, innovation, and growth.

The conference will focus on technologies, regulations, and innovation strategies reshaping European banking’s future. Key topics will include core banking transformation, mainframe modernization, enterprise architecture, lending transformation, embedded lending, open banking, and banking-as-a-service (BaaS). AI and agentic AI feature prominently alongside financial crime prevention, risk management, regulatory change, and broader digital transformation efforts.

The program will combine expert presentations, interactive panel discussions, and valuable networking opportunities in a single venue.

Fintech Week LDN 2026

November 30-December 04, 2026

London, UK

Fintech Week LDN 2026 will take place from November 30 to December 04, 2026, across London. This city-wide week of events will bring together banks, fintech startups, policymakers, investors, and infrastructure leaders to explore key shifts across AI, digital assets, identity, compliance, payments, lending, treasury, and modern financial infrastructure.

A highlighted event of Fintech Week LDN 2026 will be the Dinner with the Architects of Finance, a fintech gala on November 30 held at the House of Lords. This invitation-only evening will gather global fintech leaders for insights, candid conversations, and meaningful connections in one of the industry’s most iconic settings.

Fintech Week LDN 2026 targets strategy leaders, partnership decision-makers, platform owners, and investors from banks, fintech startups, infrastructure providers, investors focused on fintech, as well as public sector and ecosystem leaders.

The format will be distributed and collaborative, with companies, funds, and institutions hosting their own dinners, panels, roundtables, workshops, demos, and networking events at venues across the city.

Key themes this year will include AI’s impact on financial services across banking, payments, compliance, fraud prevention, and customer experience; digital assets, stablecoins, and tokenization transforming payments, settlement, treasury, and capital markets; the future of financial infrastructure covering modern payments, cross-border rails, digital identity, regtech, and cybersecurity; and policy, regulation, and global coordination including digital asset policy, AI governance, and financial crime prevention.

Fintech Connect

December 01-02, 2026

Excel, London, UK

Fintech Connect will take place on December 01 and 02, 2026, at Excel in London. The event is expected to draw more than 5,000 professionals from 59 countries, including delegations from the US, Middle East, and Asia, along with over 150 exhibitors and 250 speakers.

This year’s program will be organized around seven function-specific tracks: Digital Assets and Tokenization, Business Banking Innovation, Payments, Regtech, Digital Transformation, AI in Finance, and Fintech Marketing. Each track will cover the regulatory context, technology decisions, and strategic debates relevant to one specific function.

Speakers will span the full range of perspectives, with practitioners from Tier 1 banks alongside fintech founders, FCA representatives alongside venture investors.

For financial institutions, Fintech Connect will provide direct access to technologies, partners, and strategic insights for driving innovation and operational efficiency. For fintech startups, it will offer growth-focused content, strategic partnerships, prospective customers, and investor meetings aimed at accelerating commercial scale and market expansion.

Digital Finance Summit 2026

December 03, 2026

Brussels, Belgium

The Digital Finance Summit 2026 will take place on December 03, 2026, in Brussels, Belgium, marking the 11th consecutive year of the conference series, which began as the Fintech Belgium Summit in 2016. Organized by Fintech Belgium, the event focuses on the ever-increasing digitalization of the financial industry, aiming to set the path for a brighter, more dynamic future at the heart of Europe.

This year’s summit is expecting more than 400 delegates, providing an unmissable opportunity to network with key players from the Belgian fintech world. The program will feature a quality lineup designed to bring together industry stakeholders for discussions on digital transformation in finance.

Past editions have featured speakers, presentations, pitch decks, and extensive networking opportunities that attendees can review through archived materials including pictures and annual brochures. Last year, it welcomed over 400 attendees, 100 speakers, and 100 exhibitors, and featured three stages, and four roundtables.

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