Summary
About this event
Seven specialist content tracks. 150+ exhibitors. 250+ speakers. The Startup Launchpad. Running annually since 2014, FinTech Connect brings 5,000+ senior professionals from 59 countries to Excel London for two days of specialist sessions, live technology demonstrations and peer networking across every function in financial services.
FinTech Connect is built for professionals working inside financial services – not a general technology audience. If your role sits in technology, payments, compliance, risk, AI, digital assets, corporate finance or marketing within a bank, financial institution, fintech or corporate treasury function, there is a track and a full programme built around your specific challenges in 2026.
150+ Exhibitors – The Full Market in Two Days
The exhibition floor at FinTech Connect brings together 150+ technology providers across two full days – from global platforms already embedded in major institutions to newer entrants solving problems your team is actively working on.
Walk the floor and leave with a clear picture of what is available, what is production-ready, and what organisations at peer institutions are already evaluating and deploying. It is a faster and more efficient way to understand the state of the market than any other route.
Startup Launchpad – See What is Coming Next
A dedicated zone within FinTech Connect for early and growth-stage fintechs. Companies pitch and demonstrate live, in front of the banks, investors and enterprise buyers in the room.
For visitors, the Startup Launchpad is the most concentrated view of emerging financial technology available in the UK – the companies that your competitors will be running pilots with in the next 12 months, all in one place.
Peer Networking at Scale
5,000+ professionals from 59 countries attend FinTech Connect. Delegations include teams from HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group, NatWest, JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas, Mastercard, Visa, BlackRock and 100+ more organisations.
The introductions that would take months to arrange any other way happen here across two days. Regulatory briefings direct from the FCA and Bank of England. Peer benchmarking with people at equivalent roles in competing institutions. Technology demonstrations from the companies your team is already evaluating.
ORGANISATIONS THAT SENT TEAMS IN 2025
HSBC · Barclays · Lloyds Banking Group · NatWest · JPMorgan · Deutsche Bank · BNP Paribas · Santander · Citi · Mastercard · Visa · BlackRock · Revolut · Monzo · Wise · Checkout.com · Thought Machine · Finastra · Temenos · and 100+ more
