Scotland Fintech Festival 2022

8.30am - 5pm

Now in its ninth year, the Fintech Summit has established itself as the largest annual gathering of financial technology leaders in the country and will serve as the launch event of the Scotland Fintech Festival. The event will be run fully live and in-person at the iconic Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh on Thursday 15th September 2022.

The event aims to bring industries, higher education and talents in the Fintech field together through a two-day workshop and provide a holistic view of how financial technology can be fused and expanded in Scotland. This event will be accounting for all fundamental supporting areas upon which the performance of the Scottish Technology Ecosystem depends, namely education and talent, infrastructure, and funding.

1pm - 5.30pm

We’re proud to be hosting an event which aims to support women and non-binary individuals, start or progress their careers in tech. We’ll be holding workshops in areas such as developing CV’s, walking through the first steps of learning to code and running Technical sessions for the more experienced technologist. You’ll also hear the stories of entrepreneurial, inspirational women who are making waves across our tech eco system. Build your network across the Fintech, Academic and Financial Services sectors, relax with your new friends with a drink and nibbles at our networking session to close the event. We look forward to seeing you there.

9am - 5.30pm

UK Fintech Summit 2022 ‘Growing FinTech innovation Across the UK is the national summit for fintech policymakers, regulators, industry and innovation experts tasked with developing the UK’s fastest growing and most dynamic technology sectors. The annual event comes to the city of Edinburgh on September 22, 2022, where senior stakeholders will check progress on ambitious government plans to establish the UK as one of the leading fintech destinations globally.

This Regtech Forum is focused on cryptocurrency literacy. Among the questions the panel members will address are the following: What should Gen Z and new investors know about cryptocurrencies? How do the characteristics of equities and cryptocurrencies vary? What are the critical risks compared to other forms of investing? How do the views of regulators and investors in crypto vary? Should crypto alternatives be part of the financial portfolio they are developing and if so, at what point in their investing experience?

9.30am - 11.30am

In partnership with Fraser of Allander Institute and contributors from across Scottish business, Addleshaw Goddard present an update to their major trend report, last issued in October 2020. At this breakfast event, we look at where the innovation is happening in real businesses, where the tensions are between public and private sector stakeholders, what challenges need clever thinking and how and where the opportunities are for sustainable growth.

6.30pm 11pm

This is an invite only event.

9am - 5pm

Come along to hear from a fantastic range of speakers bringing us future trends, opportunities and strategies that will ensure Scotland’s digital community continues to grow and prosper. An annual festival of ideas and innovation that showcases the best of the Scottish technology sector, ScotSoft brings you sought-after speakers from all over the world.

This year, we focus on the potential for data to encourage greater diversity, equality and inclusion. Our diverse range of speakers will reflect what data is already doing - and what more it can do - to deliver better social, economic and environmental outcomes for a social, economic and environmental outcomes for everyone.

TBC

6pm - late

The Scottish Fintech Awards has been especially crafted by DIGIT to celebrate the development of Scotland’s Financial Technology ecosystem with a series of awards categories. The 2019 Awards was a roaring success, welcoming 300 guests and companies such as Lloyd’s banking group, RBS, Float & The University of Edinburgh. The event will be hosted live at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in the heart of Edinburgh on Thursday 6th October from 6pm.