Dive into the jam-packed agenda, new stages, and key opportunities

FinovateSpring, the premier event for fintech innovation, returns May 5–7, 2026 in San Diego, with a power-packed agenda designed to inspire banks, credit unions, and financial institutions. This year’s event will feature groundbreaking sessions on artificial intelligence, community banking, and credit union strategies, offering actionable insights to drive growth and transformation in the financial sector.

Agenda highlights: Must-attend sessions and new features

• Breaking news session

Kickstarting the first day will be a session with industry analysts that will provide an essential analysis of the latest stories impacting the fintech landscape. An opportunity to gain fresh and exclusive insights on the hottest topics and newsworthy headlines.

• Practical AI workshop: Harnessing AI to save time and money
  Attendees of this limited space, interactive workshop will explore real-world applications of AI, experiencing firsthand how AI can save time, reduce costs, and improve decision making with AI expert and keynote speaker, Jon Lakefish.

• Innovations for credit unions
  Expanding on from the popular and exclusive credit union spotlight, Finovate have introduced a new stage for their breakout sessions on May 7 to provide more dedicated insights for credit unions.

• Startup Demos: The future of fintech in 7 minutes
  Witness the latest cutting-edge innovations in fintech as companies showcase their solutions in Finovates’ signature rapid-fire, 7-minute live demos. From fraud prevention to data management, these demos will highlight technologies poised to revolutionize banking operations.

• Enhanced insights:
  Executive briefings will run concurrent to networking breaks, allowing for more networking with like-minded attendees and to gain deeper insights on use cases and ROI on AI, women in fintech, embedded finance, innovation for community banks, and more.

Popular sessions from previous events will return with fresh updates including the analyst all stars session, financial crime and cyber security power panel, and AI everything, everywhere, all at once panel discussion. See the full agenda here.

In good company

Over 100 banks, community banks, credit unions, and financial institutions are already confirmed to be attending, including the top 10 US banks. Fintech professionals will have the chance to connect with the entire fintech ecosystem as 1,200+ senior-level decision-makers will be at FinovateSpring this May.

Last chance to save $200 per ticket
Book now and save up to $200 when you register by April 17.

Group discounts: Book two tickets and the third, and additional, save 50% on theirs.

Banks, insurers and investors get special rates, discover more here.

Benefit from an additional 20% with our discount code: FKV2794FIT