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 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.

Fintech Meetup Europe brings together senior leaders from fintech, banking, payments and commerce for three days in Lisbon. The agenda features content led by industry leaders shaping Europe’s financial future, a large networking programme with pre-arranged meetings, and an industry social. The format builds on Fintech Meetup’s US model, adapted for Europe.

The Amsterdam Fintech Event (AFE) is a premier platform for fintech professionals and enthusiasts, bringing together the fintech community in the heart of Amsterdam. With a unique programme spanning two days, AFE offers deep insights into the world of fintech through sessions held at the World Trade Center Amsterdam. AFE is an initiative of the Holland Fintech Association and Cognito Amsterdam, and an annually recurring event that has become a fixed date in the agenda of anyone working in or around financial technology. The programme brings together decision-makers across payments, identity & security, banking, software development, data analytics, AI, and more. 7-8 October 2026

This online conference will take place from 2–4 November 2026. It is organised by MDPI’s Journal of Risk and Financial Management (JRFM), a peer‑reviewed, open‑access journal covering risk management and all areas of empirical finance, management, and applied financial economics. The primary goal of IOCRF 2026 is to bring together researchers, scholars, and professionals from around the world working across economics and finance. The conference will feature sessions on timely and emerging topics, including: - Generative AI: paradigm shifts in finance and economics - Machine learning for next‑generation risk modelling - Blockchain and digital assets: frontier analytics - Data capitalisation: reconstructing economic valuation - Ethical AI and fintech governance - Emerging technology convergence: the future of financial infrastructure

FinTech Connect hands financial institutions direct access to the technologies, partners, and strategic insights needed to drive innovation, improve operational efficiency, and stay competitive in a rapidly evolving financial services market. For fintechs, the event provides access to growth-focused content, strategic partnerships, prospective customers, and investor meetings that can help accelerate the next phase of commercial scale and market expansion. 1-2 December 2026