Fintech events

​A full day on decentralised protocols, decentralised applications and decentralised AI. Practical insights from the builders, researchers and institutions adopting open decentralised finance. ​The summit builds on the success and high quality of the 2025 Edinburgh DeFi Summit, Scotland's first, which brought together 18 speakers across four sessions and was supported by the Ethereum Foundation, Linea, Gnosis, Nexus Mutual, Redeem Technologies and BCP Technologies. It follows our Edinburgh Tokenisation Summit in May 2026, which drew speakers from JPMorgan Kinexys, the Ethereum Foundation, 21Shares, Baillie Gifford, the FCA, the Asian Development Bank, Burness Paull, Polymath, WisdomTree and the University of Edinburgh Business School.

The Edinburgh Centre for Financial Innovations at the University of Edinburgh Business School is organising the Edinburgh Financial Technology Conference to stimulate debate and research on financial innovation and the digital economy and how they impact welfare. The conference brings together academics, policymakers, and finance professionals to share new insights and discuss the economic issues related to the application of technology to the practice of finance in a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape.

 

Clare Reid, Strategic Innovation Director at FinTech Scotland will chair a panel on "How regulation is helping drive technological innovation in financial service". The panel will explore the ways in which regulation can act as a catalyst for innovation in financial services. The panel will draw on the experiences of the award-winning Financial Regulation Innovation Lab and of fintech and academic collaborators in addressing issues of technological adoption to simplify compliance and improve consumer outcomes.

 

2-3 September 2026

The week will bring together founders, tech leaders, ecosystem builders, and the wider community to celebrate the innovative work taking place within Glasgow’s tech, digital and creative ecosystem.

 

Glasgow City Innovation District has partnered with global businesses and SMEs across the city for a week of breakfast seminars, educational workshops, networking evenings and more.

 

Join for a week of fun, unique events that cover everything from investment and business support to pitching, health tech and AI.

 

7-11 September 2026

Join Telefónica Tech and Microsoft to discover how to measure AI spend, safely scale, and prove ROI in a heavily-regulated environment

The UK Summit for startups and investors. 200+ founders. 50+ investors. 50+ speakers. One curated room. Turing Fest 2026 brings founders, investors and operators together in Edinburgh for two days of conversations, relationships and connections.

An event for technical professionals and leaders in the digital technology sector to gain insights from industry leaders, collaborate with peers, and explore industry trends.