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Content Programme 2026
Seven tracks.
One community.
Every session at FinTech Connect is built for the specialist in the room - not a general fintech audience. Seven stages. Seven distinct disciplines. Two days to go deep on what matters to your work.
Full programme dropping soon
The Stages
Built for the specialist
in the room.
Each track is programmed around a specific function, mandate and set of challenges. You'll know exactly where you need to be.
Speaker line-up and full agenda coming soon - register now to be first to know.
Track 01
Digital Assets & Tokenisation
"From innovation to institutional adoption."
Digital assets have moved from crypto-native experimentation to structured regulatory debate. Sandboxes are live, DLT reform is imminent and custody frameworks are being written now.
- RWA tokenisation: state of institutional adoption in 2026
- UK/EU regulatory frameworks: MiCA, FCA sandbox, DRGF
- Bridging TradFi and DeFi: where integration is real
- CBDCs and the digital pound: what it means for banks
New for 2026
Track 02
Business Banking Innovation
"Smarter banking for every business."
Business banking is undergoing its biggest structural shift in a generation, as embedded finance and open banking reshape how SMEs are served. Built for both sides of that conversation.
- SME lending innovation: credit decisioning and open banking data
- Banking-as-a-Service: building and buying the right infrastructure
- Business current accounts in a commoditised market
- Financial inclusion: regulatory priority and commercial opportunity
Track 03
Payments Innovation
"Powering the future of payments."
Payments is becoming critical infrastructure for banks, fintechs and merchants alike. Hear how real-time rails, cross-border reform and AI in fraud detection are turning policy into competitive advantage.
- Real-time infrastructure, liquidity and treasury operations
- PSD3, FPS, ISO 20022 and stablecoin regulation
- Embedded finance reshaping B2B payments
- AI in fraud detection: live use cases vs. experimentation
Track 04
Financial Security & Compliance
"Securing the future of finance."
Security and compliance teams are being asked for faster decisions with less room for error, as the blast radius for failure grows. Two days covering cybersecurity, economic crime and the regulatory pressure reshaping compliance.
- UK/EU regulatory outlook for 2026-27, straight from the FCA
- AI and machine learning under the EU AI Act
- AML and fraud technology benchmarked against peers
- Operational resilience: from DORA to business continuity
Track 05
Digital Transformation in Finance
"Building the next generation of financial services."
Modern finance is being rebuilt around resilience, third-party dependencies and cross-border oversight. The 2027 playbook for CIOs, CTOs and transformation leaders modernising core platforms and vendor ecosystems.
- Core banking modernisation: honest case studies
- Cloud-native adoption in regulated environments
- Managing tech debt without sacrificing delivery speed
- AI-assisted development: where it helps, where it needs controls
Track 06
Applied AI in Finance
"Beyond the AI hype to real-world impact."
Every session here is backed by a case study, whitepaper or application you can take back to the office. Real deployments. Real numbers. Real problems solved.
- What production-grade AI actually requires in a regulated institution
- Recurring failure modes in financial AI deployments, and how to avoid them
- Agentic AI in financial services: early live deployments
- Hear from practitioners running AI inside institutions, not consultants
New for 2026
Track 07
FinTech Marketing & Growth
"From positioning to pipeline."
Selling to financial institutions is one of the toughest go-to-market challenges in B2B tech. Built for marketing, sales and growth leaders who need better pipeline and sharper positioning. Less theory, more what's working.
- Positioning and differentiation in a crowded market
- Demand generation for long sales cycles
- Category creation and thought leadership as growth levers
- Measuring marketing ROI against pipeline and revenue
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250+ speakers. Packed stages.
Sessions built for the specialist in the room - not a general fintech audience.
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The conversations that move things forward.
Decision-makers from 120+ banks and financial institutions in the same room.
Programme Update
The full agenda is dropping soon.
Speakers, sessions and stage schedules are being confirmed now. Pre-register to be the first to know when we release the agenda - or follow us on LinkedIn for weekly updates as the programme takes shape.
Excel London · 1-2 December 2026
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5,000+ senior attendees. 250+ speakers. Two days across seven specialist stages. Pre-register to attend or enquire about exhibiting and sponsorship.
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