FinTech Scotland Festival 2026 - FinTech Scotland :FinTech Scotland

The FinTech Scotland Festival is a one-week celebration of innovation and collaboration across Scotland’s fintech landscape, with strong links across the UK and around the world. Now in its ninth edition, the festival brings together industry leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers and academics to explore the future of financial services, showcase the achievements of Scotland’s fintech cluster and spark new partnerships.

This year’s programme features an opening reception on 30 September, plus conferences, roundtables, panel discussions, innovation showcases and networking throughout the week. Events will take place across venues in Edinburgh, Glasgow and online, culminating in the Scottish Financial Awards on 7 October – a celebration of the Scottish Financial Technology ecosystem, with award categories recognising outstanding individual and organisational achievements.

Themes

This year’s themes champion inclusive innovation, financial wellbeing and sustainable growth, highlighting the people, technologies and policy ideas shaping a fair, resilient and high‑growth financial services sector.

Future technologies

Hear from experts across the ecosystem as they showcase advances transforming financial services, from AI and blockchain to quantum computing and beyond.

Consumers and citizens

Explore how technology is redefining people’s relationship with financial services, with real-world case studies on inclusion, financial wellbeing, user experience, open finance and fraud prevention.

Innovation and growth

Join Scotland’s vibrant fintech community to explore strategies for scaling, internationalising and securing investment. Expect guidance on becoming investment-ready, investor clinics and inward-investment support to help firms succeed globally.

Financial regulation and innovation

Navigate the interplay between regulation and innovation. We’ll cover the latest developments in regulatory frameworks and regtech, and how to balance innovation with consumer protection and financial stability.

Programme

Our programme will be updated regularly as sessions are confirmed and details are finalised.

7 October – Fintech Summit 2026

Scotland’s largest Fintech Summit brings together 500+ industry leaders to explore the latest innovation, regulatory shifts, and technological advancements transforming financial services, from established institutions to disruptive start-ups and challengers.

7 October – Scottish Financial Technology Awards

An evening to celebrate the development of the Scottish Financial Technology ecosystem, with a series of awards categories designed to recognise outstanding individual and organisational achievements within the sector.

Get involved

Host a fringe event
Propose an in‑person, online or hybrid fringe event to run during the festival week. Approved events will be listed on our website.

Propose a fringe event.

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Speak at a session
Share your expertise as a speaker or panellist.

We welcome proposals from industry, start-ups, investors, academia and the public sector.

Watch last year’s highlights

Relive the energy and impact of the 2025 festival with our highlights video, a snapshot of the conversations, connections and innovations that defined the week.

FinTech Scotland Festival

A week-long celebration of innovation and collaboration across the fintech landscape in Scotland, the UK and globally.