Fintech Scotland Festival will take place between 25 September 2024 and 04 October 2024 across Scotland.
The festival will contain conferences, meet-ups, morning breakfast sessions, evening networking events and much more.

Fintech Summit

25 September

Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh

Scotland’s largest annual event for financial technology professionals, the Fintech Summit, has become the essential gathering for industry stakeholders.

This conference will offer a platform to discuss technological advancements within the sector, highlighting innovations from major financial institutions to groundbreaking start-ups and challengers that are transforming the Financial Services landscape.

The agenda will address significant changes in regulation, investment, and technology, and their implications for the future development of the industry.

Register here

Scottish Financial Technology Awards

25 September

The Sheraton Hotel, Edinburgh

An evening dedicated to celebrating the growth of Scotland’s Financial Technology cluster, featuring a variety of award categories that honour exceptional individual and organisational accomplishments within the industry.

Enter or Register here

Financial regulation Innovation

26 September

Barclays Campus, Glasgow

Welcome to the Financial Regulation Innovation Day, hosted by Barclays in Glasgow. This event brings together regulators, entrepreneurs, academics, and industry experts to engage in insightful discussions on the latest regulatory frameworks and technological advancements. Our goal is to explore how these innovations can help companies comply with regulations more effectively while delivering enhanced outcomes for all stakeholders. Join us for a day of collaborative dialogue and forward-thinking ideas aimed at shaping the future of financial regulation.

Payment Innovation

27 September

Edinburgh Napier University, Craiglockhart Campus

Join us for Payment Innovation Day, an event where experts, academics, entrepreneurs, and established financial firms come together to discuss the latest advancements in the payments sector. Topics will include cutting-edge developments in cryptocurrency, Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), and embedded payments, among others. The event will feature engaging panels, live demos, and insightful talks, proposing a dynamic environment for knowledge sharing and networking. Additionally, we will celebrate the achievements of female entrepreneurs in the payments space, highlighting their contributions to the industry’s growth and innovation. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the future of payments with industry leaders and innovators.

Scaling your fintech

1 October

A day dedicated to supporting fintech growth. FinTech Scotland’s strategic partner will share their expertise, hints and tips at various events including round tables, panel talks and presentations.
From raising investment to deigning a world class marketing strategy, from the best recruitment strategy to protecting yourself against cyberthreats and much more.

Full list of events coming soon

Data Innovation

3 October

Open Banking opened the door to unparalleled innovation in the financial sector showing the importance of data to develop new customer propositions. At this event we’ll explore how Open Finance can take this to another level but also explore other new data sources such as space data, health data and more. We’ll also discuss how financial firms, collaborating with fintechs and using new data can drive positive changes, drive better outcomes for all and support our journey to net zero.

Want to add your fringe event?

Submit your proposal here.