It’s a packed calendar of practical and insightful programming
The 2026 programme will continue to empower fintech founders and teams with the insights, tools, and connections needed to scale. We curate practical sessions across multiple formats – from headline industry stages to specialist roundtables and focused masterclasses and social events each designed to spark ideas and turn ambition into action.
The majority of our events will take place at FinClub – Old Sessions House in Farringdon, our new home base. It’s a unique and vibrant setting built for collaboration, conversation, and community.
We’d also love to host your event in the space. Our team can act as an extension of yours – supporting end-to-end delivery and helping amplify your event to our network of 15,000+ fintech leaders, founders, and operators.
Originally launched as Rise & Shine, this monthly event series quickly became a trusted forum for ambitious fintech founders and operators looking to scale. After a highly successful 18-month run, the closure of Barclays Rise prompted Fintech Fringe to find a new home.
With a new homebase at Old Sessions house in Farringdon, the series is relaunched as Scale & Grow.
At the intersection of brand and build lies a powerful insight: trust isn’t just earned through design or speed. It’s built through consistency, clarity, and putting the customer first at every step of the journey.
This session led by Simon Taylor, Founder of Fintech Brainfood takes a deepdive with David Sandstrom, CMO of Klarna and Kamjar Hajabdolahi, Kustom’s CEO.
Together with our friends at London & Partners, we’ll be hosting the StartUp LaunchPad showcasing the lastest innovators.
Our founder hosted a full house in Marrakech at the HPS bi-annual conference bringing together banking leaders from across Africa.
We returned to our birthplace for our 3rd annual flagship event Fintech Fringe Festival, hosted over 2 days atracting 890 attendees.
At Money20/20, our founder Calypso Harland hosted a stage and moderated a session on fintech-bank partnerships.
AI hype is everywhere – but we’re cutting through it with CMS. Find out where the smart money’s really going.
We were delighted to host the Innovation stage at Pay360 with a star studded lineup delivering standing room only for two days.
The launch of our new consultancy Scale & Grow to support later stage fintechs featuring insights from our growth experts.
From insightful panels to the debut of our Blind Date fundraising session, the day was packed with great strategic insights.
Guided UK fintechs on strategies for breaking into the US market, covering regulations, partnerships, and investment.
This event brought together fintech founders, VCs, and corporate investors to discuss the future of fundraising in 2025.
Explored marketing strategies for fintechs, including AI advances, influencer partnerships, and brand differentiation.
Delved into regulatory strategies crucial for fintech growth, spotlighting Revolut’s journey to securing its UK banking licence.
Guided UK fintechs on strategies for breaking into the US market, covering regulations, partnerships, and investment.
A multi-day event offering fintechs insights on scaling, growth, networking, investor engagement and matchmaking.
Focused on empowering green fintechs to drive corporate climate initiatives by fostering impactful partnerships with FI’s..
Prepared fintechs for enterprise-level engagement by outlining the essentials for passing readiness benchmarks.
This event addressed funding challenges faced by female fintech founders, providing practical advice and networking.
Examined the challenges and regulatory considerations for fintechs implementing generative AI to manage risk and build trust.
Highlighted the importance of a product mindset in fintech, emphasising alignment and optimisation for scalable growth.
Explored partnership opportunities between building societies and fintechs to foster mutual growth and address unique market needs.
Offered insights into alternative funding options, from government grants to crowd-funding, to power fintech growth.
Four days of workshops, networking, and matchmaking focused on UK fintech market insights, growth, and investment.