EUROPE | 9-10 NOVEMBER 2026 | LONDON


The UK's largest & most impactful
fintech event

FTT Fintech Festival

9th - 10th November 2026 | The Brewery, London

Join C-level executives, founders, and technology leaders from financial institutions, fintechs, leading non-financial brands, and tech innovators as they focus on an industry being profoundly reshaped in real time. Add in the signature Festival experience and Hosted Meetings programme and you have something delivers tangible outcomes for participants.

From macroeconomic shifts and political pressures to rapidly evolving customer expectations, the FTT Fintech Festival is where bold thinking meets real-world action, redefining the future of financial services.

Explore eight stages covering, payments, embedded finance, AI, fraud and FinCrime, digital identity, IAM, the mutuals sector, and the critical business and technology trends driving transformation.

Whether you’re a global bank, mutual, B2B or B2C fintech, merchant, ecommerce platform, vertical SaaS provider, gaming company, or technology enabler, the FTT Fintech Festival is the number one destination to get ahead, stay ahead, and help create what comes next.

Who attends?

Our audience includes banks, challenger banks, insurers, B2B and B2C fintechs, building societies and credit unions, retail, e-commerce, crypto exchanges, crypto wallets, marketplaces, freelancing and social platforms, gaming, healthcare, entertainment, travel, telecommunications and mobility businesses. Job titles of attendees include:

Executive Leadership

Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Founder
President
Vice President

Risk, Compliance & Digital Identity

Chief Compliance Officer
Chief Risk Officer
AML (Anti-Money Laundering) Officer
Cybersecurity Specialist
Data Privacy Officer
Digital Identity Manager
Financial Crime Analyst
Fraud Analyst
Fraud Prevention Manager
Identity and Access Management (IAM) Specialist
Legal Advisor
MLRO (Money Laundering Reporting Officer)
Regulatory Affairs Manager
Risk Manager
Security Analyst

Technology & Development

Chief AI Officer
Chief Information Officer
Chief Innovation Officer
Chief Product Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Data Scientist
Digital Product Manager
Digital Strategist
Digital Transformation Officer
Innovation Analyst
Innovation Manager
Lead Developer
Machine Learning Engineer
Product Manager
Software Engineer
Technical Architect

Customer Success, Support & Experience

Chief Customer Officer
VP of Customer Experience
VP of Customer Success
Customer Experience Analyst
Customer Experience Manager
Customer Journey Manager
Customer Onboarding Specialist
User Experience Manager

Finance, Operations & Strategy

Chief Financial Officer
Chief Payments Officer
Chief Strategy Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Accountant
Business Analyst
Business Strategy Consultant
Controller
Corporate Strategist
Finance Manager
Financial Analyst
Operations Manager
Strategic Analyst
Strategy Director
Strategy Manager
Treasurers

Investors & Analysts

Angel Investor
Equity Analyst
Investment Manager
Portfolio Manager
Research Analyst
User Experience Manager
Venture Capitalist

Snapshot of attending companies

Sponsors

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Two days, endless opportunities

Key event stats

We've grabbed the industry by the horns

2,500+

Festival
goers

1,000+

Representatives from financial institutions

400+

Rockstar
speakers

70%

Technology
buyers

20,000+

Facilitated meetings

8 stages

Of Festival
content

Festival Stages

The ultimate festival experience

Festival
Stage

In a period of uncertainty and global change, the Festival Stage takes a big-picture look at the future of fintech and financial services. Should Europe be thinking about tech sovereignty while staying focused on the technologies and digital transformation shifting the foundations of the industry. Expect bold debates and lively discussions.

FTT Embedded
Finance Stage

Financial services are becoming increasingly embedded in everyday life as users expect seamless, personalised experiences. A new wave of distributors is reshaping how customers access products and services. Join financial and non-financial brands exploring the opportunities, partnerships, and innovative models driving this fast-evolving space.

FTT Payments
Stage

Discover the latest trends, technologies, and business model innovations transforming the payments landscape. From agentic commerce to stablecoins, this stage is your gateway to the future of transactions - a place to learn, connect, and strategise around the next generation of payment solutions, while exploring the ideas and partnerships set to define what comes next.

FTT AI Transformation
(co-located event)

The AI revolution is happening now. Explore how artificial intelligence is impacting the future of industries of all types. Are we ready for the level of change being discussed? From strategic vision to real-world integration, discover how AI is driving innovation, accelerating competition, and redefining the art of the possible.

FTT Mutuals
(co-located event)

FTT Mutuals is where the mutual finance community comes to life. Building societies, credit unions, friendly societies, mutual insurers, community banks and fintechs share real stories, challenges and wins, creating a space for honest debate, fresh ideas and partnerships that help mutuals grow, modernise and better serve members.

Future Identity Festival
(co-located event)

Future Identity explores the evolving digital identity landscape, from frictionless customer onboarding and KYC innovation to the growing threat of synthetic identities and agentic AI. Sessions address digital wallets, data privacy, and consumer trust, equipping practitioners to build identity journeys that are secure, compliant, and seamless across every touchpoint.

FID Fraud &
FinCrime Stage

This stage tackles financial crime and fraud through a cross-border and cross-institutional lens, examining how we can disrupt mule networks, share intelligence, and navigate a fragmented AML and sanctions landscape post-Brexit. Alongside KYC and AI-fraud themes, the stage focuses on the collaboration, data, and regulatory alignment needed to fight crime at scale.

FID IAM
Stage

FID IAM addresses the transformation of enterprise, machine and customer identity programmes in a perimeterless world. From privileged access controls and passkeys to zero trust architecture and machine identity governance, this stage equips security leaders to modernise legacy systems, extend governance to AI agents, and integrate identity threat detection into real-time SOC operations.

Exclusive
partner sessions

Join our partner sessions with the Fintech Marketing Hub for expert insights into the latest fintech marketing trends. Explore how GTM Hive is shaping partnerships between tech providers and financial institutions. Plus, don’t miss media training for women, led by the award-winning PR agency WITH.

Download the 2025 agenda below

Stay tuned, the 2026 agenda is coming soon.

Featured Rockstar speakers 2025

Stay tuned, the 2026 speaker line-up will be announced soon.

Mitch Trehan
Chief Compliance Officer

Allica Bank

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Saif Malik
CEO UK

Standard Chartered

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Richard Davies
Chief Executive Officer

Allica Bank

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Andy Veares
Managing Director, Corporate & Commercial

Metro Bank (UK)

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Ricardo Chaves
Executive Director, Artificial intelligence Centre of Excellence

Banco BPI

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Joel Perlman
Co-Founder and Senior MD

OakNorth Bank

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Raghu Narula
Chief Customer & Banking Officer

Starling Bank

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Greg Sachrajda
Head of Department - Retail Banking

FCA

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Rohit Dhawan
Group Head of AI

Lloyds Banking Group

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Natalia Konstantinova
Global Architecture Lead in AI

BP

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Christos Kondylis
Executive Director/Data Science & Innovation

Standard Chartered

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Nikolay Burlutskiy
Senior Manager GenAI Platforms

Mars

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Simon Taylor
CEO

Melton Mowbray Building Society

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Mark Taylor
Head of Financial Crime Compliance

CEX.IO

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Annet Steenbergen
Advisor

EU Digital Wallet Consortium

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Florina Neag
CISO Romania

E.ON

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Gareth Dothie
National Lead Force for Fraud

City of London Police

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Chris Hubbard
Global Fraud Director

Just Eat Takeaway

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Chip Mahan
Global Head Payments & Banking

Sage

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Content, community & experiences

The FTT Fintech Festival is not just an event - it’s a community. C-Level executives mingle with start-up founders to debate and discuss and challenge the conventional wisdom and visions of the future across all the stages. Whether engaging on stage or off, carrying on the conversation on the Festival floor or at the craft beer bar, both our audience and speakers are essential to the dynamic.

8 content
stages

Navigate your way through 8 stages of world-class content, including the FTT Fintech Festival, FTT Embedded Finance, FTT Payments, FTT Mutuals, FTT AI Transformation, FID IAM, FID Fraud & FinCrime, and Future Identity Festival Stages.

Networking reception
& craft beer bar

Unwind after a day of inspiring content with fine wines, craft beers, and canapés.

Join our tasting sessions to sample top UK brews, connect with strategic partners, and enjoy great conversations in a relaxed setting.

VIP Hosted Meetings
Programme

Fast-track access to the industry leaders and technology providers you want to meet with efficiency and ease. Look no further to strengthen existing partnerships and build new connections.

Basketball
challenge

Comms for Good returns with its popular basketball challenge, supporting vital cancer charities, The Eve Appeal and Orchid.

Barista coffee
stations

Energise your event experience at our barista stations, where exceptional coffee fuels every moment.

A great event starts with a great cup of coffee.

Marqeta is taking over
the DJ booth at the Festival

Look forward to great music, throwback favourites, and a drinks reception to match – all powered by Marqeta.

Experience an evening where music, innovation, and connection come together in perfect rhythm.

Co-located with

Two days, unlimited networking and an interconnected community.

Hear how fintechs and technology providers are increasingly partnering with mutuals to deliver full-scale innovation projects.

AI will transform almost every aspect of our lives. Understand how the technologies and components that comprise AI are already starting to shape the future.

Future Identity will explore the latest initiatives, technologies and concepts shaping the global ecosystem of identity and trust.

FID Fraud & FinCrime will bridge the gap between innovative identity solutions and the critical need for fraud and financial crime prevention.

FID IAM unites top minds in identity and access management to tackle everything from seamless user experiences to robust security.

Sponsorship & exhibition opportunities

Discover the unique sponsorship and exhibition opportunities available at the Festival. Click on the button below to find out more and how you can get involved.

 

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What others are saying...

Will you be joining us?

“It’s amazing. This is my first year relocated to London, UK, and it’s my second year participating in this event. Since my first time attending the event, immediately I think this event is really different from anything else I’ve attended. It’s a lot more cosy, a lot more intimate, and a lot more interactive, which really feels like we’re building a long-term friendship and also a meaningful connection within the ecosystem.”

Rebecca Shao - Innovation & Fintech Leader - Jaguar Land Rover

The Festival 2024 - Testimonials
2025-06-03T16:24:14+00:00

Rebecca Shao - Innovation & Fintech Leader - Jaguar Land Rover

“It’s amazing. This is my first year relocated to London, UK, and it’s my second year participating in this event. Since my first time attending the event, immediately I think this event is really different from anything else I’ve attended. It’s a lot more cosy, a lot more intimate, and a lot more interactive, which really feels like we’re building a long-term friendship and also a meaningful connection within the ecosystem.”
“This is an interesting event because it brings together different perspectives from different industries on the overall payment ecosystem, and it allows attendees to meet potential partners. There is a commercial aspect, which is very interesting in terms of facilitating business development opportunities with the players attending the event as well.”

Sergio Signoretti - CEO Advisor & Strategic Advisor - lastminute.com

The Festival 2024 - Testimonials
2025-06-03T16:25:35+00:00

Sergio Signoretti - CEO Advisor & Strategic Advisor - lastminute.com

“This is an interesting event because it brings together different perspectives from different industries on the overall payment ecosystem, and it allows attendees to meet potential partners. There is a commercial aspect, which is very interesting in terms of facilitating business development opportunities with the players attending the event as well.”
“It’s a great festival; this is maybe my third or fourth year. I’ve been here in many different capacities and roles. I like this particular festival because it has a great mix of participants from the sector, partners, and vendors. We really do have a great range of conversations, good content on stage as well, and it’s an opportunity to meet new faces and also reconnect with existing ones.”

Scott Wilson - Founder & CEO - Covecta

The Festival 2024 - Testimonials
2025-06-03T16:26:09+00:00

Scott Wilson - Founder & CEO - Covecta

“It’s a great festival; this is maybe my third or fourth year. I’ve been here in many different capacities and roles. I like this particular festival because it has a great mix of participants from the sector, partners, and vendors. We really do have a great range of conversations, good content on stage as well, and it’s an opportunity to meet new faces and also reconnect with existing ones.”
“We’ve been here a couple of years now. We’ve had partnerships with Invest Northern Ireland and that’s been great. I think we decided to come to the event ourselves this time round really to be able to showcase some of the technology and the products that we have, and to be able to bring those to the market. And we see that this is a really diverse event with lots of different interests and lots of different expectations across the board, so it’s a good diverse audience.”

Steven Hewlett-Light - Managing Director: Head of Product - FinTru

The Festival 2024 - Testimonials
2025-06-03T16:26:48+00:00

Steven Hewlett-Light - Managing Director: Head of Product - FinTru

“We’ve been here a couple of years now. We’ve had partnerships with Invest Northern Ireland and that’s been great. I think we decided to come to the event ourselves this time round really to be able to showcase some of the technology and the products that we have, and to be able to bring those to the market. And we see that this is a really diverse event with lots of different interests and lots of different expectations across the board, so it’s a good diverse audience.”
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The Festival 2024 - Testimonials

Certified by the CPD Group

The FTT Fintech Festival is a CPD-certified event.

Attendees can request a CPD certificate after joining.

Want to learn more about CPD certification? Find out more here.

Want to speak to the team?

Reach out to the FTT Fintech Festival team with queries on how to get involved with the event through our sponsorship, exhibition, speaking, or media partnership opportunities

Milana Vlaović
Community Manager
Sponsorship & exhibition enquiries
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Lisa Moyle
Chief Strategy Officer
Content & speaking enquiries
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Emma Kurzyca
Client Success Manager
Hosted Meetings & sponsorship delivery
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Alicia Condon
Head of Marketing
Marketing & media enquiries
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