The Only Event to Bring Together the Entire FinTech Ecosystem

FinTech Connect Europe returned to The ExCeL for another fantastic year. The 2-day event brought together financial technology leaders from banks, insurers, merchants, fintechs and technology solution providers.

We had some exclusives at the event: Fintech CIRCLE premiered their film with ITN Production – ‘Finance: Equity and Inclusion’ followed by a panel with some of the stars of the show. We were also privileged to host Emma Cherniavsky, CEO at UK for the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) who ran an exclusive panel looking at ‘FinTech for Good’ with partners from Adyen and Revolut.

Alongside the conference content, we had our free-to-attend stages – the Startup Launchpad and the Founders Forum which were a great opportunity to meet rising stars in the fintech world.

Get the full highlights report here. 

We welcomed 1,272 1,300+attendees, 179 speakers, and 60 sponsors and exhibitors to London. We saw lots of networking and benchmarking. As well as this, we provided our 60 sponsors a credible platform to position their company in the fintech space in front of like-minded industry leaders.

Here’s a look at some of the amazing companies that were at FinTech Connect:

Aion bank, Allica Bank, Bank of America, Bank of England, Barclays, BNY Mellon, Booking.com, Citi, Deutsche Bank, DZ Bank, HSBC, ING, JP Morgan, lastminute.com, London Stock Exchange, Metro Bank, Monzo, Morgan Stanley, Natwest, OnlyFans, Spotify, Starling Bank, Tide, Voodafone, and Ziglu.


“FinTech Connect retains its buzz and its importance place in the events diary; we can’t wait to support it, now it is back in its rightful home” – Susanna Chishti, CEO, Fintech Circle

The Meeting Place for global thought-leaders across the fintech ecosystem

The industry breakdown at FinTech Connect read as follows:

  • Technology - 39%
  • Financial Institutions – 21%
  • Asset Managers/Investors - 8%
  • Press/Media - 8%
  • Consultancies – 6%
  • Government & Education – 5%
  • Credit Card Issuers & Networks – 4%
  • Merchants & Retailers – 4%
  • Accounting, Legal & Recruitment – 3%
  • Insurance – 2%

View the full list of attendees here.

Our Amazing Speaker Line-up

We had some amazing out of the box keynotes from Booking.com, Discover, the CFOs of OnlyFans and Lastminute.com, JP Morgan, Bank of England and Starling. Our panels this year were deliberately focussed on discursive topics that are disrupting the industry including Gen AI, Embedded Finance, Open Banking, CBDCs and the future of Digital Asosets.

  • Joao Pinho, Head of UK High Growth Tech Sales, Executive Director, JP Morgan Payments
  • Steve Naude, Managing Director, Wise Platform
  • Daniel Marovitz, Senior Vice President of Fintech, Booking.com
  • Simon Hunt, Business and Technology, Editor, Evening Standard
  • Marion Lamboure, Director, Macro Strategist, Deutsche Bank
  • Pallavi Thakur, Director, CBDCs, Swift
  • Lee Taylor, CFO, OnlyFans
  • Daniel Thomas, Global Media Editor, Financial Times
  • Susanne Chishti, CEO, Fintech CIRCLE
  • John Ho, Head, Legal, Financial Markets, Standard Chartered

These are just 10 of the brilliant speakers we heard at FinTech Connect 2023.

Take a look at the full speaker lineup and topics discussed by downloading our agenda here.

“Great place to network and find solutions to building your startup. Very Valuable knowledge capital” – Surajit Barua, Financial Times

Social Media Was Buzzing

There was a great buzz on social media whilst FinTech Connect was taking place. Here’s a look at some of our favourite posts on LinkedIn:

Ninika Nanda, Head of Product Management, comparethemarket - Absolutely electrifying experience at FinTech Connect! The event was filled with dynamic energy, fueled by the momentum of industry leaders and specialists. And let's not forget the incredible fun we had! #FinTechConnect #innovationatitsfinest

Nadia Edwards-Dashti, Chief Customer Officer, Harrington Starr - Thank you, FinTech Connect 2023! You were a blast! Brilliant stages, speakers, conversations, networking, new partnerships and introductions. Can't wait for what comes next!

Wasim Mushtaq, Interim COO, CFIT - Last week I was fortunate enough to attend FinTech Connect for both days. I mostly stayed in the #digitalinnovation and #genai stage track. There were some excellent speakers, keynotes and panels across the various stages. It was great to discuss unique perspectives, challenges, and focus areas with experts from the ecosystem.

Future of the Office - FinTech Connect 2023 was an incredible event, and it was a pleasure for Future of the Office to be involved. The insights from top financial and tech leaders were invaluable. Eagerly anticipating FinTech Connect 2024! #FTC24 #FinTechConnect

Save the Date

FinTech Connect Europe 2024 – 04-05th December 2024 – at The ExCeL, London!

Sponsorship opportunities are available now. If you want the chance to be introduced to your next client – get in touch with our team!

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