Now in its ninth year, FinTech Connect 2022 is taking place between 30th November and 1st of December 2022, at the ExCel centre in London’s bustling docklands, and is set to welcome more than 3,000 attendees, who, over the course of two days, will hear from and meet the global fintech industry C-suite leaders and start-up innovators defining the course of the industry - and all under one roof.

Covering themes such as the metaverse, digital transformation, web 3.0, Open Banking, the impact of AI, crypto and De-Fi, attendees will hear unique market insights and perspectives from more than 120 speakers representing organisations across the full fintech ecosystem. With more than 70 sessions, keynote panel discussions, and interactive debates, attendees will also enjoy more than 30 dedicated tech demos, showcasing the latest transformational solutions that are reshaping the global payments landscape.

The event, comprising four vertical streams – PayTech, Blockchain, Digital Experience (DX) and RegTech – will hear from a wide range of trailblazing fintech industry leaders and renowned experts, spanning payments, banking, solution design, telecoms, law, academia, and regulators amongst others, on the most pressing topics and trends driving fintech forward, including:

RegTech

• The regulatory landscape in 2023 and beyond

• Integrating AI into RegTech to increase operational efficiency

• How MiCA regulation will drive wider European crypto adoption

PayTech

• Payments in the metaverse

• New challenges in acquiring models

• Navigating the future of the B2B payments landscape

DX

• Open banking, open finance and open economy

• BaaS – adapting, scaling and innovating to keep up with the consumer

• Enhancing the customer experience to increase profitability

Blockchain

• Crypto – are reports of its death greatly exaggerated?

• Blockchain and ESG – can blockchain go green?

• CBDCs – how are central and commercial banks approaching them?

Building upon its stellar reputation as prime thought leadership and business intelligence meeting place, on 1st December, FinTech Connect 2022 will hold the Founders Forum, bringing together CEOs and founders from game-changing fintech scale-ups to discuss and debate the challenges of entering hyper-growth. The Founders Forum will address the successful building blocks of the scale-up ecosystem, including access to funding, talent acquisition and retention, effective leadership styles, cash-flow modelling, and customer engagement & commercial strategy. 

FinTech Connect 2022 will also host the world-first premiere of a documentary produced in conjunction with media giant ITN Productions, “FinTech for Good”. Showcasing how fintech solutions are making immediate, positive changes to promote financial inclusion and education, and helping people to take control of their finances, the documentary features the outstanding innovations that are helping people in their daily lives.